CURRENT MISSION

To see, to learn, to live...

ABOUT ME

i go in the wind
like someone who knows his way,
but in my heart
i'm only obeying a voice
that carries me forward,
always forward.
what will i find
at the end of such a life?
perhaps the secret sweetness
of having obeyed my fate.
perhaps...

PHILOSOPHY

"History is a distillation of rumor."
- Thomas Carlyle

"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."
- Benjamin Franklin

"We are taught but this one thing: not to respect the freedom of thought of one another… Everybody tries to fasten his particular truth around the neck of his neighbor, like a collar around a dog’s neck."
- Maxim Gorky

"The master in the art of living makes little distinction between his work and his play, his labor and his leisure, his mind and his body, his information and his recreation, his love and his religion. He hardly knows which is which. He simply pursues his vision of excellence at whatever he does, leaving others to decide whether he is working or playing. To him he's always doing both."
- James A. Michener

"If you want to build a ship don't drum up the men to gather wood, divide the work, and give orders. Instead, teach them to yearn for the vast and endless sea."
- Antoine de Saint-Exupery

"It's not a question of better or worse. The point is, not to resist the flow. You go up when you're supposed to go up and down when you're supposed to go down. When you're supposed to go up, find the highest tower and climb to the top. When you're supposed to go down, find the deepest well and go down to the botom. When there's no flow, stay still. If you resist the flow, everything dries up. If everything dries up, the world is darkness. 'I am he and / He is me: / Spring nightfall'. Abandon the self, and there you are."
- Haruki Murakami

"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover."
- Mark Twain

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I participate now by traveling, couch surfing and meeting up with other CSrs along the way. I also have two couches and sometimes a spare bed to choose from.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I couchSurfed across Europe a few summer's back and it was a blast. Now like to meet up with travelers when i'm aboard for drinks, or if anyone is in my hood, I like to show them around wherever I'm living at the time, offer up recommendations and/or exchange adventure stories.

Interests

music, piano, theatre, writing, animals, traveling, scuba diving, fooooood, devouring books, people-watching, the outdoors, classic cinema

• animals
• arts
• writing
• books
• singing
• movies
• traveling
• music
• piano
• outdoor activities
• surfing
• scuba diving
• sailing
• history
• languages
• religion
• tourism
• gayfriendly

Music, Movies, and Books

Pedro Almodovar, Alfred Hitchcock, Ingmar Bergman, Alejandro González Iñárritu, Billy Wilder, Robert Eggars

Sufjan Stevens, Patty Griffin, Phillip Glass, Paulinho Moska, Kronos Quartet, Alberto Iglesias, Chet Baker, Madeleine Peyroux, Nickel Creek, Coldplay, Audra MacDonald, Adam Guettel, Kurt Weill, Damien Rice, Jimi Hendrix, Seu Jorge, Paris Combo, Ute Lemper, Joss Stone, Martin Sexton, Rachels, Radiohead

Vladimir Nabakov, Oscar Wilde, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Lorca, Whitman, Murakami, Don Quixote, John Steinbeck, Julian Barnes

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Just one?

Teach, Learn, Share

master's in theatre and music. Can teach English, voice/singing, piano, and would like to do something in theatre. I would appreciate help with my foreign languages, and love learning the histories behind whatever place i'm visiting. Also do substantial performance consulting; coaching, personal development, career-pathing and whatnot.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Canada, Colombia, England, France, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Palestine, Puerto Rico, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam, Virgin Islands, U.S.

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States