CURRENT MISSION

south fork of salmon river+whiskey+tent+fishin pole

ABOUT ME

I love food and drink, travel, interactions with randoms. im a smoker and a joker, both a big brother and a little brother. not an artist, but i do play music on occasion. I travel recklessly at times, coming up short on the essentials but things always somehow work out. currently trying to understand why. always trying to brew up some good karma

PHILOSOPHY

do what you love, and even more important, love what you do. im a big beleiver in the idea that things work out when you just follow that palindromic creed. it is sooo important to enjoy existence, and to relish every passing moment. learning from mistakes is pretty important. money is not important, in fact life is much more interesting sometimes without.surround yourself with people that challenge your brain in one way or another. focus your life on contributing something to the well being of the planet or its people.bottom line, ya gotta just be passionate about whatever it is that you do, cuz nothin sucks more than a passionless existence.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

an active participant in the local group, regular ragers with CS people, keepin a couch open for weary travelers

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Carnaval debauchery in Rio, drunken streetsinging in Lima, random parties on the islands off the coast of brasil, good times with the kansas city crew, old freinds being CSers and never knowing it

Interests

i love coffee and red wine,reading books, listening to obscure international folksy music. i like old japanese paintings, dancing my ass off, beer, making grand gestures with my hands when making a point and meeting new people. and flaming beverages. fresh sushi. i eat bean burritos with gusto, all things bean based. alternative history, and cryptozoology.

• birds
• books
• concerts
• dancing
• dining
• cooking
• wine
• red wine
• beer
• coffee
• working out
• partying
• drinking
• reading
• traveling
• music
• history

Music, Movies, and Books

MOVIES
cup, city of god, the motorcycle diaries,the jerk...amorres perros, the godfather 2, che
MUSIC
Jorge Ben! os mutantes, bjork, gilberto gil, neil young, miles davis, john lennon, bob marley, otis redding, seu george, the temtations, eek-a-mouse, billie holiday, maze w/ frankie beverly, burning spear, isley brothers, nina simone, django rienhart, stevie wonder, beck, the flaming lips, james brown, jeff buckley, NIN, sizzla, buena vista social club, 2pac, frank sinatra, sergio mendes, rancid, bob dylan, reggae, mariachi and samba music in general, funk, soul, rock, i can listen to almost anything and enjoy it, punk, ferchristsakes even oldschool country music, hank williams, willie nelson etc. but definatly not the newschool toby keith "well put a boot up your ass" variety. dub reggae is fantastic
www.rightonscales.com
www.kpoo.com
BOOKS
the tipping point, zen in the art of archery, zen in the art of motorcycle maintenence, don quixote, shantaram, a farewell to arms, cien anos de soledad, the sun also rises, the dharma bums, bound for glory, language and thought, the little prince, a sand county almanac, walden pond, a brave new world, para viver um grande amor, on the road, for whom the bell tolls, chronicle of a death foretold, anything herman hesse or gabriel garcia marquez. jorge luis borges is the shit. transcendentalist and conservationalist lit is great, rupert sheldrake, noam chomsky and his wife are geniouses

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I ate a hamster on a stick once in bolivia. my belly no likey. i met a peacemaker in the ghetto, been thrown off the side of a mountain in a car.ive been kidnapped and robbed and beaten by corrupt policia. ive been robbed many times in cash and on credit. woke up alotta mornings, didnt know where i was at. ive jumped offa bridges, eaten fowl things in the name of experimentation and starvation, driven obscene distances to see a girl. i saw Gilberto Gil play in a small bar, that was religious. been scammed, scraped, suckered, slammed and smoked. i seen the warbling of the birds in the alvorada. i nearly died from dengue fever in central america. been subpoena'd for a murder trial in cowboy country. ive been both a little brother and a big bro.ive been illegaly arrested in oklahoma, hitchiked in the bible belt, snuck into lots of concerts.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can cook food, grow veggies, play the banjo and speak portuguese

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Bolivia, Canada, Mexico, Peru

Countries I’ve Lived In

Brazil, Costa Rica, United States

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