I'm on Couchsuring to experience places rather than just passing through & getting in the sights. I love meeting new people & learning new ways of life.

I love art in all forms, especially the weird stuff that is just beautiful or doing something new (or makes me see things anew). For music: experimental & new classical music, world, beautiful instrumentals & singing (James Blackshaw, Alison Krauss, Ladysmith Black Mambazo,Roomful of Teeth, etc) Books: Zong! by NourBeSe Philip (postmodern epic poem about a slave ship - & language itself); The Book Thief by Markus Zusak; The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran Movies: The Fall by Tarsem Singh, Baraka & Samsara, Song of the Sea, Pleasantville