CURRENT MISSION

Finishing school and learning how to sail around the world.

ABOUT ME

I'm really interested in music, permaculture and sailing. Can they work together? I'm not sure, so I am currently trying to figure that out. No matter how beautiful a garden may be it never seems to match up to our imaginations. Every time living off the land gets too easy I dream about the challenges of living off the sea and wonder if people would look at me funny if I wore conch shell ear muffs.

PHILOSOPHY

Pura Vida

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I was a WWOOFing, HelpX, Warmshowers, and Staydu host accepting adaptable couchsurfers for a few years, but now I am surfing.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have hosted and surfed couches in 25+ states of the US, 10+ islands of The Philippines, and 10+ countries in Central and South America.

Interests

love, dreams, music, aeon, Ahiquar, alchemy, Anthropos, art, kaivalya, mahasamadhi, Metatron, satsangas, Ashtaroth, vibhuti, The Black Nazarene, rainbows, Sephirot, Kan-Laon, Bathala, eidolons, Summum Bonum, sadhana, Job(..s Tears), chintamanis, cherubims, sprituality, peace, literature, black vegan sushi, omnibenevolence, organic agriculture intercropped with landscaping, polyculture, green building, dancing, revolution, beauty, rubies, petersite, gold, gnosis, indigo, nature, ras, the numbers 11, 13 and 16, language, cosmic consciousness, occultism, selah, Sofya, spirals, symbiotic balance, magic, freedom, understanding, the truth, The Monroe Doctrine, the kultanlilni, meditation, dhyana, yoga, kama sutra, orchids, syzygy, salvation, solidarity, and sustainability

• arts
• literature
• design
• beauty
• dancing
• vegan
• yoga
• meditation
• gardening
• magic
• music
• surfing
• sailing
• agriculture
• teaching

Music, Movies, and Books

MOVIES

Baraka, Clockwork Orange, District 9, Fear and Lothing in Las Vegas, Lord of the Rings, Pulp Fiction, Rocky Horror Picture Show, Star Wars, The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus, The Fire Yogi, Zeitgeist

MUSIC

!TchKung! A Perfect Circle, Aesop Rock, Ani Difranco, Asin, Atmosphere, Beatles, Ben Harper, Blockhead, Blue Scholars, Bob Dylan, Bob Marley, Buckethead, Cypress Hill, Dj Shadow, Eeek-a-mouse, Eligh, Eyedea & Abilities, Filastine, Fiona Apple, Grateful Dead, Gagong Rappers, Gloc-9, Groundation, GZA, Half Pint, Hieroglyphics, Infected Mushroom, Infernal Noise Brigade, Israel Vibration, Jimi Hendrix, Jurassic 5, Led Zeppelin, Living Legends, Macklemore, Mr. Bungle, Nirvana, Phish, Pink Floyd, Planet of the Drums/Snares, Portishead, Orisha, The Prodigy, Radiohead, Rage Against the Machine, Ravi Shankar, RJD2, Sage Francis, Souls of Mischief, Sound Tribe Sector 9, The String Cheese Incident, Shpongle, Sigur Ros, Skream!, The Streets, Subdwellers, Sublime, System of a Down, Tabla Beat Science, Thievery Corporation, Tool, Venetian Snares, Xavier Rudd

BOOKS

The Alchemist, Another Roadside Attraction, Answer to Job, Autobiography of a Yogi, Be Here Now, The Bible---->Dt 6:10-12,15:6; Ex 12:43,23:3,23:19-20,34:14; Hos 1:2; Lv 5:7-10,19:19; Mt 7:16-20,10:34-35,21:18-19; Mk 14:12-16; Nm 15:32-36,23:19, Prv 31:6-7, Breakfast of Champions, Celestine Prophecy, Carlos Castenada series, El Filibusterismo, Finnegans Wake, I Ching, Jitterbug Perfume, Magister Ludi, Narcissus and Goldmund, Noli Mi Tangere, Siddhartha, The Stranger, The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying, Ulysses

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I built a several cob structures functioning as ovens, water distiller, dehydrator, stove, fireplace, and kiln at Finca Salverde, a 20 acre farm I bought in 2005 in Costa Rica. Now there is a Rainbow Community taking care of it while I'm gone. I bicycled 11,000 miles to Panama and back.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach a bit of bicycle, djembe, dijjeridoo, yoga, meditation, or permaculture skills. It would love to compose some songs with others. We could go on a nature walk and identify organisms. I am also a certified permaculture designer and ESL teacher. I would love to learn how to make really good music, jewelry, incense, soap, and all sorts of products using just salvaged, cultivated and foraged materials.

Countries I’ve Visited

Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Taiwan, Venezuela

Countries I’ve Lived In

Costa Rica, Philippines, United States