CURRENT MISSION

broadening my comfort zone

ABOUT ME

I love to do yoga and meditate on nice sunny days in the park and also on cloudy days in the forest, or anywhere that I might find myself. Playing with toys (Hoops, devil sticks, poi or staff etc.). Enjoying the family of the town where I reside. Have a deep yearning to see the world, experience the cultures that exist and to contribute my energy to them. I like to walk barefoot and feel the earth under my feet. Reading books about yogi's in the himalayas or watching documentaries is also a hobby of mine. I also recently learned to knit. I like to work with my hands and build things or repair things (like old houses). I play music, mostly bluesy funky things.
Right now my goals are set in the ways of woodworking. I have a deep passion to learn all about wood and to learn how I may use it as a form of expression. I am all about this "spiritual Path" that people are talking about these days, except I prefer to talk about it in more rational, pracitcal terms, we could call it Personal Development. I think it's great to have an idea of where you want to go, what you want to do and who you want to be. Even having vague answers to these questions can be a great guide for us in the moment to moment, spontaneous experiences that we all love so much. They may give us a sense of direction and knowing that we are working towards something, and in the spontaneous experiences be able to see that light.

PHILOSOPHY

Work in progress... things always change so it's important to be as free and open to the changes to be able to enjoy every moment as much as possible. Allow yourself to dream, make a plan. Write your plans in pencil so that you can change them when spontaneous opportunity arises.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

grassroots community lovin! I've been fortunate to be able and host a few lovely folks over the past few months. It's a true gift to be able and offer someone a new insight into community.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I did some emergency cs'ing in guatemala when my wallet was lost and had a wonderful experience with my host and his family . I got to stay with Daniel Burgess while in Hawaii. we had a great time holding deep conversation space for each other as we explored the silence of the rain forests

Interests

all kinds of music and instruments, Life and the spiritual path, how we keep our STUFF!, most kinds of books, essential oils, freeline skating (if you don't know what that is check the link down below), longboarding, volunteer work, history, cultures, farming, building, permaculture, martial arts, yoga, medicinal plants, talking to kids (some of the most interesting people out there), globetrotting, hiking, devilsticks, juggling, meditation, life, spending time with family, babysitting and working with children, building things and breaking things, summer and winter solstice celebrations with true community, volunteerism. Social profit organizations and the cooperations that they can have with corporations. This is something that will lead this planet to become happy healthy and holy! LOVE!!

• arts
• books
• documentaries
• yoga
• meditation
• reading
• volunteer work
• juggling
• knitting
• woodworking
• music
• hiking
• martial arts
• history
• tourism
• volunteering

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Manu Chao, Jack Johnson, Sublime, Iration, Fela Kuti, Slightly Stoopid, Pepper, Radiohead, Dispatch, State Radio, John Butler Trio, Vetiver, devendra banhart, Sound Tribe Sector 9, Jimi Hendrix, Cream, Gotan Project, Dubconscious, Medeski Martin and Wood, RJD2, DJ Krush, Led Zeppelin, The Beatles, The Cinematic Orchestra, Bassnectar, Pink Floyd, Ratatat, Govinda, Miles Davis, WOOKIEFOOT, Michael Franti, bela fleck, kundalini mantra music,

Books: Don Quixote, The Tao of Pooh, The Picture of Dorian Gray, The Electric Kool Aid Acid Test,Man's Search for Meaning, Dharma Bums, Big Sur, A Theory of Everything, Rich Dad Poor Dad, After Dachau, Lies My Teacher Told Me, The Green Collar Economy, Freakonomics, Ishmael, The Story of B, My Ishmael, Walden, Life of Pi, Days of War Nights of Love, Autobiography of a yogi, Living with the Himalayan Masters, Bhagavad Gita...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Kumbh Mela on April 14th in Haridwar, India...bathing in the ganges

Teach, Learn, Share

I want to learn woodworking. furniture making in particualar; carving cabinets or carpentry in general. I would like to learn about non- profit administration and development.

Countries I’ve Visited

Guatemala, India, United States, Virgin Islands, U.S.

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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