CURRENT MISSION

Be Creative

ABOUT ME

Life is so short to work for something that we do not love. I desire to see the world and experience life, walk in the shoes of others and to be free to love and learn.

I have traveled to 43 different countries in the last few years. I lived in Taiwan and China for two years as a student.
Then after college I moved to Afghanistan where I helped run an Agriculture Training center, where we did research and training.

I am the owner of Illuminate Collective rugs.
www.illuminatecollectiverugs.com
@illuminatecollectiverugs
We have an amazing team of weavers and seek to empower and be an agent for change.

PHILOSOPHY

Live to love.
Love to Live.
In perfect love there is no fear.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I go to places
Meet people
Share stories and life

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have hosted quite a bit, but still owe so much more for all the kindness so many host have shown me. I have used CS in a dozen or more countries.

Interests

I love:
Books
Beaches
Dancing
Laughing
Drinking Tea
People
Photography
Street Food
Rain
Running

• books
• photography
• dancing
• dining
• running
• drinking
• socializing
• cycling
• camping
• sailing
• rock climbing
• agriculture
• hitchhiking
• beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies-
Into the Wild
Legends of the Fall

Books-
Bible
THE BROTHERS KARAMAZOV by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Life of Pei- Yann Martel
An Unexpected Light- Jason Elliot
I own close to 700 books so my this list is far from being exhaustive.

Music-
Ray Lamontagne
CCR
Van Morrison
Sufjan Stevens
Gypsy Kings
Waterdeep
Bon Iver
Band of Horses
Explosions in the Sky
Otis Redding
And anything that you can dance to

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I ran across the state of Oklahoma (365 Miles) unsupported in 7 days
I ran mile race in Texas Rockey Raccoon in 23 hours and 42 Minutes
Climbing up to Machu Picchu
Camping on the beach in Costa Rica
Sailing from Panama to Colombia
Exploring the Bazaar in Herat, Afghanistan
The night market near Fung Ja University in Taichung Taiwan
Hitchhiking across Afghanistan
Biking across Tajikistan

Teach, Learn, Share

Photography
Agriculture
Ranching
I would love to share a pot of tea

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Germany, Guatemala, Honduras, Italy, Jordan, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Qatar, Slovenia, Spain, Tajikistan, United Arab Emirates

Countries I’ve Lived In

Afghanistan, Morocco, Taiwan, United States

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