CURRENT MISSION

Heal, blossom, serve... As I've recently been pulled into the vortex that is Asheville NC (Spring "16"), getting rooted/connected in the area.

ABOUT ME

I'm a nomad at heart, and have been roaming the lovely Shenandoah Valley (VA), since the Autumn of "2009"... When not living in the forest pretending to be an ascetic hermit, with monkish tendencies, I experimented with intentional community in the north end of Harrisonburg VA, from "2008 - "2012

PHILOSOPHY
Anarchist... Panentheist.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

When I stay with folks, usually people that I know, it is imperative that I not be a burden... With longer stays, I may help out with rent money. With folks I don't know I usually stay no more than a few days, a week max. With either, I can barter by doing any of the following: cooking, cleaning, watching kids, giving massage/bodywork, sharing my car/all my resources, gardening, to name a few... I prefer to stay with people who live in a quiet/cozy cottage in the countryside, but if you live in the city, I am up for that as well.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

"2009" - present

Interests

Northern Euopean Heathenry, Silence , Good Conversation, Bartering - skillsharing & services, Mysticism, Storytelling, Poetry, Peacemaking, Fire-breathing/eating, The Wilderness, Asceticism, Massage/Bodywork, Yoga, Qigong, Indigenous/Nomadic cultures, Dumpster diving, Dancing:(ie Contra, Waltz, Salsa, Merengue, Bachata, Blues, Contact Improv, Capoeira), Books, Social Activism, Meekness, Laughing, Resistance!, Medicinal herbals, Loving My Enemies, Walking/Biking, Primitive Skills, Permaculture, Egalitarianism

• books
• poetry
• dancing
• bachata
• capoeira
• waltz
• cooking
• yoga
• walking
• gardening
• dumpster diving
• blues
• cycling
• scuba diving
• teaching
• medicine

Music, Movies, and Books

WRITERS/POETS/RADICALS: Sadhu Sundar Singh, Francis of Assisi, Leo Tolstoy, Hebrew Prophets, Desert Fathers/Mothers, Dorothy Day, Rumi, Wendell Berry, Dr. King, Jacques Ellul, Thomas Merton, Noam Chomsky, Dr. Suess, Søren Kierkegaard, Thich Nhat Hanh, Tom Brown Jr.

SOME BOOKS I'VE READ: The Cloud of Unknowing, Seeds of Contemplation, The Vision, Way of a Pilgrim, Tao de Ching

FILMS: Latcho Drom, Into Great Silence, Amistad, Brother Sun Sister Moon, Train de Vie, Into the Wild, Capitalism: A Love Story, The Ordinary Radicals, Genghis Blues, Battle in Seattle, 2001:A Space Odyssey, Matewan,

MUSIC: Wardruna, Omnia, psalters, Josh Garrels, theillalogocalspoon, Wovenhand/16 HP, Tuvan Throat Singing, Taraf de Haïdouks, Rising Appalachia, E Muzeki, Carolina Chocolate Drops, OCMS, Beirut, Wolgemut, Indigenous music from around the world

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Hitch-hiked from right coast to left coast, and spent 2.5 months on the road

Teach, Learn, Share

SHARE: I can offer; Massage/Bodywork, Babysitting/Manny (ie "male" nanny), Herbal Medicine, Partner Yoga, Dancing, My Old Car, and all my other possessions.

TEACH: I can teach Massage/Bodywork, Contra, Waltz, Salsa, Bachata, Merengue dancing. I Can teach you how to breath/eat fire, some basic primitive skills, and how to be a fool... A good teacher doesn't really teach you anything. They act as guides to help you learn to discover it for yourself, to see things for what they truly are...

LEARN: Want to become more acquainted with; the natural world, the spirit realms, Permaculture, the Banjo, International cooking, Indeginous cultures/practices, how to slay my EGO... I want to learn from other fellow; healers, mystics, contemplatives, musicians, writers/poets,