CURRENT MISSION

I'm a songwriter, a poet, and an actor. I love people and I want to meet as many people as I can in this life!

ABOUT ME

wow, all about me... Born and raised in southern Oregon, joined the Navy in '99 and served in Oak Harbor, Washington, US, till my enlistment was up in '03. Spent 159 straight days at sea during the attack on Afghanistan. My use of attack should shed light on my stance regarding this or any war. Got out of the Navy, headed down to LA to go to college to become an actor, and an actor I have been ever since haha. Played Bob Dylan in a play and caught the songwriting bug. Got a vlog up on my website www.bjallman.com if you're super bored, it's mostly for my sister. Cheers.

PHILOSOPHY

Do unto others as you would have them do unto everyone. But most importantly, DO, and constantly ask "what does it do?"

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I have not one, but two of the most comfy couches on the planet! YAY! I manage the historic Alto Nido (the building from Sunset Boulevard) and my apartment overlooks Hollywood. Can't keep that all to myself now could I?

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Lot of childhood couch surfing. Walked from LA to DC in '06 to protest apathy and slept like a baby on some couches along the way thanks to some angelic people out there. I have always had an open door policy and I've had a steady rotation of friends and relatives crash here over the last few years, thought I'd extend the offer a little further.

Interests

Music, art, cooking, hiking, running, acting, video games, yoga, meditation, enlightenment. Favorite pass time: one on one conversation, at least one bottle of wine, too many cigarettes, up way too late, talking way too philosophically... Awesome.

• arts
• acting
• cooking
• wine
• yoga
• running
• meditation
• walking
• drinking
• video games
• music
• cycling
• hiking
• surfing

Music, Movies, and Books

Yes, any and all, and not nearly enough.
Favorites:
In Bruges, Wall-E..

Brian Buckley Band, Casey Hurt..

Invisible Actor, Shadow of the Wind..

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I walked from LA to DC in '06 to protest apathy. Chili blew up in my face once. I was also in the US NAVY from '09 to '03.

Teach, Learn, Share

Walking Meditation: 8 heart beats per cycle, 8 steps per cycle. Sync your steps with your heartbeat, breathe in over the course of 8 steps, breathe out over 8 steps. This is a technique I used when walking across the country, at peak I was walking 20 hours per day. Sleeping on the earth, eating dried fruit (apricots are brilliant!), nuts (almonds and soy), and dried meats, drinking water constantly, I could sleep 4 hours and be refreshed beyond my wildest imaginings.

Elemental Breathing- 8 count in, 8 count out
Fire - In, Mouth Out, Nose
Water - In, Mouth Out, Mouth
Air - In, Nose Out, Nose
Earth - In, Nose Out, Mouth

Try them one for a minute, then see how you feel :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Bahrain, France, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States