CURRENT MISSION

To make the world a better place, one atom at a time... by doing the best I can wherever I am with what I've got

ABOUT ME

Formerly a seeker of life purpose, I finally found my dreams realized in the field of Naturopathic Medicine. For those unfamiliar with Naturopathy, it takes the best of what western ('Modern') medicine has to offer and the best alternative therapies available and makes a perfect combination. It's basically alternative therapies with a solid science background. I love it and I'm so happy to have found this after years of chasing ethnobotany (which I still love), environmental work, herbalism, etc. I've had a lot of diverse jobs from Ice-cream truck driver to desert ecologist and have lived in many far away places; all of which adds together to make me deeply appreciate our world, the intrinsic beauty around us, and the commonness that unites all people. I'm now in Los Angeles after living 8 years in Arizona and I'm looking to establish a new community of great people in the area.

PHILOSOPHY

We're all in this together, so let's all work to make the world just a little better than when we found it.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Hoping to lend a hand to those in need; payback for all the times I've been in need and received!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

None officially but I have slept on a lot of couches :)

Interests

FOOD!!! I love food, and cooking too!
Botany
Languages
Wildflower photography
Healing arts
Travel

• arts
• photography
• beauty
• festivals
• dining
• cooking
• meditation
• traveling
• scuba diving
• ecology
• languages
• medicine
• science

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies:
Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon
Breathless
I Heart Huckabees
Pulp Fiction
The Visitor
Once
Slumdog Millionaire
City of Lost Children

Music:
Radiohead
Coldplay
Parliament
Portishead
John Frusciante
Travis
Guster
Rage Against the Machine
Jamiroquai

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

The sunrise from the top of Mt. Kinnabalu, the highest peak in southeast Asia. Trekking in the Himalayas. Learning Thai/Indian/Vietnamese/Tibetan cooking. Sitting for a 10-week Vipassana Meditation course. Attending the Burning Man Festival. Learning traditional Mayan Healing in Belize. Scuba-diving off the coast of Borneo. Gorging myself on all the incredible tropical fruits this world has to offer.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belize, Cambodia, Canada, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Guatemala, Hungary, India, Italy, Laos, Malaysia, Mexico, Myanmar, Russian Federation, Sweden, Thailand, United Kingdom, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Russian Federation, United Kingdom, United States

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