CURRENT MISSION

Health, Love, Service, Music, Balance, and Gratitude.

ABOUT ME

I smile wide, talk a lot, listen closely. I laugh often. I'm easily moved by gratuitous displays of humanity. I like my summers hot and my winters cold. I like change. I love water in all its forms. I whistle a little too often. I want to be tough and tender.

PHILOSOPHY

Love. Live. Laugh. Learn. Lasagna?

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Another reason to have faith in the goodness of others!

Interests

Aspiring to be an educator/learner, musician/artist, Taoist sage, chef, linguist, farmer, historian, nutritionist, sailor, social harmony & justice advocate/activist.

• dining
• instructor
• meditation
• music
• teaching
• history
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Music - Stevie Wonder, Lauryn Hill, Jack Johnson, Harry Connick Jr., Jimi Hendrix, Paco de Lucia, Charlie Parker, Martin Sexton, Bill Evans, Maurice Ravel, Cake, Mos Def, Claude Debussy, Talib Kwali, Janelle Monae, Sarah Vaughan, Lupe Fiasco, Joe Pass, my family, Radiohead, Fiona Apple, Erykah Badu, Sublime, Daniele Silvestri, Neffa, RHCP, Alice in Chains, Andreas Kapsalis Trio, and, and, and...

Books - Invisible Man, A People's History of the United States, Awaken Healing Energy Through the Tao, Failed States, Las Venas Abiertas de America Latina, L'etranger, Cien Anos de Soledad, The One Straw Revolution, The China Study, Non-Violent Communication, The Next American Revolution, Class Matters, Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, Feminist Theory, Catch-22, The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales, Desert Solitaire, Guns Germs & Steel, and, and and...

Films - La Vita E' Bella, Dogma, Fight Club, Waking Life, Wayne's World, Billy Madison, Baraka, all Lord of the Rings and Xmen movies :)

Teach, Learn, Share

I want to share some laughs, good conversation, good music, and good food with anyone that comes my way. I'm also an associate instructor of Qigong (Chi Kung) moving meditation for self-healing and would love to share some practices with others who are interested :)

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