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Overview

  • 20 references 18 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning Arabic, French, German, Spanish
  • 37, Male
  • Member since 2007
  • ( Gardener ) ( Film & TV ) ( amateur poet )
  • A largely worthless and expensive higher education
  • From TX, USA
  • Profile 95% complete

About Me

CURRENT MISSION

To understand everything.
To nurture the acorn, that will become
the oak.

ABOUT ME

Permaculturer, urban farmer, land reclaimer, activist. writer, thinker, tinkerer. young face, old soul and an itchy foot.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I've surfed and hosted both, and met many fellow travelers along the way.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

What's the point of making the world your oyster if you can't share the pearl?

I've stayed friends with most people I've ever surfed with! Really.

Interests

Writing, Philosophy, History, Art, Adventures, Farming, Gardening, Permaculture of all stripes, Languages, Cultures, Foods, Drinks, Music, Music!, Film (obscure film nerd in secret)

  • arts
  • writing
  • dining
  • wine
  • drinking
  • gardening
  • restoration
  • music
  • history
  • languages

Music, Movies, and Books

discussions for coffee and drinks

I studied film in NYC and Prague, stopped working in it

I write poetry and fiction, read widely. gorge on history, mythology, language, magic.
love all subjects but not equally.

I have obscure and wonderful music taste 😁

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

started multiple free schools and radical social centers

Teach, Learn, Share

exactly!

primitive skills natural building etc

currently a gardener by trade, focused on native restoration, water conservation, food.

UPDATE: On new journeys across the wide world

New Update 2018: teaching kindergarten in 🇩🇪

What I Can Share with Hosts

generosity, warmth, friendship, conversation, wine, laughter.

a couch to crash wherever I end up.

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Denmark, Dominica, Dominican Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, Oman, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Czech Republic, Germany, United States

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