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Overview
About Me
I'm a saxophonist getting my Master's degree in jazz at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam. I'm originally from a town south of Chicago in the US. I love traveling and spent several years playing saxophone on cruise ships. My passions are jazz music, photography, and travel. I also enjoy reading, talking to people smarter than me about things I don't know about, and the odd beer or three. Also, Game of Thrones! The books and show
Why I’m on Couchsurfing
While I love traveling with friends, I also love solo traveling as I end up meeting many more locals and end up getting a better understanding of the local culture. My favorite memories from traveling often aren't the major sights, but the random interactions I have with people from around the world during the "mundane" parts of the day.
Interests
- books
- architecture
- beer
- politics
- traveling
- jazz
- photograph
- landscape photography
Music, Movies, and Books
MOVIES/TV
Game of Thrones
Silver Lining's Playbook
Rick and Morty
Bojack Horseman
Orange is the New Black
BOOKS
The Three Body Problem
The Traitor Baru Cormorant
The Innocents Abroad
MUSIC (I like stuff old pseudo intellectuals like)
John Coltrane
Chris Potter
Mark Turner
Dexter Gordon
Sonny Rollins
Ben Webster etc. etc. etc.
One Amazing Thing I’ve Done
In the dead of night, raced out in front of a police car in St. Petersburg Russia to enlist their help rescuing my friends from the creepiest locked bar and 3 giant bouncers.
Teach, Learn, Share
I can teach you to play Saxophone, Clarinet, Flute, how to read music, and if you don't know how to play piano if you don't know any piano.
What I Can Share with Hosts
See above
Countries I’ve Visited
American Samoa, Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Croatia, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Fiji, Finland, France, French Polynesia, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Greenland, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Malta, Mexico, Monaco, Morocco, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Romania, Russian Federation, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, Uruguay
Countries I’ve Lived In
Netherlands, United States