CURRENT MISSION

Working to have a positive impact on the world.

ABOUT ME

Hi All,

So it's been a while since I have been on this site. I kind of forgot about it and assumed that if anyone sent me couch requests I would get an email notification. Apparently I turned that setting off. I am so sorry if I did not reply to you. I am back on though and will try to be better about this. So request away. :)

So you want to know about me. Well my name is Jesse. I am a filmmaker, currently living in Washington, DC.

I love meeting new people, seeing new places, trying new things and experiencing new culture.

I'm pretty politically active and will always entertain a conversation or even a friendly argument over drinks or a meal.

I try to order the most obscure item on any restaurant menu, provided it is not from the sea.

PHILOSOPHY

"Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort."- Franklin D. Roosevelt

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I live in a basement apartment of a house in a nice DC neighborhood. I have one roommate and can host a limited amount of people.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have Couch Surfed in Istanbul and Nice but I'm pretty new at this. So far my travels have consisted of taking advantages of hostels.

Interests

Filmmaking

Photo Journalism

Politics

Travel

• culture
• film making
• drinking
• politics
• traveling
• history
• journalism

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies:
Star Wars, Apocalypse Now, Fog of War, Tabloid, Munich, Goodfellas, Food Inc, Casino Royale, City of God, American Beauty, Se7en, Nightmare Before Christmas, Toy Story, Wall E, O Brother Where Art Thou, No Country for Old Men, Being John Malkovich

Music:
Bruce Springsteen, Florence and the Machine, Regina Spektor, Beatles, Arcade Fire, Radiohead, The Who, The Rolling Stones, Blue Scholars, Bob Dylan, K'naan, Queen, The Kinks, Joe Strummer, The Swell Season, The Doors, Dire Straights

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Stood in the presence of Steven Hawking, slept a night in six feet of snow in Yosemite National Park, and helped edit political ads for the Obama campaign.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach film editing, principles and history as well as American politics and current events.

Countries I’ve Visited

Bahamas, Belgium, Bermuda, Canada, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, Puerto Rico, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Czech Republic, United States