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Overview
About Me
CURRENT MISSION:
its time to find more of myself on the wind, in the party, and of course in other people!
PHILOSOPHY:
Say yes to every opportunity that comes your way. Always jump right in. You can never know the good that can come from a leap of faith, only what you lose
Why I’m on Couchsurfing
HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING:
meeting people, exploring and having fun
COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE
I've met lots of people who have couchsurfed and people who have hosted, all of them recommend it and are great people themselves
Interests
Writing, music (!), hiking, nature, festivals, armchair philosophy, futurology, politics, art, health
- arts
- writing
- festivals
- dining
- cooking
- beer
- partying
- politics
- traveling
- socializing
- music
- hiking
Music, Movies, and Books
Music:
Mostly everything, especially live music! A few top artists are Bonobo, Alt-J, Ben Howard. If it's something you can listen to in a smokey lounge at 4 am, I'm probably really into it.
Movies:
Serious movies with imagination, Pans labyrinth, memento, Interstellar are some current favorites
Books:
Serious business lofty literature : Brothers Karamazov (Dostoyevsky), The Prophet(Gibran), Shambhala (Trungpa), Rilke, The Stranger
Fun reads: The Dark Tower series by S. King, The Kingkiller Chronicles by P, Rothfuss, Shantaram (G.D. Roberts)
One Amazing Thing I’ve Done
I bartered my way home on a cargo ship in the middle of the night from the corn islands to the mainland of nicaragua after i booked a plane ticket back for the wrong year, which led to me meeting some amazing people and a 20 hour transit ride without food wthat I'll never forget
Teach, Learn, Share
T: How to travel cheap, secrets about the places I've visited
L: short term:Spanish (I'm a Beginner), cooking, and current affairs (aka should probably know how this world works)
S: adventures, stories, meals, cold pints, late evenings, and lazy afternoons
What I Can Share with Hosts
Admittedly, I do not have much to share at this point besides what is listed above, I love cold beer and good conversation above all else. I'll help you out around the house in any way you need in terms of cleaning and cooking,
As I am starting from scratch in some ways. I intend to continue to learn practical knowledge all the way along this journey
Countries I’ve Visited
Costa Rica, Morocco, Nicaragua, Panama, Spain, United States
Countries I’ve Lived In
Canada