CURRENT MISSION

To explore. To have adventures. To Learn.

ABOUT ME

We're both weirdos who like to have adventures, and random experiences.

Tony (34, Aries)went to Kalamazoo College in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and then Michigan State University. He is a media guru, frisbee golf champ, and carries a wealth of knowledge about movies, T.V. and comic books in particular.

Ada (28, Gemini), and also a Kalamazoo College grad works as a theatre teaching artist. She loves to make poems, explore, play in the dirt, dance, and read. She geeks out about theatre of the oppressed, nature, and experimental art.

After crossing paths in Michigan for over a year Tony and Ada met in Philadelphia in 2008 and have been keeping each other company on a crazy journey ever since.

PHILOSOPHY

Mindfulness. Respect. Peace. Love.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To meet people, host, and surf a few couches.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

So far, we've been to a couple of CS meet-ups and had a great time! Neither of us have surfing experience as per this website (yet), but we've both surfed couches, and hosting friends is a passion we share.

Interests

recycling, reusing, re-purposing, learning, language.

• arts
• books
• poetry
• theater
• concerts
• festivals
• dancing
• education
• cooking
• recipes
• wine
• beer
• coffee
• vegetarian
• yoga
• coach
• nightlife
• gardening
• movies
• reading
• socializing
• music
• live music
• spoken word
• surfing
• scuba diving
• communications
• teaching
• good company
• recycling
• bicycling
• poetry slam
• surrealism
• graphic novels
• comic books
• burlesque
• bonfires
• live concerts
• gluten-free
• night life
• nintendo
• gluten free
• collaborative art
• community theatre
• celiacawareness

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: small venue shows; things with funk and soul; ska - first, second, and third wave; intelligent hip-hop; trip-hop; indie and alternative rock; swing; salsa

Some Specific Musicians: Dessa, Los Campesinos; The Roots; Michael Jackson; Joan Jett; Gnarls Barkley/Cee-Lo Green; Yerba Buena; Gaslight Anthem; The Bouncing Souls; Matisyahu; Wu-Tang Clan; Orishas; Broken Social Scene; Bob Marley; Janis Joplin; one.be.lo; subterraneous records; Thievery Corporation; Santigold; Zion I ...

Instruments: anything that wasn't made for making music (the cookie sheet, for instance, or the crow bar), finger cymbals, djembe drums, the gong, banjo, accordion, flutes, harmonicas

Authors: RZA; Lucille Clifton; Maya Angelou; Alan Moore; Stan Lee and the Marvel Comic Empire; Neil Gaiman; Terrance Hayes; Jeannette Winterson; Augusto Boal; Chuck Palahniuk

Artists: René Magrite; André Breton; Cezanne; Man Ray; Freida Kahlo; local graffiti artists in every city; multi-media artists

Movies: Ghost In The Shell, Breakfast Club, Garden State; GIA, Pan's Labyrinth, Akria Kurosawa's Seven Samurai (live action and anime series), The Magnificent Seven, Dr. Horrible's Sing-A-Long Blog; the occasional romantic comedy, Anything Bruce Lee, Anything Jackie Chan, Shogun Assassin, Cidade de Deus (City of God)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Ada:
Amazing thing done - Slam Poetry Champion (2005, 2006).
Amazing thing seen - Barcelona streets at 4a.m.

Tony:
Done - NCAA Div.III National Champion: Springboard Diving, 1 and 3 meter(a US Collegiate level athletic event, similar to the Diving competition seen in the Summer Olympic aquatic events).
Seen - The bottom of the Caribbean Sea, off the coast of Tobago, Trinidad & Tobago.

Teach, Learn, Share

It would be awesome to learn how to speak a new language, swing dance or spin fire poi.

Ada can play flutes and whistles, and Tony practices Harmonica. We love to make music and share creativity. Right now Ada's learning to play the accordion and would LOVE your help!

We're foodies. Home cooking (especially Gluten-Free, vegetarian, Indian, or raw) is a special interest of ours, and we're always looking to learn and share delicious meals, recipes and techniques.

Most importantly, we're open to new things, coach-able, and willing to learn and teach.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Kindness
Stories
Music
Respect
Care
Interest
Two Pairs of Hands willing to put in some work

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Netherlands, South Africa, Spain, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, United States

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