I've entered a phase in my life where spontaneous travel is becoming much more accessible, so couchsurfing is a great way to satisfy my love of meeting new people, learning new things, hearing new perspectives, and seeing new places with eyes informed by local experience.

Some recent or frequent musical artists for me are Pat Metheny, Jonathan Kreisberg, The Bad Plus, Portico Quartet, GoGo Penguin, Brad Mehldau, Fox Capture Plan, Mestis, Plini, and Veil of Maya. Fav movies / series: Stay, Collateral, Princess Mononoke (anything Studio Ghibli, really), Kids on the Slope, Akira Fav or recent books: Ishmael, Trip, A Place of my Own, Wired for Love, Three Body Problem + trilogy, The Fifth Season + trilogy, Seveneves, The Courage to be Disliked