I love life. I believe there is a joy and a lesson in every experience - and the sole purpose of being alive is to learn how to love and connect more deeply. Indeed I am a big hippie at heart - but (as much as possible) a grounded and practical one!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To meet amazing people. To save money. To go on an adventure. To sidestep faceless commercial profiteering and embrace the openness and generosity of my fellow humans in order to pay it forward at every opportunity.

Interests

Cooking, writing, traveling, growing food, reading, poetry, music, making stuff, building Eco houses, laughing, singing, collectively joying off at how utterly bizarre and magical it all is, attempting to play the guitar, the djembe, the flute, walking in forests, climbing trees...

• writing
• poetry
• singing
• dining
• cooking
• walking
• reading
• traveling
• music
• guitar
• rock climbing

Music, Movies, and Books

Music - Nahko Bear, Xavier Rudd, Sam Lee, Rising Appalachia, Pink Floyd, any folk music, medicine songs...

Movies - Lord of the Rings, Willow, The Matrix, (I'm a fantasy nut) Pulp Fiction, Shawshank Redemption, Atonement, The Princess Bride, Cool Runnings, Sister Act (the last three I generally don't admit in public)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Climbed across a canyon in Oman

Teach, Learn, Share

Always happy to share, and open to learn, any knowledge and skills

What I Can Share with Hosts

Cooking, poetry, joy, deep philosophical conversations, ideas, inspiration, a basic but steadily expanding knowledge of plants and how to identify and grow them

Countries I’ve Visited

Dominican Republic, France, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Malaysia, Netherlands, Oman, Spain, Thailand

Countries I’ve Lived In

England, Greece, Spain