CURRENT MISSION

to save the world through environmental awareness.

ABOUT ME

I am a huge dork. I love to read, have long discussions about the universe and our role in it, and take tons of photographs. I am an occasional artist and writer, and a spiritual atheist, and i like to laugh at all of life's absurdities. I'm not afraid to run with things. I give good back massages and cook great food. i want to learn how to meditate, how to hunt my own food with a bow and arrow, and how to survive in the wilderness using my own wits. I believe in soul mates, and that positive intention attracts positive events. I believe everything happens for a reason. I am a fundamentally happy person by nature. I enjoy hanging out with a group of 4 or 5 friends yelling at a movie over getting dolled up and going out drinking at a nightclub.

PHILOSOPHY

Live simply, love generously, care deeply, speak kindly.

Fear is never a good enough reason on its own not to do something.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I did a lot of surfing while i was traveling, and now that i've settled down in one location, i've been excited to offer people a place to stay!

Interests

seeing as much of the world as i can in my brief existence here, helping people be ecologically responsible, dancing my ass off whenever i hear music, climbing trees, playing the berimbau in Capoeira Angola rodas (I play the game very poorly, but I play the music decently), seeing and experiencing things that put me in awe of the wonder of the universe.

• fish
• writing
• singing
• sketching
• dancing
• capoeira
• dining
• cooking
• running
• meditation
• drinking
• traveling
• pottery
• music
• fishing
• surfing
• atheism
• rock climbing

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: any books by daniel quinn, jacqueline carey, or orson scott card, the book thief, the name of the wind, this is the way the world ends.... i love books. they are passages into someone elses world.

music: I like everything except country, polka, and bands where they scream too much and i can hear their vocal chords straining. I like making music the most.

Movies: Fight Club, American Beauty, American History X, Coffee & Cigarettes, the Dark Knight, Milk, The Edukators, The Princess Bride, others that aren't coming to mind right now.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I once had a conversation with a pack of howler monkeys in the middle of the Monteverde Cloud Forest in Costa Rica.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can do some wood carving, ceramics, charcoal sketching, and sewing. I can also teach people how to cook some delicious dishes and do some massage techniques. I am passionate about learning Taiko (japanese drumming) right now, and will hopefully someday be in a professional group performing with them. Music has the ability to turn my insides out and make me quiver with delight. I sing. I dance. I've got a story or two to share. I love to write. I have caught a fish before, and followed through on the whole process from catching to cooking.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Spain, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, United States