CURRENT MISSION

To benefit my community and world through the unique power of food and compassion

ABOUT ME

I love the outdoors & nurturing people with the locally sourced food that I create and forage. I am a burgeoning buddhist looking to deepen my practice. I read voraciously, practice an eight hundred year old japanese martial art, play latin hand percussion, like cheesy action flicks and have an insatiable desire to learn and have fun.

PHILOSOPHY

I live my life to live my life as it is each minute

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I have just joined this community through the recommendation of friend before i head to Thailand. I would participate by offering my couch as a place to stay as well as bringing my culinary skills and sense of humor to any welcoming host.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've definitely been the grateful beneficiary of many a friend's couch in my lifetime and in fact lived on a couch for about two years when i was in college.

Interests

Buddhism, Sustainable food, All traditional food cultures, Farming, Nature, Hiking, Photography, Archaeology, Art, Laughter, Qi gong, Yoga, Fishing, Travel, Meeting new people

• arts
• photography
• dining
• cooking
• yoga
• traveling
• outdoor activities
• fishing
• hiking
• buddhist
• teaching

Music, Movies, and Books

JIm jarmusch films, cheesy action, comedy
Dharma, JRR Tolkien, A Winters Tale & about anything i can sink my eyes into
Indie Rock, hip hop, bluegrass and pretty much everything else besides modern pop country

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

One of the most amazing things I have seen recently was i spent a week with Jack Kornfield a leading buddhist teacher in the west and watched as he opened the way for the transformation of about a hundred people to start living lives of compassion & love

Teach, Learn, Share

Cooking: I have a deep knowledge of the food from many traditional food cultures and am constantly learning more and love to teach.
How to forage for wild mushrooms

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, France, Greece, Israel, Italy, Mexico, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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