CURRENT MISSION

Meet great people::Experience world cultures::Help the less fortunate

ABOUT ME

Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/joseph.m.thomas
http://www.facebook.com/josephmthomasphotography

Photography:
http://www.josephmthomasphotography.com/

PHILOSOPHY

God is One, Paths are Infinite (ॐ) We are simply parts of The Whole

DESIDERATA
-- written by Max Ehrmann in the 1920s --
Go placidly amid the noise and the haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence.
As far as possible, without surrender, be on good terms with all persons.
Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even to the dull and the ignorant; they too have their story.
Avoid loud and aggressive persons; they are vexatious to the spirit.
If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain or bitter, for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself.
Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans.
Keep interested in your own career, however humble; it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.
Exercise caution in your business affairs, for the world is full of trickery.
But let this not blind you to what virtue there is; many persons strive for high ideals, and everywhere life is full of heroism.
Be yourself. Especially do not feign affection.
Neither be cynical about love, for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment, it is as perennial as the grass.
Take kindly the counsel of the years, gracefully surrendering the things of youth.
Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune.
But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings.
Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness.
Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself.
You are a child of the universe no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here.
And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.
Therefore be at peace with God, whatever you conceive Him to be.
And whatever your labors and aspirations, in the noisy confusion of life, keep peace in your soul.
With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world.
Be cheerful. Strive to be happy.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I am new to CS and look forward to meeting new people.

Interests

Traveling, Photography, Adventure, Shisha, Movies, Music, Tattoos, Cars/Motorcycles, Snoozing, Dreaming, Business, Chilling, Social Work and Micro-credit

Raising awareness for www.KIVA.org -- make a loan, change a life.

• photography
• tattoos
• exercise
• motorcycles
• movies
• traveling
• cars
• music
• soccer
• business
• social work
• volunteering

Music, Movies, and Books

MUSIC:
Reggae, Hip Hop, Trance, Rock and Roll, International

MOVIES:
500 Days Summer, Milk, Benjamin Button, Wrestler, Big Fish, American Beauty, Nothing to Lose, The Darjeeling Limited, As Good as it Gets, Scarface, The Departed, The Beach, Good Will Hunting, The Notebook, Rounders, City of God, Deepa Mehta's: Earth, Fire, Water

BOOKS:
SHANTARAM, Confessions Of An Economic Hitman, Tuesdays With Morrie, Kiterunner, A Thousand Splendid Suns, The Godfather, Angel and Demons, Many Lives Many Masters, The Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid,

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

played soccer with Nepalese locals in front of a huge Buddhist temple in Kathmandu, Nepal.

Teach, Learn, Share

I LOVE photography! I'm happy to share what I know with anyone interested in learning more.
http://www.josephmthomasphotography.com/

I also support microfinance to allieviate poverty in developing countries. I volunteer for an amazing organization: Kiva. To learn more about microfinance, go to: http://www.kiva.org/about/microfinance

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Brazil, Canada, Costa Rica, France, India, Jamaica, Mexico, Nepal, Netherlands, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

India, Jamaica, United States

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