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Southwest Harbor, Maine, United States
@JOSHCOLLINS
Member since 2010
CURRENT MISSION Enter a Monestary, travel in parellel universes or something equally interesting ABOUT ME I have three homelands; Maine, Nova Scotia and Ecuador/Peru. That makes me a Yankee, a Canadian and a Gringo. I should also note that I was born in North Carolina, so I guess I am additionally one of those people who refuses to admit that the South was the evil party during the Civil War. I should also note that: I am pretty low maintenance. I read alot. I love pictionary and spades. I tend to get up early and go to bed before midnight, unless festivities are underfoot. I drink hot water straight. I am not a big fan of fraternizing, in the drunken "look at those titties" sense, although drunken samaruai shenanigans is a completely different story. I tend to be vegetarian unless it is local or prepared with "love". I like to walk between destinations. That should be enough for a conversation starter. PHILOSOPHY I believe in contentment, compassion, creativity, honesty, humbleness and humor. (I also apparently believe in Cs and Hs) OH! and I believe in "The Epic"
Interested in Adventure Sports
Interested in Art
Fluent in English
Learning English
Why I'm on Couchsurfing
HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING People are good. Meeting people is good. I am new to couch surfing but a long time believer in goodness. COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE Last summer I lived in my VW bus outside a small Bungalow in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The experience opened up new doors into a city that I had lived in for six years. The house was a social hub for grass roots endeavors and redefined my conceptions of "local". We had couch surfers and friends of friends passing through consistently. It was good.
Music, Movies, and Books
BOOKS: “East of Eden” -John Steinbeck “Sweet Thursday” -John Steinbeck “Travels with Charley” -John... (you get the idea) “The Time Traveler's Wife” -Audrey Niffenegger “The Story of B” -Daniel Quinn “Siddharta” -Herman Hesse “Karnak Cafe” - Naguib Mahfouz “Speaker for the Dead” -Orson Scott Card “Into the Wild” - Jon Krakauer “Ananthem” -Niel Stephenson MUSIC: A New Airship, Ali Farka Toure, Bob Dylan, Bonobo, Carlos Santana, Mercan Dede, Gogel Bordello, Passion Pit, Pheonix, Ratatat, Rodrigo y Gabriela, Spearhead, Xavier Rudd & the newly discovered wonder of Gregorian Chants. MOVIES: The Motorcycle Diaries, Bonnie and Clyde, Fight Club, Tsotsi, The Fountain, Son of Rambow, What Dreams May Come, Bourne Ultimatum, Wristcutters: A Love Story, Persepolis, Defiance, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, The Dark Knight, The Jungle Book, Star Trek, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, The Merchant of Venice. TV: House, Samaurai Champloo, Firefly, Deadwood and tasteless as it may be Heroes
One Amazing Thing I've Done
I've realized that diesel doesn't burn at 5,500 meters while hiking in a desert. Then I spent the entire night freezing cold, watching the stars and (like almost everyone on couch surfing) enjoying a well earned sunrise. I've built a twenty-five brick span that was 3" thick. I walked around with a presumably wild woodpecker on my head for a day.
Teach, Learn, Share
I do dishes and design/build stuff. I am willing to help with anything, but usually I'm timid in assuming that I would be helpful. I'd really like to do some gardening right now. Also, I'd be interested in learning to bake exotic breads and/or brew beer.
My Interests
INTEREST: Frisbee Golf, Architecture, Adventures and Potlucks. ALSO: Realizing, affirming, observing, creating, writing, listening, jiving, striving, promoting, debating, sleeping, dreaming, abstracting, listing, juggling, poeming, humming, puzzling, harmonicaing, evolving, finding, seeking, mediating, dancing, drawing, watching, hugging, balancing, walking, painting, zening, eating, trying, typing, flying, traveling, regretting, designing, declaring, questioning, acting, sitting, climbing, wanting, pursuing, leaving, making, flinging, returning, hablando, modeling, folding, COMPARATIVE LIVING, RESPECTIVE DOING, SIMPLE BEING & STORYTELLING
