CURRENT MISSION

To travel around, take lots of pictures. More immediately: find a couch for me and my lovely girlfriend to share in your very cool house in Iowa City, Chicago, Columbus or cities in between. We have a loose itinerary and we're open to suggestions

ABOUT ME

I photograph, I cook, I do kung fu. I'm physical and mental - I'm human!

I'm very excited to be traveling to the midwest this October. Though I'm originally from Ohio I have not explored its surrounding states. From October 22 through the 31st, my girlfriend and I will be visiting respective family in both Iowa and Ohio. We'll also be in Chicago for a few days. We're interested in meeting anyone and everyone that wants to show us the unique aspects of their city -- what they love and what they hate -- and hopefully by the end of the night give us a spot on a couch, cushioned surface, or just any plain ol' surface to rest our bones.

We come bearing chocolate and a boundless sense of curiosity. Though we are definitely stopping in Iowa City, Columbus, and Chicago, we're also interested in taking a moment in the places in between.

PHILOSOPHY

Chill out.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Have not participated at all yet, except vicariously through couchsurfing friends.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Never had a couchsurfing experience from this site, but once, while riding a train through Switzerland, I befriended a man who let me and my travelling companion stay on his couch in Zurich for about 5 days.

Interests

piano, photography, cooking, kung fu, woody allen,

• photography
• cooking
• chocolate
• traveling
• piano

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: Dharma Bums, Manufacturing Consent or things by Chomsky, The Botony of Desire, Homage to Catlonia (and other things by Orwell), Heart of Darkness, things by Rebecca Solnit, things by Lao Tzu

Films directed by: Ingmar Bergman, Almodovar, Kubrick, Woody Allen
Films: Casino Royale (the 1969 parody; but I also liked the more serious recent one. Id still rather see woody allen as bond over daniel craig), The Dark Knight, The Big Lebowski, Inglorious Basterds.

Music: Pixies, Fever Ray, Massive Attack, Bjork, Steve Reich, Vladimir Horowitz, Debussy, Radiohead, Schubert, Ween, Lou Reed, Arcade Fire, Arvo Pärt, oompah bands.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I worked for Ralph Nader in 2008. That was pretty amazing.

I went to Cirque Du Soleil once.

Countries I’ve Visited

France, Netherlands, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States