PHILOSOPHY

"Tis not too late to seek a newer world."
-Ulysses, Alfred Lord Tennyson (read the entire poem for more insight into my personal philosophy)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I haven't had the opportunity to couchsurf yet as I have stayed with host-families or hostels in the past. I can't wait to experience CS'ing soon!

Interests

photography, film, poetry, art, soccer, guitar, development, African language and culture, travel, cooking, yoga, writing...

• arts
• culture
• writing
• poetry
• photography
• cooking
• yoga
• traveling
• guitar
• soccer

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: the tallest man on earth, the beatles, the xx, sam cooke, bon iver, buena vista social club, neutral milk hotel, richard thompson, dire straits, bob dylan, yann tiersen, cat stevens, flight of the conchords, jump little children, the libertines, metric, REM, avett brothers, the wallflowers, etc.
Movies: adaptation, human nature,eternal sunshine of the spotless mind, rushmore, life is beautiful, amelie, sixteen candles, this is spinal tap, best in show, boondock saints, reservoir dogs, benny & joon, empire records, breakfast at tiffany's, wonder boys, the breakfast club, roman holiday, rumble fish, to kill a mockingbird, wise blood, igby goes down,cool runnings
Books: to kill a mockingbird, slaughterhouse five, a prayer for owen meany, Grendel, as i lay dying, rumble fish, flannery o'connor, roald dahl, a swiftly tilting planet, a wind in the door, the things they carried, of love and other demons, e e cummings collected poems, calvin and hobbes collection, krapp's last tape, waiting for godot

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

In 2010 I summitted Mt. Kilimanjaro. Seeing the sun rise at the peak was one of the most sublime experiences I've ever had! Even better was getting to know the guides and porters on the trip and practicing my rudimentary Swahili with them during the climb.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Ecuador, France, Hungary, Italy, Liechtenstein, New Zealand, Peru, Romania, South Korea, Switzerland, Tanzania, Zambia

Countries I’ve Lived In

Tanzania