CURRENT MISSION

If all you ever do is all you've ever done, then all you'll ever get is all you ever got.

ABOUT ME

I am an eclectic citizen of the world, living in Central London. I grew up in the middle of America, lived in New York City for 11 years and England since 2005. I plan to keep traveling, but love to have people stay with me which is sort of like traveling without going anywhere.

I am a Social Worker by profession and an Artist by vocation and spirit. I am interested in ongoing education and exploration. I want to do more travelling and I am hoping that by being a gracious host here at my place in London, I will be warmly received wherever I may roam myself. I also am happy to just meet up and hang out.

PHILOSOPHY

We are spiritual beings having a human experience, not the other way around.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Hosting and surfing! Please let me know as soon as possible if you would like to visit as I like to plan ahead with who is staying.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

-A chaise lounge in Rome
-The floor of a freezing cold flat in The Hague
-The maid's quarters in a gigantic Upper West Side apartment in Manhattan
-All in my tiny two bedroom flat at once: A family of four with two kids, my 2 Swedish, 5 Italians, a German, a few English and me!

Interests

Contemporary Art, Experimental Performance, Dance Theatre, Literature, Religion, Spirituality, Hinduism, Mythology, psychosocial studies, Adoption, anti-capitalism

• arts
• culture
• literature
• performing arts
• contemporary art
• dancing
• education
• traveling
• music
• surfing
• teaching
• religion
• social work

Music, Movies, and Books

Artaud, Rimbaud, Rushdie, Flannery O'Connor, Fellini, Paul McCarthy, David Lynch, Sally Potter, Marina Abramovic, Robert Wilson, Iggy Pop, Patti Smith, Jung, Michael Taussig, Pina Bausch, Genet, Brothers Grimm, Mata Amritanandamayi, Bhagavad Gita, Hinduism, Patricia Highsmith, I-Ching, Rimbaud, Karen Armstrong, Judith Butler, Borges

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I have known and regularly seen the Indian guru Mata Amritanandamayi (Ammachi) since 1994. I have seen her individually hug as many as 5,000 people continuously embracing one at a time for 12 hours without rest.

Teach, Learn, Share

I love to teach and learn about religious beliefs and rituals, art, literature, music and culture of any kind.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Belgium, Canada, France, Greece, India, Italy, Netherlands, Uruguay

Countries I’ve Lived In

United Kingdom, United States

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