PHILOSOPHY

"Nothing is original. Steal from anywhere that resonates with with inspiration or fuels your imagination. Devour old films, new films, music, books, paintings, photographs, poems, dreams, random conversations, architecture, bridges, street signs, trees, clouds, bodies of water, light and shadows. Select only things to steal from that speak directly to your soul. If you do this, your work (and theft) will be authentic. Authenticity is invaluable; originality is nonexistent. And don't bother concealing your thievery - celebrate it if you feel like it. In any case, always remember what Jean-Luc Godard said: It's not where you take things from - it's where you take them to."
-Jim Jarmusch

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I'll be in Ireland soon and will be based in Galway City.

Interests

History, writing, reading fiction and nonfiction, cooking, film, running, hiking, traveling, art museums.

• arts
• writing
• books
• cooking
• running
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• hiking

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies/Directors: Aki Kaurismaki, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Jim Jarmusch, Susan Seidelman, Wim Wenders, Jean-Luc Godard, the Coen Brothers, Richard Linklater, Walter Salles.

Books/Authors: Flann O'Brien, James Joyce, Charlotte Bronte, Jack Kerouac, Hunter S. Thompson.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

My great art-meets-life moment involved meeting the daughter of a James Joyce character over tea in Dublin. She had me sing a traditional Irish song with her.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Cooking skills, child-minding, pet care

Countries I’ve Visited

Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Poland, Switzerland, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Ireland, United States