CURRENT MISSION

to meet interesting people

ABOUT ME

we're always up for an adventure. we like to explore: trails, secondhand shops, parts of town we haven't seen before. generally we're pretty laid back. we like to cook, and small parties where you can get to know people.
at the end of the day, you're more likely to find us hanging out with a small group of friends than at a concert or club, but we enjoy both.

PHILOSOPHY

we are small. there is so much out there we have yet to see or think. maybe it's all been done before, but whatever. i won't measure the value of my life by my presence in the history books. value is internal. interpersonal.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

we traveled through england and france, staying with many people we met through couchsurfing. it was a fantastic introduction to the couchsurfing community, and now that we're settled in portland we'd love to return the favor!

Interests

books, films, media of all kinds. ideas, metaphor, conversation, meeting new people, and finding new ways to make coffee. rain. chess. cities. ethnic foods. used book stores/secondhand shops. and everything else.

• books
• concerts
• cooking
• coffee
• partying
• clubbing
• movies
• chess
• billiards
• camping
• scuba diving
• swimming
• communications
• history

Music, Movies, and Books

movies... brazil. anything stanley kubrick, especially dr. strangelove. annie hall. primer. thx 1138. princess mononoke. casablanca. amelie. eternal sunshine of the spotless mind. hedwig and the angry inch. mirrormask. gattaca. the short anime series 'now and then here and there' and 'kino's journey.' evangelion. resevoir dogs. plan 9 from outer space. the five obstructions.

music... jeff buckley. the yeah yeah yeahs. regina spektor. sigur ros. the notwist. (guilty pleasures = duncan sheik, and the eurythmics). muse. mum. csn&y. bright eyes. bloc party. buddy holly. aphex twin. sufjan stevens. rufus wainwright. the postal service. death cab for cutie. joanna newsom. explosions in the sky. and anything else you hear on public radio stations.

books... undine. of mice and men. choose your own adventure books. the little prince (and anything by saint-exupery). old campy 50's sci fi. where the sidewalk ends and other shel silverstein books. the butter battle book by dr. seuss. the two towers (screw you peter jackson). love that dog. any of the pearls before swine anthologies. flatland. 1984. zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance. the death of ivan ilych. a day in the life of ivan denisovich. notes on the cinematographer. catch-22. and everything else with pages.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

three of my friends and i were camping in mexico when we heard about a great set of waterfalls about an hour out of the way. we got up early, parked our car at the end of the roughest dirt road i've ever seen, changed into our swim suits in the middle of a sugar cane field, and hiked up to an inlet where there was a small waterfall. someone had built a concrete diving platform about 15 feet above the pool of water, and we spent about an hour up there, pretending we were 13.

Teach, Learn, Share

teach? learn? share? dialogue. i have no great lessons to impart, except to say that any lesson in and of itself is limited. the key (at least in my life, as i attempt to become a more genuine person) is to dialogue continually with those around me. always with an open mind.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, France, Mexico, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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