CURRENT MISSION

to open the doors of the history and mechanics of human advancement to every human. but to be realistic, let's try it first on a national level.

ABOUT ME

linux and hip hop. languages. salsa. good food. lyrics. i think everybody should be talking revolution.

PHILOSOPHY

if i don't, who will?

我为什么加入 Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

once and future couchsurfer. i haven't actually hosted yet, soon i'll be settled again, and it'll be time to give back.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

mostly i have travelled more along the lines of a motorcycle vagabond with a tent and some stories. instead of a couch i occupied a small square of grass outside... not so different, perhaps.

兴趣

interested in everything, but especially all types of communities, and social networks among, inside and between them. and empowerment. voice. democracy (REAL democracy, not fake-ass usa neocolonialism). music and its role in community. hiking, camping, rock climbing, swimming, running, singing,

• books
• singing
• dining
• cooking
• running
• music
• hiking
• camping
• rock climbing
• swimming
• history
• languages

音乐、电影和书籍

this is a lot of questions. i guess my favorite author right now is octavia e. butler. in general i like to learn about history and social movements, cauz "of all our studies, history is most qualified to reward our research." (malcolm x) ...all types of movies, i spose, if i ever make the time to watch one. music: hip hop, salsa, highlife, juju, reggae, dub, township jazz, latin jazz, dixieland jazz (nola will rise) ...all Diaspora music. merengue, soca, soukous, MPB, samba, nueva trova, son, joropo, bachata, classical, folk, some pop... i cannot dance them all, though

我做过的一件不可思议的事情

i suppose the moto trip from panamá back to the usa was pretty amazing, but the most amazing were the people we met, and what they taught us. need to write a frickin book about that (in process but stalled).

教，学，和分享

cooking without oil. second language acquisition. massage. the politic of fear. the future of the internet. the future of humanity. the nature of epiphany. chameleonic practice. holding strong.

我游览过的国家

Cambodia, Costa Rica, Germany, Guatemala, Honduras, Italy, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand

我居住过的国家

Japan, Mexico, United States