CURRENT MISSION

absorb. travel. build. give. share. exchange. connect

ABOUT ME

Fashion Design was my first love which I majored in and worked in for a few years before I became a chef... I've moved onto food, specifically food as medicine, food for health... I am now a personal chef, specializing in cooking for people and families with severe food sensitivities and allergies. It's a wonderful challenge creating tasty, interesting food with restrictive diets... Also, doing more retreat cheffing in the coming months.

mexican. indonesian. japanese... fabric. music. fashion. design. good food. good company. walks. talks. movies. hikes. hot springs. trees. deserts...

I will go out on occasion but i prefer a good meal and a great talk over going out to a bar/club. I also love going to live shows.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Hosted some people at my place in Los Angeles, surfed a few times in SE Asia.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

June 2010 is when i finally started hosting. 2011-2012 began the surfing... Be wise in your choices. No bad experiences, but the rich ones came from serious sifting :)

Interests

Travel. Design. Philanthropy. Photography. Film. Food. Yoga. Walking. Meditation. live music. good food. healthy food. cooking. open air markets. biking. hiking. sunsets. mountain tops. hot springs.

• design
• photography
• philanthropy
• cooking
• yoga
• meditation
• walking
• movies
• traveling
• music
• live music
• cycling
• hiking
• snorkeling
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

this is always a tough one. i jump music genres so much it's daunting to attempt this one, but i will for the sake of CS. Expect this to grow and grow...

the beatles. the doors. janis joplin. led zepplin. bob dylan. white stripes. mars volta. beirut. simon and garfunkel.

bilal. erykah badu. PPP. wajeed. Carlos Nino. J Dilla. common. mos def. slum village. blu. mark de clive lowe. bembe segue. MIA. flying lotus. madlib. tiombe lochart. quantic. aloe blacc. robert glasper. muhsinah.

prince. india.arie. stevie wonder. donnie hathaway. nina simone. sinatra. bob marley. damien marley. hypnotic brass ensemble. the souljazz orchestra. bei bei. david axelrod.

john coltrane. alice coltrane. austin peralta. mulatu astatke. miles davis. the life force trio. miguel atwood-ferguson

build an ark. osunlade. dwele. zap mama. outkast. roy ayers. spacek. mia doi tod. prince. marvin gaye. dabrye. jill scott. bebel gilberto. a tribe called quest. manu chao. buena vista social club. lhasa. gotan project

tori amos. the cure. fiona apple. u2. radiohead. bjork. little dragon. portishead. quadron. sonnymoon. joanna newsom. clutchy hopkins.

djs:
http://musaics.blogspot.com/
http://www.quantic.org/
http://antvala.wordpress.com/
http://trsrhnt.com/carlosnino/

labels:
http://www.plugresearch.com
http://www.brainfeedersite.com/
http://www.gillespetersonworldwide.com/brownswood-recordings/

also, check out
DUBLAB.COM (all sorts of live streaming music hosted in Los Angeles)
KPFK.ORG (independent news and music)
KCRW.COM (music and talk radio LA)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

atop mountains seems to be a favortie...
climbing mt fuji. wow, the sunrise!
and the sunrise atop mt. bromo, indonesia. amazing!
snorkeling off bali somewhere, crystal clear water with neon colors that only synthetically exist above water... so beautiful.
swimming with dolphins in the wide open ocean off of the Big Island

Teach, Learn, Share

Food. i want to learn it. eat it. serve it. cook it. study it. share it.

WWW.TED.COM <--- something for everyone. i've laughed out loud, been inspired, and teared from some talks on here. do check it out.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Colombia, France, India, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Mexico, Peru, Singapore, Spain, Thailand, United Kingdom, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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