CURRENT MISSION

Traveling the mind at the moment, mostly, but the world as well, when the opportunity presents itself!

ABOUT ME

I pride myself on being friendly, open, and compassionate. I really love getting to know new people in some meaningful way, and take more joy from the simple things in life, rather than extravagance. I have interest in a variety of subjects such as learning languages, art, photography, history, anthropology, the list goes on ask me in person.

PHILOSOPHY

I think this sums up what I'd like to be, rather well:

"So live your life that the fear of death can never enter your heart.
Trouble no one about their religion; respect others in their view, and
Demand that they respect yours. Love your life, perfect your life,
Beautify all things in your life. Seek to make your life long and
Its purpose in the service of your people.

Prepare a noble death song for the day when you go over the great divide. Always give a word or a sign of salute when meeting or passing a friend, even a stranger, when in a lonely place. Show respect to all people and bow to none. When you arise in the morning, give thanks for the food and for the joy of living. If you see no reason for giving thanks,
The fault lies only in yourself. Abuse no one and no living thing,
For abuse turns the wise ones to fools and robs the spirit of its vision.

When it comes your time to die, be not like those whose hearts
Are filled with fear of death, so that when their time comes
They weep and pray for a little more time to live their lives over again
In a different way. Sing your death song and die like a hero going home."

-Chief Tecumseh

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

At present, my circumstances don't allow me to host travelers (this shall be remedied as soon as these circumstances shift), but I'd love to meet for coffee/drinks, or show you around town!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Beyond friends and family, I've not yet couchsurfed, but I look forward to my first time eagerly.

Interests

Photography, languages, quirky aspects of culture, fine beer, literature, history, art, music, people, meditation, ethics, philosophy, religion, biology, astronomy. Carl Sagan is a hero of mine.

• arts
• culture
• literature
• singing
• photography
• ethics
• dining
• cooking
• beer
• coffee
• meditation
• drinking
• traveling
• music
• astronomy
• biology
• history
• languages
• physics
• religion

Music, Movies, and Books

Books (authors):Neil Gaiman, J.R.R. Tolkien, Orson Scott Card, Carl Sagan, Richard Dawkins, J.K Rowling, Douglas Adams, Christopher Moore, among a number of others.

Music: Led Zeppelin, The Beatles, The Doors, John Coltrane, Radiohead, Blue Scholars, Nina Simone, Jimi Hendrix, Lightnin' Hopkins, Velvet Underground, Alela Diane, The Black keys, Gogol Bordello, Fleet Foxes, Pink Floyd, Johnny Cash, Vysotski, The Clash, The Dubliners, Flogging Molly, Bob Marley, B.B King, Kid Cudi, Blackroc, Radio Moscow, Andrew Bird, Bunny Wailer, Peter Tosh, Gorrilaz, Janis Joplin, Matisyahu, Spiritualized, N.W.A, Junior Kimbrough, John Coltrane, Dave Brubeck, Miles Davis, Charles Parker, Blue Scholars I could go on here for a while…

Movies/Directors: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Garden State, Wall-E(most Pixar really...), Inglorious Basterds, Pulp Fiction, Dreams, Children of Men, Everything is Illuminated, Dazed and Confused, Pineapple Express, Zack and miri, Fassbinder, Copala, Herzog, Tarantino, Machete, Ritchie, The Big Lebowski, Star Wars, Star Trek, V for Vendettathis one can go on for a while as well…

Food: Moroccan, Mexican, Chinese, Japanese, Italian, Spanish, Indian. Cooking is one of my greatest passions, as is eating.

Shows:Friends, Seinfeld, Freaks and Geeks, Undeclared, King of Queens, Everybody Loves Raymond, BBC's wide variety of documentaries, Cosmos, generally enjoy anything related to science, nature, physics, history, or how things work/are made.

Teach, Learn, Share

I fancy myself a good cook, I know a fair bit about a number of subjects, and I'm always very eager to learn something new. Mutual exchanges of meaningful or interesting information makes the world go 'round!

Countries I’ve Visited

Germany, Mexico, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United Kingdom, United States