CURRENT MISSION

a little balance never killed nobody

ABOUT ME

born and raised in santa ana, california. ny resident since 2000. received a ba in community arts and cultural studies, and professionally i work as an art director/graphic designer (although these days I'm mostly designing apparel).

PHILOSOPHY

GONZO PURO! PURA VIDA!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

ive squatted on couches in-between apartments, and have passed out on many random ones in my lifetime.

officially, ive couchsurfed through iceland, and seem to have a penchant for hosting australians making their way through brooklyn.

Interests

art, design, travel, music, food, surfing, skateboarding, general mischief, open roads, photography, churros

• arts
• design
• graphic design
• photography
• dining
• traveling
• music
• surfing
• skateboarding
• cultural studies

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: Ma Dukes was a librarian... this one's kinda tough. I like me some Raymond Carver and some Calvin & Hobbes. Children's books. Invisible Man, No Country For Old Men, Kavalier and Clay, Norwegian Wood, Shadow of the Wind, What's Eating Gilbert Grape, Netherland, Oscar Wao, Kazuo Ishiguro, Interpreter of Maladies, Nathan Englander stuff, Gilead, Middlesex, Brautigan, short stories up the ying yang, Roald Dahl, Isaac Bashevis Singer, Shel Silverstein. Typography manuals, grid books, blah blah blah...

Movies: I mean... it sounds pretty good if I say Chungking Express, but realistically, The Sandlot and Dumb & Dumber are pretty neck-and-neck. And for some reason, any time I'm on a long flight, I always end up watching Good Will Hunting.

Music: pots, pans, and sitars. As long as you're not, like, really passionate about trance or something, we should be good. I understand this is sometimes unavoidable in parts of Europe and Asia. I'm trying to be much more understanding and tolerant about it. Kinda.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

all of iceland pretty much knocked my socks off. surfing in lombok was also brilliant. petra's beautiful except when you're out of water.

Teach, Learn, Share

it ain't that serious. i mean, well... it is, but. you know what i mean.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Canada, China, Costa Rica, Cuba, France, Guatemala, Iceland, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Spain, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Costa Rica, United States, Viet Nam

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