CURRENT MISSION

Help out.

ABOUT ME

John.
I go to The Ohio State University, majoring in Comparative Studies. I hope to go to grad school, preferably abroad. I'm also learning Arabic as an aid to that as well as to prove to my parents that my undergraduate education won't be completely useless.

PHILOSOPHY

Marx and Wittgenstein, heavily.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

None yet but I hope to in the near future!

Interests

All the Chicago School guys of the 20th century.
Religious studies.
Strange music and movies.
Books on books.
I enjoy watching soccer; I used to play.

• books
• education
• cooking
• movies
• music
• guitar
• piano
• camping
• rock climbing
• soccer
• teaching

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies- Anything by Kurosawa, The Night of the Hunter, Happiness, Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives, Paradise Now, Adaptation, Ichi the Killer, Departures

Music- Tim Hecker, Mount Eerie/The Microphones, This Will Destroy You, mewithoutYou, Yann Tiersen, Philip Glass, GY!BE, CFCF, Owen/American Football/Cap'n Jazz, Nahvalr/Have a Nice Life/Giles Corey

Books- The Brothers Karamazov, Lolita, Faust, Democracy Matters

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I visited Iraq this past November and filmed lectures at Salahaddin University in Erbil. Certainly one of the most amazing experiences I've ever had.

Teach, Learn, Share

I have been pounding sloppily at piano keys and guitar strings for most of my life, so I can teach a little about music. I would love to learn more and have more experience camping and mountain climbing. I'd also like to learn how to actually cook.