CURRENT MISSION

To constantly grow and develop throughout Life.

ABOUT ME

Why don't you mail me and find out for yourself? ;-)

PHILOSOPHY

"If" by Rudyard Kipling

If you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you;
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,
But make allowance for their doubting too:
If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,
Or, being lied about, don't deal in lies,
Or being hated don't give way to hating,
And yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise;

If you can dream---and not make dreams your master;
If you can think---and not make thoughts your aim,
If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster
And treat those two impostors just the same:.
If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken
Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,
Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken,
And stoop and build'em up with worn-out tools;

If you can make one heap of all your winnings
And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss,
And lose, and start again at your beginnings,
And never breathe a word about your loss:
If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew
To serve your turn long after they are gone,
And so hold on when there is nothing in you
Except the Will which says to them: "Hold on!"

If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,
Or walk with Kings---nor lose the common touch,
If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you,
If all men count with you, but none too much:
If you can fill the unforgiving minute
With sixty seconds' worth of distance run,
Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it,
And---which is more---you'll be a Man, my son!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

My door is open and I invite you in. May life be kind to you, your kith and kin.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Excellent!! Met some really great people through this site and I've had some fantastic conversations! Thanks!

Interests

Taste. Specialty coffee, craft beer, good food, etc. Climbing and adventure sports, reading, music, good movies and, of course, good people. I love PEOPLE! ;-)

• environment
• dining
• beer
• coffee
• running
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• music
• sports
• rock climbing

Music, Movies, and Books

That's always difficult, but here are a few:
Movies: American Beauty, I Heart Huckabees....

Music: Cass McCombs, Arcade Fire, Radiohead...

Books: Coffee related books, autiobiographies and books like, "Think and Grow Rich", by Napolean Hill, "As a man Thinketh" and "The Mastery of Destiny", by James Allen "The Prophet", by Kahlil Gibran, "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly", by Jean Dominique Bauby and the fantastic saga by George R.R. Martin of "A song of Ice and Fire".

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Sunrise over the Amazon. Wow....

Teach, Learn, Share

I would like to travel and learn more about myself through experiences with other people and my environment.
It would be nice to be able to help others to rediscover and reinvent themselves also!
CS is the perfect platform to help make this happen!

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Peru, Singapore, Slovenia, Spain, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Belgium, Ireland, Netherlands, United States

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