I'm a full time activist dedicated most fully to small-scale farming and anti-car activism. I enjoy time joking around with fellow humans and less time with social media and other technologies that keep us away from one another. I'm a writer and poet, as well as a dabbler in journalism. Former high school teacher. Searching for a tribe...

Por qué estoy en Couchsurfing

- I've heard lots of good things from other people with regards to it
- It seems like a great way to meet lots of interesting people
- I am on a very low budget
- I like the idea of gift economics as well as bartering

Intereses

• festivals
• dancing
• world cup
• intentional communities
• social justice
• latin america
• reiki
• environmentalism
• bonfires
• anarchism
• tai chi
• writing poetry
• freestyle dancing
• zapatistas

Música, películas y libros

House/trance music, reggaeton (also how I'm teaching myself spanish, I have translations to english while I listen), some new age soundscape stuff, Amon Tobin, specific 1-hit wonder pop songs where every other song by the same artist doesn't do anything for me

Movies? Haven't watched many recently, but Shawshank Redemption, Forest Gump, the Matrix, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, The Revenant, City of God, LOTR trilogy (though not Hobbit), Star Wars, Jurassic Park, Before the Devil knows your dead, Burn after reading, Blue Velvet, the conversation, others...
HBO - Game of Thrones (I used to make predictions)

Books - The Lord of the Rings, Catch 22, Journey to the end of the night,

some non-fiction social philosophy and philosophy of physics

Podcasts (but don't listen to much anymore) Chris Kresser's, Paul Wheaton's permaculture podcast, John Zerzan's anarchy radio

Algo increíble que he hecho

- summer of 2017 I walked 440 miles to do the whole length of New Jersey "Carless Karlos"
- I've also done some public speaking recently which is pretty amazing considering how nervous I get
- visited several intentional communities, amazing for someone born of a typical suburban wasp background

Enseña, aprende, comparte

I would be happy to teach and share what I know about western philosophical tradition and anthropogeny. I love learning, and can't possible anticipate what I will learn even tomorrow. There is so much unknown out there.

Qué puedo ofrecer a los anfitriones

- Permaculture style gardening consultation
- Tai Chi/qigong class
- Reiki (going for level 1 practioner status)
- tons of nutritional tips (I used food to heal myself from disabling digestive issues)
- unofficial talk therapy--> I've done a lot of one-on-one self-help for people
- poetry and philosophy deep discussions on what it is to be human, if hosts were interested
- practicing stand-up comedy

Países que he visitado

Canada, Costa Rica, Ecuador, India, Spain

Países en los que he vivido

Costa Rica