CURRENT MISSION

Professional Acting and Dance.

ABOUT ME

I am very enthusiastic and have a powerful life story. Intentional living is a core life value and vision. Somatics, specifically Bioenergetics and Somatic Experiencing and movement modalities are at the center of my life.

I am sober, committed to a life of healing, empowerment and self actualization. Integrity and clear communication are core values of mine. If you drink that's not an issue for me, I don't mind being around alcohol, I just don't drink.
Those who know me consider me and have told me that I am responsible and reliable. As far as how I live with people- I respect boundaries and I am not messy. Boundaries and clear communication and expectations are very important to me.

I am a lover of the Humanities- I love all forms of art, I am a conversationalist and enjoy long talks about deep topics and learning about other people's life experiences and worldview.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I am currently seeking couches/rooms as a guest in the greater LA area.

Interests

I love to learn.

• flying

Music, Movies, and Books

Grounded Spirituality- Jeff Brown
Soulshaping- Jeff Brown
Spiritual Graffiti- Jeff Brown
Love it Forward- Jeff Brown
Uncommon Bond- Jeff Brown
Hearticulations: On Love, Friendship and Healing- Jeff Brown

Bioenergetics: Using the Language of the Body to Heal the Problems of the Mind- Alexander Lowen

The Way to Vibrant Health: 100 Bioenergetics Exercises- Leslie and Alexander Lowen

Butterfly on the Wrist: Life is Out to nd Faces- Joseph Campbell
The Red Book- C.G. Jung
The Powers That Be- Walter Wink
Wherever You Go, There You Are- Jon Kabat-Zinn
Hardwiring Happiness- Rick Hanson
Anger- Tich Nhat Hanh
Living Buddha, Living Christ- Thich Nhat Hanh
Letters from Prison- Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Ethics- Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Life Together- Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Jung and the Story of Our Time- Laurens Van der Post
Calming Your Anxious Mind- Jeffrey Brantley

Brave New World- Huxley
To Kill a Mockingbird- Lee
Tale of Two Cities- Dickens
Treasure Island- Stevenson

The Violence of Love- Oscar Romero
Powers Trilogy- Walter Wink

I love reading philosophy, and have delved into a lot of ancient, modern, and post-modern literature. I enjoy reflection but find practices of meditation to be the best way I find understanding.

Music: I LOVE motown, soul, funk. Everything from the Temptations and Kool and the Gang to Lakeside or the Spinners/the Whispers, I listen to it and dance to it! I would consider myself an amateur pop/locker :) I have an eclectic musical taste. I listen to all kinds of genres. I can easily switch from listening to Deadmou5 to Nick Drake, to Rihanna, Green Day, ACDC, Underoath, Bob Dylan, Billy Joel, James Taylor, Irene Cara, U2, Queen, and even throw in some Mozart or Beethoven and we have ourselves a music love fest. I do love 80s music and discovering new music. Country is still something I am learning to appreciate. Must be the Jersey in me.

Some of my favorite songs:
"Gabriel's Oboe" by Ennio Morricone
"Live Forever" by Drew Holcomb and the Neighbors
"And the Beat Goes On" by the Whispers
"Pink Moon" by Nick Drake and Joel Fredericksen
"Golden Path" by The Chemical Brothers
"Kamera" by Wilco
"What a Fool Believes" by the Doobie Brothers

Movies: It's hard to pick a list of favorites, but here's a try. I am drawn to Psychological Thrillers mostly:
The Mission
Of gods and men
Capote
The Iron Giant
Star Trek
Remember the Titans (or anything Denzel Washington is in)
Looper
Source Code
The Town
The Matrix (yes, I know, but I have a soft spot for Sci-Fi)
Pride and Prejudice
Sherlock Holmes
Shawshank Redemption
Forrest Gump
Watchmen (Has one hell of a soundtrack, too)
Inception
Liar Liar
Ace Ventura Pet Detective: When Nature Calls
Ace Venture Pet Detective
The Mask
Ip-Man
Black Hawk Down
Saving Private Ryan
Schindler's List
Lord of the Rings Trilogy
Star Wars saga
Shooter
The Great Escape

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

-briefly piloted a 4-passenger plane at the age of 12 (young eagles flying school in NJ)

- freshman year of college 2009- fellow cross country runners woke me up and convinced me to drive 8 hours to Terre Haute, IN to watch Sam Chelanga win the D1 XC Hats 10k race. Got to meet and congradulate him and the OSU XC team.

- jumped off a 35 foot cliff twice into water.

- A 2nd generation student of Bruce Lee gave me a 2.5 hour trainingsession in Bulldog Jeet Kune-Do. He hit my forehead pretty hard accidentally at one point trying to demonstrate a response.