CURRENT MISSION

Create, Embark, Breath

ABOUT ME

I currently live on a converted school bus and am traveling the Americas with my friends. After hanging around the west coast we are headed back to New York to do some seasonal work followed by spending the winter in New Orleans. Thereafter we are headed down to Argentina!

I've spent the last 3 years traveling the planet ( India, Nepal, Sikkim, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, New Zealand, Australia), working on organic farms, hospices, orphanages and other projects. I'm a big proponent of activism and human rights.

Otherwise, I'm a bit of a bookworm and love art exhibits, film, and a good beer. I'm also pretty passionate about food in every way.

PHILOSOPHY

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Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Some good, some bad, but no regrets! I've met some of the most amazing human beings through couchsurfing and love to host.

Interests

exploring, painting, writing, reading, philosophizing, day dreaming, live music, food, culture, poetry, nature, animals, sociology, psychology,living off the land, foraging, anthropology, volunteerism, existentialism, people watching, swimming, cooking over an open fire, street artists, gypsy folk, kindness of strangers

• animals
• arts
• culture
• writing
• poetry
• street art
• human rights
• dining
• cooking
• beer
• partying
• reading
• traveling
• painting
• music
• live music
• swimming
• anthropology
• psychology
• sociology

Music, Movies, and Books

David Foster Wallace, Dave Eggers, Marquez, Bukowski, Ginsburg, Orwell, Philip K Dick, Hemingway, Jonathan Lethem, Burroughs

Melancholia, Holy Mountain, Eraserhead, Brazil, The LIfe Aquatic, Amelie, Slacker, Annie Hall, City of God, Santa Sangre, Eternal Sunshine of The Spotless MInd, the Royal Tenenbaums

Beach House, Animal Collective, Grizzly Bear, Fleet Foxes, Yo La Tengo, Pavement, The Books, Arcade Fire, Deerhunter, St Vincent, Devandra Banhart, Neutral Milk Hotel,

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

The kindness of strangers always bewilders me, especially while in a foreign land where neither party speak the same language. Last year while taking an overbooked two day train through India, after we had been assured several times by our host and other Indian friends that our wait-list ticket would be accepted, we found ourselves on a two day trip with no seat. When night came a few men playing cards and swigging whiskey who could sense my overwhelming fear of being kicked off the train in the middle of the night, offered us one of their own beds to squeeze into. Thereafter, anytime the conductor came around they'd shoo him off.

Teach, Learn, Share

I love to cook healthy, delicious food, and I'm happy to share it with whoever is interested.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Canada, India, Nepal, New Zealand, Nicaragua, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Costa Rica, India, United States