CURRENT MISSION

To rediscover the world through other cultures, and reinvent myself through them.

ABOUT ME

A young gentleman of the old world, completely at ease in the present.

PHILOSOPHY

In the immortal words of Alexandre Dumas, "All human wisdom is contained in these two words, 'wait and hope.' "

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

My Chicago flatmate raves about the CS Project and has finally convinced me to begin participating.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Nothing official, but lots of similar experiences on my travels of friends taking me in, or myself taking in friends of friends.

Interests

Cooking, Novels, Poetry, Art, Music, Theatre, Dance, Darts, Whiskey, Hiking

• arts
• literature
• poetry
• dancing
• cooking
• raves
• darts
• music
• hiking

Music, Movies, and Books

Best movie ever: Il Meglio Gioventu

I have a real fondness for 19th Century Russian and 20th Century American literature.

The most influential writers have been Fyodor Dostoevsky, TS Eliot, Harold Bloom, Plato, Kierkegaard, Jack Kerouac, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Mikhail Bulgakov, EE Cummings, Vladimir Nabakov and Dave Eggers.

As a classically trained musician and avid devotee of contemporary 'indie rock', my tastes run from blue grass to electronica to hip hop and back again. Big fan of Tom Waits, Leonard Cohen, Townes Van Zandt, Phil Ochs, Bob Dylan and Frank Orral.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I was an over-the-road, coast-to-coast truck driver in the states for an extended period of time. This experience has forever changed the way I view the world. I understand how small the world can be, how endless the tiring road, and how strong the ties of love.

Teach, Learn, Share

Theatre, Literature, Music. This is what I do with my time, professionally and personally. Am always happy to discuss, listen, instruct or learn.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, France, Greece, Ireland, Sweden

Countries I’ve Lived In

Italy, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States