I'm saving up to start a small eco-lodge in Costa Rica in the next few years, where I plan to grow as much of my own food as possible and build several cob cottages on the land and rent them out.

Por qué estoy en Couchsurfing

I'm an independent contractor involved with clinical labs, and I need typically need a place to stay for a few days before the studies begin and at certain points during the study.

Intereses

I narrowly missed an opportunity to become a Mayanist (an archaeologist who studies the Mayans) when my professor offered me a position in the grad department at one of the country's best art schools, but I missed my chance when she unexpectedly died the following month.

• psychology
• travel
• latin america
• ecovillages
• real estate
• plant medicine
• health and fitness
• psychopharmacology

Música, películas y libros

Music: Metal, punk, goth, synth pop, shoegaze, flamenco, ancient folk, flutes, harps, lutes, guitar.

Books: Shantaram, Moneyball, Should I Stay or Should I Go, The Omnivore's Manifesto, Listening to Ayahuasca.

Movies: Walkabout, Even the Rain, City of God.

Algo increíble que he hecho

Moved to Vietnam when I was 26 to be a teacher for 2 years, and moved to Hawaii earlier this year to help start an ecovillage.

Enseña, aprende, comparte

Mayan art and architecture, my Vietnam travels, stories of working with colorful characters in the construction industry, narcissistic personality disorder and other personality disorders.

Qué puedo ofrecer a los anfitriones

Teaching skills, good places to buy real estate, how to interact with people on the autism spectrum.

Países que he visitado

Cambodia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Peru, Puerto Rico, Singapore

Países en los que he vivido

Viet Nam