First off, I've never used couchsurfing before and I'm very excited to see what it's all about. I'm couchsurfing because I just bought a plane ticket to Reykjavik Iceland and am going to be staying in the area for 17 days. Looking to meet up with some cool, interesting people! Finding a place to crash would also be pretty rad. *Cleanliness and respect for those who are sleeping are my two main values in living/staying with other people.

The most influential person to me musically is undoubtedly Andrew Bird–I have so much that I'm still learning from him. Some other favorite artists are: The National, Sufjan Stevens, A Tribe Called Quest, Nas, Common, David Bowie, St. Vincent, Wilco, The War on Drugs, Kurt Vile, Washed Out, Pavement, Deerhunter, My Bloody Valentine, Mac Demarco, Future Islands, Real Estate, Beach House, TV On The Radio, Bob Dylan, Neil Young. I also really dig all forms of string music (classical and neo-classical, folk, americana); jazz/blues violinists from the 1920-40's also have been a huge influence––artists like Stuff Smith, Stephane Grapelli, Eddie South, Mark O' Connor, Christain Howes, etc. Some favorite movies: Into the Wild, High Fidelity, Stand by Me, City of God, Trainspotting Favorite Authors: Tolstoy, Jack London, Jon Krakauer, David Foster Wallace