CURRENT MISSION

To Live Authentically

ABOUT ME

I strive to live authentically. For me an authentic life means relentless creation, critical thinking, pursuing questions instead of answers, choosing play over work, being somehow at home everywhere I go, being a gracious host and an even more gracious guest, being inclusive of people and ideas rather than exclusive. So that's me.

PHILOSOPHY

Be Kind. Be Kind. Be Kind.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Surfed in style with Rolando in Merida, Yucatan, Mexico (probably the nicest couch surfing experience in any place in the world, ever), as well as a couple places in New Orleans. Did some solo travel in Brazil in 2010, but not much couch surfing; also a three month trip in Europe where I stayed in people's homes in France, worked on a farm in Spain, and camped in fields and backyards in Serbia and Montenegro. I also studied abroad in Costa Rica where I stayed in tico homes; ditto in Cuba.

Interests

Traveling
Acting
Making Films
Watching Films
Seeing Live Music
Listening to Recorded Music (jazz blues soul funk hip hop samba son juju afrobeat flamenco reggae ska electronica soukous bossa nova to name just a few)
Playing Percussion (Brazilian, Afro-Cuban, West African, etc)
Playing the Trumpet
Dancing
Singing
Making Money in order to Travel
Walking around with no particular place to go
Learning other languages
Scuba Diving
Sailing
Kayaking
Ping Pong
Philosophy of Religion
History
The 1960s
Politics
Yoga
Cooking and eating healthy delicious food
Literature
Buddhism
Coffee

• literature
• singing
• acting
• festivals
• dancing
• flamenco
• dining
• cooking
• coffee
• yoga
• walking
• partying
• politics
• movies
• traveling
• music
• live music
• jazz
• trumpet
• blues
• hiking
• backpacking
• kayaking
• surfing
• scuba diving
• sailing
• buddhist
• table tennis
• history
• languages
• religion
• solo travel

Music, Movies, and Books

This is much too little space to express this. But here's a little sampling.
Music: Stevie Wonder, Paul Simon, Bjork, Tribe Called Quest, Fela Kuti, Caetano Veloso, Shuggie Otis, James Brown, Funkadelic, Tom Ze, David Byrne, Miles Davis, Clifford Brown, Leadbelly...

Films: The Lives of Others, Children Of Men, Spinal Tap, The Holy Mountain, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, The Tree of Life, Playtime, Fantastic Mr. Fox, The Discreet Charm of the Bourgouisie...

Books: Motherless Brooklyn, 100 years of solitude, East of Eden, 100 Years of Solitude, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, Catch-22, The Yiddish Policeman's Union, Wonder Boys, A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Guca 2009, a five day gypsy brass band festival in Serbia.

The hike to Macchu Picchu

Backpacking in the French Alps

Playing at an afoxe party in Salvador, Bahia

Being in Seattle the day Barack Obama got elected

Teach, Learn, Share

How to revive stale bread:
sprinkle some water on the bread
put it in a 350 degree oven for 10 minutes
it will come out like new!!

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Australia, Belize, Brazil, Canada, Cuba, France, Honduras, Mexico, Montenegro, Nicaragua, Peru, Serbia, Spain, Thailand, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Costa Rica, Taiwan, United States