I'm a 26 year old travelling poker player. I play my violin and djembe whenever the opportunity arises. I assign continual learning, having novel experiences, and mindfulness at a very high value. There is no normal. Humans are interesting.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Backpacking with my girlfriend through South America and would like to experience different cultures through the eyes of locals.

"Perhaps travel cannot prevent bigotry, but by demonstrating that all peoples cry, laugh, eat, worry, and die, it can introduce the idea that if we try and understand each other, we may even become friends."

Maya Angelou

Interests

music, psychology, neuroscience, mindfulness, yoga, strategy games, science, nature, reading, travel, snowboarding, camping.

• books
• yoga
• meditation
• reading
• traveling
• poker
• music
• violin
• drums
• camping
• snowboarding
• neuroscience
• psychology
• science

Music, Movies, and Books

I'd say I have a pretty eclectic taste as long as the artist is doing something original. My favorite genre would be female indie/trip hop.

Artists include but not limited to - Sigur Ros, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Portishead, Massive Attack, Denali, The Beatles, Florence and the Machine, Interpol, Kid Kudi, Modest Mouse, The Shins, Mogwai, Pinback, Pretty Lights, etc...

I prefer documentaries over movies as of late. Favorite movies would have to be Good Will Hunting, Fight Club, and Life is Beautiful.

Favorite books are : Siddhartha, Pale Blue Dot, Ender's Game, The Hobbit, The Brain that Changes Itself, Thinking Fast and Slow, and Waking Up.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I've completed a 10 day silent meditation retreat.

Teach, Learn, Share

I'd be more than happy to teach you how to read music/music theory, violin, drums and/or the djembe, how to beat your friends at poker.

Countries I’ve Visited

Bahamas, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, France, Panama

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States