CURRENT MISSION

To find balance in this world of duality, by dancing through spaces of extreme. To love, travel, meet, learn, experience, open ourselves and be enveloped by!

ABOUT ME

Wow, it's been a long time since we were on here, so everything here a bit dated. But to be honest, other than now having two boys not that much has changed.

Al being from Australia, and Laina from America, we met in Japan, and have been journeying together ever since. We are both passionate about travel, photography, culture, reading, nature, the environment, and life in general. Currently living in New York, we are looking forward to a bit of "stillness" as we develop new facets in the strange little world we like to live in.

PHILOSOPHY

"The essence of the Liberal outlook lies not in what opinions are held, but in how they are held: instead of being held dogmatically, they are held tentatively, and with a consciousness that new evidence may at any moment lead to their abandonment." -Bertrand Russell

You will do foolish things- do them with enthusiasm.
-Colette

"The more I buy the more I'm bought
And the more I'm bought the less I cost."
-Joe Pug

Interests

music, hiking, snowboarding, travelling, MTB, photography, jewelry making, writing, reading (everything!), culture, social justice, politics, enjoying the forest.

• culture
• writing
• photography
• perfumes
• dancing
• environment
• yoga
• politics
• reading
• traveling
• music
• hiking
• snowboarding

Music, Movies, and Books

there are simply too many of all three for us to agree on... always open to suggestions, particularly off beaten trail kinda grooves...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Hiking Mt. Fuji (twice...) during the middle of the night, to arrive at the summit just before 4am, and an hour later watch one of the most amazing sunrises either of us have ever witnessed. sharing it with beautiful people, devouring noodle soup at the bottom and falling asleep in the grasses near Kawaguchiko.

Teach, Learn, Share

Laina is keen on photography, beading, and yoga amongst many other varied and sporadic hobbies. She is open to sharing anything from herself anyone else may value...

Al is into learning about and studying up on sustainable living, green building, and renewable energy. He likes to build things and work with his hands; tinkering around with various projects.

jacks of many trades, experts of none! always willing to have a go at something and see where the experiment or adventure takes us!

Countries I’ve Visited

Antigua and Barbuda, Cambodia, Canada, China, Egypt, France, India, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Laos, Latvia, Lithuania, Mexico, Netherlands, Russian Federation, Spain, Thailand, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Japan, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States

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