MISSION
walk in others shoes
certainty in altruism

NUTSHELL
allergies: boondoggle / flapdoodle / routine
addictions: scoville heat units / qahwa

PHILOSOPHY
we do not inherit the earth from ancestors
we borrow it from grandchildren

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Why I’m on Couchsurfing

uproot complacencies
habituate appreciation
ameliorate injustices
induce epiphanies

offering custom bike tours and on-duty [truck/taxi] copiloting shifts
seeking hosts who live simply with a trusting heart

past experience hosting/guesting a countless many
though only a brief handful via the website

(8) incredibly sweet CSers shared their homes....
Anni (Barcelona) / Larissa (Chiapas) / Adan (Guatemala)
Serena (Venezia) / Vincent (Marseille) / Cris (Girona)
Marcos (Sevilla) / Rachid (Fes)

(3) top notch CSers have stayed in my home...
Kjelti (Canada) / Albrecht (Sweden) / Eden (Israel)

Interests

human dignity (no ifs or buts)
polyglots, xenophiles, empaths
subsistence farmers, more with less
urban labyrinths / cacophonies
primitive wilderness silences
obsolescence of suburbias
collage art, graffiti murals

• hiking
• camping
• anthropology
• cartography
• carpooling
• bicycling

Music, Movies, and Books

polyethnic mesh, brass, accordion, darbuka, reed, kora, qanun, guacharaca, trad ska, roots reggae, etc, etc.

"foreign" / independent films and eyeopening documentaries
triumph of the human spirit (mandatory tear duct liquidation)

b: atlases, social histories, zines, ethnology, astrology, astronomy, zohar

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

deeply feeling the pain of others
noticing how beautiful they are inside

Teach, Learn, Share

trade occupational hazards / skills and compare shoestring travel notes
mnemonic devices circle pits dog piles communal flossing
exchange buzz clippings (once shorn scalp project)

What I Can Share with Hosts

reasonable benefit of doubt
open ears. closed mouth (no guarantee)
mild healthy schizophrenia

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, El Salvador, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary, Italy, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Palestine, Panama, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Colombia, Israel, United States

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