On this journey to live a meaningful and joyous life, loving it when I discover it in other people and realize it in myself; I do love my work - for me like getting paid to do crossword puzzles and brain teasers; Worrying about the world, about civilization, society, devastated by still-continuing atrocities and wrongs around the world, disenchanted with the system and technology as they haven't delivered what they promised; Looking forward to Burning Man

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I thoroughly enjoy meeting people taking the time to travel and if I can help them on that journey, so much the better. I love exchanging ideas and points of view, especially with those from outside the United States.

Interests

Hiking, Painting, Drawing, Sculpting, Soccer, Swimming, Martial Arts, Running, Dancing, Radical Self Expression

• arts
• culture
• dancing
• environment
• exercise
• running
• technology
• tv
• traveling
• socializing
• puzzles
• blogging
• painting
• drawing
• hiking
• martial arts
• soccer
• swimming
• software

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Electronic (varied!)
Books: People's History Of The United States (Howard Zinn), Dune
Movies: SciFi

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I had the great fortune to be able to contribute to the future of human space travel. While at NASA, I wrote software for an instrument that is used to generate 3D measurements of thermal protection system components (heat shields) that will be used in the next generation of space travel.

Teach, Learn, Share

Radical Inclusion
Anyone may be a part of Burning Man. We welcome and respect the stranger. No prerequisites exist for participation in our community.

Gifting
Burning Man is devoted to acts of gift giving. The value of a gift is unconditional. Gifting does not contemplate a return or an exchange for something of equal value.

Decommodification
In order to preserve the spirit of gifting, our community seeks to create social environments that are unmediated by commercial sponsorships, transactions, or advertising. We stand ready to protect our culture from such exploitation. We resist the substitution of consumption for participatory experience.

Radical Self-reliance
Burning Man encourages the individual to discover, exercise and rely on his or her inner resources.
Join the conversation in the 10 Principles blog series.
Join the conversation in the 10 Principles blog series.

Radical Self-expression
Radical self-expression arises from the unique gifts of the individual. No one other than the individual or a collaborating group can determine its content. It is offered as a gift to others. In this spirit, the giver should respect the rights and liberties of the recipient.

Communal Effort
Our community values creative cooperation and collaboration. We strive to produce, promote and protect social networks, public spaces, works of art, and methods of communication that support such interaction.

Civic Responsibility
We value civil society. Community members who organize events should assume responsibility for public welfare and endeavor to communicate civic responsibilities to participants. They must also assume responsibility for conducting events in accordance with local, state and federal laws.

Leaving No Trace
Our community respects the environment. We are committed to leaving no physical trace of our activities wherever we gather. We clean up after ourselves and endeavor, whenever possible, to leave such places in a better state than when we found them.

Participation
Our community is committed to a radically participatory ethic. We believe that transformative change, whether in the individual or in society, can occur only through the medium of deeply personal participation. We achieve being through doing. Everyone is invited to work. Everyone is invited to play. We make the world real through actions that open the heart.

Immediacy
Immediate experience is, in many ways, the most important touchstone of value in our culture. We seek to overcome barriers that stand between us and a recognition of our inner selves, the reality of those around us, participation in society, and contact with a natural world exceeding human powers. No idea can substitute for this experience.

What I Can Share with Hosts

My crazy-artsy home with a great kitchen and living spaces. I have a private bedroom as well as a living room with a big couch and floor space. A large, clean, chlorine-free hot tub that is - amazingly enough - usually hot! Sorry, I don't have cable-tv or sat-tv, only Internetz. I have a spare computer with a Guest account that you are free to use even if I'm not around. My doors are all keycode entry (no physical keys) so you'll have access even if I'm not around.

Countries I’ve Visited

Brazil, Canada, England, France, Germany, Ireland, Mexico, Spain

Countries I’ve Lived In

Brazil, England, Spain