Growing up I was heavily influenced by the writing and music of beatniks, hippies, and counter-culture anti-heroes like Jack Kerouac, Charles Bukowski, and Janis Joplin.

This influenced my unconventional path: a nomadic lifestyle, the seeking intense experiences and intimate connections.

“The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars.” ―Jack Kerouac, On the Road