CURRENT MISSION

To spread joy and inspiration through violin performing and teaching around the world.

ABOUT ME

I'm a touring violinist/violist/singer-songwriter, health nut, and lifelong vegetarian. I've taught a thriving violin and viola studio since 1996 and now take my students around the world with me via Skype. I'm sensitive and gentle, entrepreneurial, and curious. I love spending time in nature - hiking, running, doing Qi Gong and yoga. I write for a magazine and for pleasure, I love being creative in general and finding deeper meaning in the experiences of life.

PHILOSOPHY

Always be kind and find the silver lining. Share what you can, appreciate everything, and you'll have all you need.

Perché sono iscritto su Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I love meeting new people, playing music for them, and leaving places better than I found them.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Though I have yet to try a Couchsurfing host, I've stayed with folks all over North America through my musical tours. Most have been awesome experiences I'll treasure for the rest of my life. A few have been memorable in less positive ways - moldy, housing a really fluffy cat my nose and eyes did not enjoy, a few have been coated with chemical smells. I like it just clean and natural.

Interessi

music, health/alternative medicine, exercise like running, hiking, Qi Gong, Yoga, animals, vegetarian cooking, psychology, anatomy, sociology, history, spirituality, astrology and astronomy, learning about other people.

• animals
• cats
• cooking
• vegetarian
• exercise
• yoga
• dieting
• running
• music
• violin
• hiking
• anatomy
• astronomy
• history
• medicine
• psychology
• sociology
• tours

Musica, film e libri

All types of music when well played, but especially classical, folk, Blues, bluegrass, traditional, Reggae, and World. I don't watch many movies, but when I do I enjoy witty comedies, period dramas, indie, foreign films, and documentaries. I don't have much time for reading these days, but I like reading classic novels and historical fiction, and a variety of non-fiction.

Una cosa incredibile che ho fatto

Managed to make a living at music since I was a teenager, now over 22 years. It takes creativity, but it can still be done!

Insegna, impara, condividi

music - both to listen to and the techniques to learn to play music.
healthy lifestyle choices - diet, herbs, exercise.
Would like to learn about the places I visit.

Paesi che ho visitato

Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom