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Overview

  • 4 references 2 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English
  • 40, Male
  • Member since 2008
  • filmmaker, writer and former tea slinger
  • BFA in Cinema Writing from Columbia in CA.
  • No hometown listed
  • Profile 95% complete

About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Lunch.

ABOUT ME

I make films and drink tea when I'm not.

PHILOSOPHY

"Things need not be real to be true." unclear who said it buy heard form Neil Gaiman

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

This is what the world need right now: open, generous and compassionate communication.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

First time was in Boston with Mihaly and his wife. Such a great experience and one that made me a believer.

Interests

I always want to think and challenge who we are through art. I love to talk cinema and stories and explore what they say about us and how they will guide us next.

  • writing
  • film making
  • walking
  • films
  • cinema
  • reading books
  • film
  • sci-fi
  • talking
  • thinking
  • walking around
  • independent cinema
  • world cinema
  • old movies
  • critical thinking
  • nature walks
  • creative writing
  • talking with people
  • existentialism
  • fantasy books
  • creative thinking
  • critical theory

Music, Movies, and Books

Top picks off the top of my head.
Cinema - Hiroshima Mon Amour, Drunken Angel, Princess Mononoke, Mauvauis Sang, LA Confidential, STALKER
Authors - Borges, Tolkien, Murakami, Gaiman, Le Guin
Music - right now a lot of DJ Shadow, Explosions in the Sky, Do Make Say Think, Massive Attack, Emancipator, Little People, Blockhead, This will Destroy You
Video Games - Zelda

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

still chasing the dragon...

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can talk cinema and tea all night. For real. Tea in particular has a deep and vast rabbit hole to tumble down.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, China, Czech Republic, England, Israel, Japan

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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