CURRENT MISSION

To learn from experience, and experience new things everyday

ABOUT ME

32 years old, grad student/research assistant in mechanical engineering/renewable energy. Musician specializing in bass (electric bass and double bass) and guitar but I also play many other instruments (piano, percussion, etc.).

PHILOSOPHY

Peace, love, and harmony.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

By exchanging friendship with people, sharing with them and learning from them.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

All good so far. I've found that I get along well with the type of people into couchsurfing.

Interests

Music, hiking, biking, Nature, spirituality, meditation, mysticism, science, philosophy, etc. There are many others.

• meditation
• music
• guitar
• piano
• cycling
• hiking
• engineering
• science

Music, Movies, and Books

For music there are far too many to list. In general, I gravitate away from mainstream. Lately, I've been into classical music: Mahler, Scriabin, Debussy, Wagner, Glass, Riech. Also Fela Kuti and the afro-beat that he spawned, anything funky, John Zorn-Masada, Herbie Hancock, Talking Heads, Tom Waits, Joni Mitchell, Radiohead...to name a few.

Favorite authors: Borges, Huxley, Orwell, Gandhi, Thoreau, Tolstoy, Crowley. I also enjoy books of spiritual wisdom, particularly the Bhagavad Gita and the Tao Te Ching.

I don't watch many movies but I still appreciate a good one that is artistic and moving.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

So many... I'll tell you in person!

Teach, Learn, Share

Awareness of oneself will lead to personal improvement when combined with: desire-to overcome personal obstacles, and: bravery-to overcome the fear of facing them. Personal improvement leads to community improvement; community to world...