CURRENT MISSION

Learn Spanish, meet people, climb, swim, dive and hike. Learn about myself, others and the world. Be uncomfortable and far away.

ABOUT ME

I am an open-minded and laid back person from North Carolina. I fell in love with traveling at a young age and it's one of the few things that has and will never get old. I am blessed with a supportive family and a comfortable place to go home to. I am a music journalist at home and a writer everywhere. I play guitar and love meeting musicians and thinkers from all parts of the globe.

PHILOSOPHY

Leave religion. Continue in spirit.

The power of dreams and good poetry

Tolerance and mindfulness

Paz y Amor

Love of nature

Never stop exploring

Eloheh

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Looking forward to having something to write here.

Interests

music, art, guitar, banjo, the human mind, thoughts, ideas, religion, consciousness, wakeboarding, outdoors, travel, local food and beer.

• arts
• writing
• poetry
• dining
• beer
• meditation
• traveling
• socializing
• music
• guitar
• outdoor activities
• hiking
• wakeboarding
• swimming
• journalism
• religion

Music, Movies, and Books

Music:
radiohead, ambient, brian eno, minimalism, idaho, beirut, grizzly bear, the national, yo la tengo and others

TV Shows:
arrested development, the human body, the office, deadliest catch, planet earth, food network

Movies:
terrence malick, daniel day-lewis, grizzly man, kubrick, mystic river, atonement, christopher nolan, anything with chris cooper, movies without nicholas cage

Books: John Donne, Robert Frost, Flannery O'Connor, Watchmen, Catch-22, A Confederacy of Dunces and several others.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Roasted marshmallows over Lava on Volcan Pacaya. Mountain biked to Panajachel and jumped off cliffs into Lake Atitlan. Hiroshima on the 60th anniversary of the bomb. Early morning meditation at a Zen monastery in South Korea. Lots of sunsets

Teach, Learn, Share

Have faith in people.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belize, Cayman Islands, China, El Salvador, France, Germany, Honduras, Jamaica, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Taiwan, United Kingdom, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Guatemala, United States

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