CURRENT MISSION

Zen

ABOUT ME

I live and work in Vail, Colorado. I am a ski instructor and an artist. I also love mountain biking, juggling and any flow state activity. These are my passions in life. I enjoy meeting people, talking about astrology, and exploring the nature of human consciousness.

PHILOSOPHY

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Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I have only surfed a couple couches through CS, but I hosted many people (over 100, only some from the website!) in my Colorado house and my old Asheville house. I always enjoyed the energy that couchsurfers brought to my home, and I liked showing them cool places that I have found, and giving them a welcoming place to stay.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

My friends and I ran a small couch surfing youth hostel during spring break of 09. Everybody wanted to visit Asheville at the same time... at one point we had 16 people (non-residents) staying at our house!! It might have been a little excessive, but it was lots of fun!

Interests

Mountain biking. Road biking. Cliff jumping. Swimming and swimming holes. Art. Books. Visual stimulation. General athleticism. Flips. Complete focus. Transcending preconceived limits. Life-long education. Simple pleasures. Astrology. Photography. Reflections of reflections. Realizations....

• arts
• books
• photography
• education
• instructor
• boating
• socializing
• juggling
• painting
• drawing
• cycling
• surfing
• skiing
• cliff jumping
• swimming
• teaching

Music, Movies, and Books

Bassnectar. Sublime. Thievery Corp. Avett Bros. Old Crow. The Life of PI. BEHERENOW, The Only Astrology Book you'll ever need, Celestine Prophecy, Bicycle Diaries, Steve Miller, The Beatles, The Pharcyde, J5, Modest Mouse, Ashish Pradhan, Rubyx Cube. Ski Movie. MAN ON WIRE is possible my favorite movie ever! Also Slacklife on youtube. I like watching extreme sports movies in general. Specifically mtb, sk8boarding, and skiing. Baraka. Lots and lots more from each category...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Check out Alec Hamilton 'Watch out for that boat' on youtube. That was one of a couple near death experiences that I have had.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach slacklining, hacky sacking, mountain biking, various forms of mental training, drawing and a little painting, and a fairly detailed astrology lesson. Also, Im a ski instructor.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Art and conversation. Adventures. Bike rides. Stories!

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, China, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Netherlands, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Zimbabwe

Countries I’ve Lived In

Botswana, England, Scotland, United States