CURRENT MISSION

I want to learn about art around the world!

ABOUT ME

I'm a mid-20s, fire-dancer, traveler, artist, trained in more different sciences than I care to admit, trying to figure out trajectories for my life and practice mindfulness. I'm in perpetual existential crisis, but surprisingly calm and fun considering. I'm an eternal student and if you talk I will listen. I believe, truly and completely, that the human purpose on the earth is to create art.

PHILOSOPHY

"art is why I get up in the morning
but my definition ends there
and it doesn't seem fair
that I'm living for something I can't even define"

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I don't know yet. I just joined up. I really like that this question is here however. I am enamoured of any community that builds itself on participation and feedback. I guess at the moment I'm a traveller, but I'm pretty fun and I can throw a pretty sweet fire performance if you've got a parking lot nearby? I will share a bottle of wine with you and talk about (or make) art of any kind as long as I'm awake enough to speak!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Never with CS itself, but I've been through a goodly number of awesome homestays, mostly touring with a vocal ensemble I used to sing with. I've also provided the couch for an army of friends and acquaintances who needed a crash pad for a few days or weeks. I'm eager to participate in the same ways on a global scale.

Interests

I spend all of my time making things - fine art, crafts, plans, dinner, desserts - my specialties are light sculptures and meringues. I can talk for days about the nature of creativity and the process of making art.

• arts
• books
• singing
• performing arts
• festivals
• dancing
• wine
• desserts
• wine tasting
• crafts
• boating
• calligraphy
• neuroscience

Music, Movies, and Books

I like experimental literature: Italo Calvino, Mark Z. Danielewski
I like psychological thrillers: Memento, Pan's Labyrinth, Ink
I like Elecctronic music which uses sounds from world traditions: Beats Antique, Martyn Bennett, Afro-Celt Sound System

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I have been to the Burning Man Festival.
I have sailed a 50 foot boat in a storm.
I saw Alexander McQueen's posthumous exhibition at the Met.

In my life I really want to see the Aurora and the Fata Morgana.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can bind books
I can perform safely with fire
I can breath fire!
I can talk for hours about neuroscience
I can write in calligraphy

I want to learn wine tasting!

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Bulgaria, Ecuador, France, India, Italy, Mexico

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States