Sup mortals!

My name is Frankie and I am interested in releasing my gypsy soul before I am bound by the clutches of Medicine.

I am highly cynical, unapologetically narcissistic but fortunately I treat my friends as though they were equally narcissistic.

My friends describe me as an extremist. I suppose this translates to being comfortable contemplating the nature of the universe with you then adding some acute cirrhosis via tequila until we don't even remember what universe we're in.

At the start of 2017 I will be moving to Australia to start medical school and want to get as many experiences as possible before I have to leave Neverland and grow up.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I am interested in traveling and also enjoy discovering the quirks and gifts of people, so this app seems like the best combination!

Interests

Playing acoustic music (piano, guitar, singing), learning any random skill or talent, devouring books, outdoor activities, anything life threatening.

Music, Movies, and Books

Though it may seem like a cop-out, I generally can appreciate a bit of everything.
Favorite composer is Chopin with Debussy a close second.
Favorite Hip-Hop: J. Cole, Kendrick Lamar
Favorite Country: Eric Church, Darius Rucker
Favorite Pop: Kanye West
Favorite Alternative/ Indie: Andrew McMahon, City and Colour, James Bay... too many to list.

Favorite Movies: Interstellar for reminding me of my childhood enjoyment of physics. Incendies for being the only "intelligent" film I've enjoyed.

Books: There is no possible way to do this justice. I'll try to split some into categories or authors.

Poet: Ralph Waldo Emerson, Khalil Gibran
Growing Up: The Count of Monte Cristo, My Side of the Mountain
Medicine: Atul Gawande (Better, Being Mortal, Complications) , Emperor of All Maladies, Gifted Hands- Ben Carson (childhood inspiration for neurosurgery)
Biological Science: Fatal Flaws,
Physical Science: The Outer Limits of Reason, Fabric of the Cosmos/ Brief History of the Universe
Mathematics: Golden Ratio, How Not to be Wrong
Social Science/ Anthropology: Guns Germs and Steel, Stephen Levitt (freakonimcs etc), Non-zero
Dystopia: Atlas Shrugged, Flowers for Algernon, Brave New World
Literature: Old Man and the Sea (most of Hemingway), To Kill A Mockingbird, Call of the Wild
Life Lessons/ Favorites: Art of War-Sun Tzu, The Prince- Machiavelli, 48 Laws of Power+ Mastery- Robert Greene, Letters from Seneca, The Art of Learning, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maitenance, Meditations- Marcus Arelius
Fantasy- R.A. Salvatore- Dark Elf series
Romance: A Walk to Remember, Pride and Prejudice, Wuthering Heights
Business/ leadership: 4 Hour Work Week (actually more his interviews), Antifragile, The Hour Between Dog and Wolf
Shakespeare- Titus Andronicus, The Tempest
Neuroscience/ Psychology- The Brain that Changes Itself- Norman Doidge, The Wisdom of Psychopaths, The Science of Evil

I'm sure I've forgotten many but that's what comes to mind.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Everything I do is amazing...

Actually I don't think anything I do is amazing. I'd hope somewhere in my repertoire of stories there would be something that might intrigue you.

Teach, Learn, Share

I have taught myself quite a random assortment of skills. Some popular ones friends have been interested by are counting cards at the casino, playing guitar/piano, memorizing the order of a shuffled deck of cards.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Good (self-perceived) conversation, stories, an overzealous drinking buddy, someone to get you into trouble and then out of it, and my admiration and gratitude.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, China, Cuba, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Switzerland, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, China