CURRENT MISSION

cruise, grind, meditate

ABOUT ME

I moved around a lot growing up, so I have a perpetual wanderlust. I'm a bit of an idealist and an optimist, but luckily this is balanced out by my dark humor and biting sarcasm. I'm a fiction writer, piano player, vegan chef, jack of all trades. I like biking, hiking, camping, kayaking, climbing or most activities outdoors. I've been teaching English in Yunnan, China for the past two years.

PHILOSOPHY

"we get bored with the routine
and crave beauty
and excitement
fire is beautiful
and we know that if we get
too close it will kill us
but what does that matter
it is better to be happy
for a moment
and be burned up with beauty
than to live a long time
and be bored all the while"
-The Lesson of the Moth

Interests

Asia, writing, veganism, Buddhism, literature, electronica, running, biking, films, folk, mountains, food.

• writing
• literature
• beauty
• dining
• vegan
• running
• meditation
• movies
• piano
• outdoor activities
• cycling
• hiking
• kayaking
• camping
• buddhist
• rock climbing
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies I've recently watched: Hateful Eight, a Mongolian documentary, a documentary about an Israeli composer, an Indian band, and the guitarist from Radiohead making an album.
Music I've listened to lately: Wye Oak, Eternal Summers, Junun.
Books I've read recently: The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz, God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy, Dropping Ashes on the Buddha by Seung Sahn.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

One? Let's do five:

Trekking with Tibetan nomads in 四川 (Sichuan).
Staying at Thich Nhat Hanh's monastery in Vietnam.
Hiking the 怒江 (Nujiang) valley.
Sleeping in a treehouse in Laos and waking up to the wild calls of Gibbon monkeys.
Hiking and camping in Tian Shan, Xinjiang.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, China, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Italy, Laos, Spain, United States, Viet Nam, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, United Kingdom, United States