CURRENT MISSION

Make new friends in Portland, Eugene, and Boulder while applying to grad schools!

ABOUT ME

I am in the process of applying and auditioning for my Master of Music degree at 5 different Universities. I used Couch Surfing previously while back packing around Europe, and made some great friends in the process. I'm looking to make some new friends!

PHILOSOPHY

Live life willing to give freely of yourself and you will recieve unexpected graciousness in return

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I will be excited to host travelers in the future. I am currently looking at graduate schools and would like to meet some people who are familiar with the cities that I am considering moving to.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Couchsurfed with 4 different hosts in Amsterdam, Berlin, Prague, and Paris. Hosted one of my friends from Paris.

Interests

Different cultures and how they incorporate the arts. Creative thinkers. Jam sessions in all forms, music talking, etc.

• arts
• bouldering
• music
• surfing

Music, Movies, and Books

Tom Waits, Debussy, Ravel, Nino Rota, The Beatles, Beethoven, Satie, Chopin, Tango, Klezmer, Polka, Zappa, Beefheart, Asmahan, Coltrane, Mingus, Ellington, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Al Green, Big Baby Ernie, The Atomic Grind Show , and I'm exposed to new music on an almost daily basis that I enjoy 8 1/2, Nights of Cabiria, Julliet of the Spirits, Down By Law, Eraserhead, Blue Velvet, Benjamin Smoke, Godard, Almodovar, Altman, Romero, Herzog, Hitchcock, Fassbinder Luke Skywalker, Kermit the Frog, Martin Luther King J Kerouac, Burroughs, Steinbeck, Whitman, Selby Jr., Baudelaire, Rimbaud, Henry Miller, Celine, Bukowski, etc

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Perfomed with Wynton Marsalis, Roy Hargrove, and Nora Jones. Lived in NYC for 12 years.

Countries I’ve Visited

Costa Rica, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Jamaica, Netherlands, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States