CURRENT MISSION

to finish my first book!

ABOUT ME

after i graduated university, i expatriated to england in 2008. i lived in london for almost six months, and it was the best and worst time of my life. i've been back in the states for four years, and i'm looking most forward to my upcoming european jaunt.

i'm nearly finished with my first book (which covers my couchsurfing experiences in 2007), and i'm returning to europe this autumn to put the finishing touches on it.

as a professional appreciator, i'm just trying to have a good time. real talk.

PHILOSOPHY

be like the water: go with the flow... or carve your own path!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

i've been surfing couches since 2007, and i've also hosted some wild and wonderful travelers. i look forward to hosting again!

there is no doubt in my mind that couchsurfing is the greatest travel revolution since the advent of the airplane.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

when i was 21, i went to europe by myself for four weeks with nothing but a carry-on compliant backpack and a list of couchsurfers (no cell phone, no computer, no worries). i surfed in london, prague, cairo, paris, amsterdam and edinburgh, and i've not been quite the same since.

since that initial couchsurfing experience, i've surfed in vancouver, montreal, chicago, san francisco, asheville, new orleans and cleveland (when i qualified for the 2012-13 jeopardy! contestant pool). during my time in nashville, i was a live-in nanny with a couchsurfing soul sister who found me through a CS community post!

i've hosted a handful of times, and i look forward to the opportunity in the future.

Interests

jetsetting/globetrotting, writing, gigging, cooking, baking, photography, literature, vinyl, excellent intoxicants, body modification, yoga, the concept of time, england, the pacific northwest, sleeping, beholding, blazing, etc.

• writing
• books
• literature
• photography
• festivals
• cooking
• baking
• yoga
• traveling
• billiards
• music
• backpacking
• surfing

Music, Movies, and Books

movies: pierrot le fou, annie hall, trainspotting, snakes on a motherfucking plane, the graduate, ace ventura: when nature calls, clueless and say anything...

music: four tet, bonobo, matthew dear, emancipator, apparat, faltyDL, floating points, james blake, jamie xx, boards of canada, shigeto, flying lotus, radiohead, jacques greene, caribou, pantha du prince, amon tobin, modeselektor, SBTRKT, trentemøller, hot chip, mux mool, dabrye, tycho, kode9, burial, nicolas jaar, mayer hawthorne, aphex twin, gold panda, zomby, araabMUZIK, the field, the notwist, the national, twin shadow, jens lekman, belle and sebastian, pulp, my bloody valentine, the smiths, the royal bangs, fine peduncle, cherub... i could go on. peep this: my last.FM profile!

books: a heartbreaking work of staggering genius by dave eggers, this side of paradise by f. scott fitzgerald, norwegian wood by haruki murakami, tropic of cancer by henry miller, perdido street station by china mieville, and howards end by e. m. forster.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

i saw the sun set behind the great pyramids at giza whilst smoking hasheesh on the rooftop of a camel stable.

i saw the ever-elusive french house duo daft punk at a music festival in las vegas surrounded by my best friends under the desert sky: we are human after all, and music sounds better with you.

Teach, Learn, Share

i can teach you how to cook a badass meal!

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, France, Netherlands, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United Kingdom, United States

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