CURRENT MISSION

Forever figuring life out. Lots of ideas. Lots of things done. Lots more to go.

ABOUT ME

I'm a slow thinker and much better at writing than I am at speaking. But I try.

When I'm not working I read, write, go to art galleries, make ceramics, sew, hike, do yoga, play tennis, bike ride, cook and love to play cards over any alcoholic drink.

My CS profile may say "Wants to Hang Out" but I am willing to accept travelers here and there despite this status (I just leave it that way sometimes because otherwise I get overwhelmed with requests). If you think we would get along, feel free to shoot me a message to see if I'm available to host.

P.S. I come in a package deal with my life and travel partner (two friends for the price of one!): https://www.couchsurfing.com/people/marnold

PHILOSOPHY

Here's some good quotes that aren't mine, but that speak the truth better than I could:

-"I am the wisest man alive, for I know one thing, and that is that I know nothing." -Socrates

-"Walk tall, kick ass, learn to speak Arabic, love music and never forget that you come from a long line of truth-seekers, lovers & warriors." -HST

aun aprendo and another from my favorite man in literature,

"Journalism is a great field to get into, if you make sure that you get out of it."
-Aldous Huxley

"I may not believe you, but I'll appease you."
-M.E.

"First they came for the Communists, but I was not a Communist so I didn't speak out. Then they came for the Socialists and Trade Unionists, but I was neither, so I did not speak out. Then they came for the Jews, but I was not a Jew so I did not speak out. And when they came for me, there was no one left to speak out for me."
- Martin Niemoeller

兴趣

• writing
• literature
• contemporary art
• photography
• podcasts
• music
• cycling
• kayaking
• camping
• mountains
• nature
• linguistics
• film
• national parks
• sewing
• ceramics

音乐、电影和书籍

Books: Catch 22, The Tin Drum, Brave New World, Picture of Dorian Gray, Their Eyes Were Watching God, East of Eden, The Fountainhead, Uncle Tom's Cabin, The People's Tycoon: Henry Ford and the American Century, Sapiens

Movies & TV Shows: The Wire (best show on earth; tell me I'm wrong), The Sopranos, The Matrix, Derek Delguadio's In and Of Itself, anything by Jordan Peele or Wes Anderson, How To With John Wilson, The White Lotus, My Brilliant Friend

Music: house, disco, funk, techno, folk, soul, melodic, jazz, motown, hip-hop

我做过的一件不可思议的事情

Kayaked for 6 days, 150 miles by river from my university's campus to Lake Michigan, a journey half-way across the state of Michigan.

Danced as an extra in a music video for Mason Proper (Safe for the Time Being).

Hugged Charles Bradley.

Through-hiked the Grand Canyon.

我游览过的国家

Austria, Belgium, Belize, Cambodia, Canada, Cayman Islands, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Honduras, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Laos, Latvia, Lithuania, Mexico, Morocco, Myanmar, Netherlands, San Marino, Slovakia, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State, Viet Nam

我居住过的国家

Poland, United States

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