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Overview

  • 3 references 3 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English
  • 40, Male
  • Member since 2007
  • English Teacher
  • University of Oregon BA
  • From Olympia Washington/ Okemos Michigan/ Fairfax Virginia
  • Profile 90% complete

About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Finish teaching in Korea and volunteer in Mongolia.

ABOUT ME

I'm finishing my 2nd contract in South Korea teaching English in public schools. I spend my free time lesson planning, bicycling around, rock climbing and sleeping when I can.

PHILOSOPHY

Life is like theatre we are all it's players.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I don't participate in couch surfing very well. Until writing this I had not logged into this site for about 3 years. I have mixed feelings about the direction of this site becoming a corp. They took many donations as a nonprofit and rewarded those donors by becoming a business wtf... But it is what it is, still an excellent tool to meet people while traveling.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

My first official couch surfing experience through this site was with a wonderful women in Helena Montana. Since then I have had many unofficial surfs, mostly facilitated through, and traveling with, my wonder partner Kellyn

Interests

Art, specifically ceramic/clay art, drawing/mixed media/ collage and painting. Site specific installation art, large sculpture, temporary land art.

Hearing and playing music, experimental stuff, rock and roll, jazz/ avant garde.

Bike riding, gardening, sustainablity/ permaculture and lowering my environmental footprint.

Progressive and Anarcho politics. Rock climbing and long treks through undisturbed nature.

  • arts
  • writing
  • gardening
  • politics
  • traveling
  • socializing
  • painting
  • drawing
  • music
  • jazz
  • cycling
  • surfing
  • rock climbing
  • business
  • communications
  • volunteering

Music, Movies, and Books

Anything about Mongolia.

Music: Sonic Youth, Mars Volta, Boards of Canada

Teach, Learn, Share

Artists, writers, teachers, activists. Travelers.

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