CURRENT MISSION

Mongol Rally

ABOUT ME

A friend and I are racing in a 1 liter car from London to Mongolia starting July 22. Prior to that I'll be driving around north america without any definite route. In the meantime I'll be living in Denver, delighted to host small, equally loutish, good natured, mayflies looking for a stop over. My likes: Cycling, Continental philosophy, psychoanalysis, analytic speed talkers, public transit, Spaten and other double boch beers, chess, Cormac McCarthy, Levinas, Woody Allen, Woodie Gutherie, Staying out late, dominoes, french sneakers, mc battles, coffee shops, and light charming folks. Dislikes: Self-serious wankers, posturing, thieving, milking, orating, open mouth chewing.

PHILOSOPHY

F-ing the ineffable

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I give bed/ couch. You give me bed/couch.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Three men, studio, and one futon in Cambridge. Slept for a month on a porch couch in Boulder... chic to seedy, I'll sleep anywhere there aren't toxic metals or immanent expectations. No matter. Bed parasites are a real plus.

Interests

Please see above.

• beer
• coffee
• crafts
• chess
• bouldering
• cycling
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Woody Allen, Levinas, Bartok, Apparat, Aphex, Dillon, Muddy Waters, Love, Buster Keaton, Bach, Beethoven, Phillip Glass, Raval, Lutoslawski, Al de Meola, Paco de lucia, Andre segovio, Can, David Axelrod, Big L, People Under the Stairs, Dose, Cloudead, 13 plus God, Boards of Canada, Autumn Leaf, Hegel, Musil, Benjamin, Me you and everyone we know, the wire, nina simone, NIetzsche, Celine, Rachmaninov, Barber, Jeremy Levin, Paganini

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

A russian satellite re-entered the atmosphere during thanksgiving dinner.

Teach, Learn, Share

How do I remember the sequences for chess openings beyond the 6th move? I want to learn crafts and languages. I can teach you ill-tempered insults. Snap character judgements. How to make a perfect latte. And a lot about early twentieth century European philosophy.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Montenegro, Norway, Philippines, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Austria, France, Germany, Japan, United Kingdom, United States