CURRENT MISSION

Mind Decides, Body and Speech Follow.

ABOUT ME

Traveling in AU.

PHILOSOPHY

The meaning of life is to give life meaning

Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.
Life Philosophy of John Wooden

Don't take life too seriously. No one gets out alive, anyways.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Surf and Host! CS gatherings. Music, tea, and talk. Obsessions: traveling by bicycle and surfing.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Scott in Tromso!!! met other couchsurfing cats too!
Hosted Josh for Dinner (Sweden).
Hosted Zsuzsanna (NYC).
Hosted Filipe (NYC).
Kicked it in Chicago with Adam H (Chicago).
Stayed with Byron (NZ).
Played pool with Steven (NZ).
Talked Asia and Russia with Jake (WA/USA).
Went to a show with Bryan K. (WA/USA).
Emilia, Amy, Josh, and Brian all took part in our CS Potluck! (Bellingham, WA)
Morgan and Jack stayed the night in the new house (bham)
Senna and Katie hung out (bham)
Eric came to the housewarming! (bham)
Donald ran the North Face Endurance race (hardcore) and spent the evenings/mornings at our place! (bham)
Hosted Linus for 3 nights. Jumped off Whatcom Falls, played with the dogs, and took it easy.
Met Emily and John in Merit Time Park - good times! (bham)
Australian Joel spent the night on his road trip to New Mexico; night at the Wild Buffalo. (bham)
CS Dinner at Casa: met Summer, Nick, Raj, John, and Emily. (Bham 2010)
Hung out with Raj at Lake Padden (Bham Feb 10)
Ping-pong with Dan and John!!!! (Bham Feb 10)
Cycling with Ben from Deutschland/NZ (Bham June 10)
The lovely Bria Bonnet (Bham Oct and Dec 10)
Recommended Bob Stein (Dec 10)
Interviews/tea/CSing with Greg Hartle (Bham March 11)
Gabe on the Mesa (Taos, NM 11)

I am also on WarmShowers.org:
Stayed with warm showers guru for one night. Eastern WA Aug 08
Hosted two female cyclists that were getting ready for their x-country journey. June 09
Hosted blondie heading from Vancouver to Berkeley for school. July 09
Met Dan in downtown Bham for coffee. Sept 09
Hosted Steve and James for an evening and then we had breakfast at the horseshoe. all laughs. Oct 09
Met Solomon at the HUB and talked bikes. Oct 09
Group of 9 Canadians!!!! Spontaneous camp-out in the yard. May 10
Surfed with Dan in Grand Rapids. May 2011

Interests

SURFING
Tea & Coffee
Bicycles
Wake boarding
Art (Notebooks)
Music
Hiking
Bicycling-Bike Touring/Camping
Learning
Reading
Slacklining
Skiing
Maps
Sustainability
Animals
Uh, Lists
Earthships/Living Buildings

• animals
• cats
• dogs
• arts
• dining
• breakfast
• coffee
• potluck
• crossfit
• politics
• reading
• traveling
• billiards
• painting
• drawing
• music
• cycling
• hiking
• camping
• surfing
• skiing
• cartography
• geography

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Anything I can dance to!

Movies: I Heart Huckabees. I like comedies. I got sucked into Game of Thrones.

Books: Nerd out on self help and business books. When I take the time, I love fiction!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Kayaked through the Fjords in Norway.

Biking across the US: NYC - Seattle with my sister, Maya. Not only a great adventure, but excellent bonding experience. We met so many incredible people: Bryony Schwann, Janine Benyus, Greg Siple and so many others. Biomimcry and Adventure Cycling = awesome
http://usatobicycle.blogspot.com/

Hiked the Wonderland Trail! (Mt. Rainier N.P.)

Biked Bellingham - Artists Point: Ride 542!
Biked Nevada/Utah Boarder to Taos, New Mexico
Biked Davis to San Francisco, CA

Surfing the Bay Area! Surfed Tamarindo, Costa Rica and Sayulita, Mexico
Just starting to Surf in SoCal...

Human Pyramids

Teach, Learn, Share

Cycling: NYC, X-Country, Bellingham, Highway 1, California

Surfing
Drawing
Painting
CrossFit
Location Independence

Teach me about (please): hitch hiking USA, back-country skiing, sustainability, geography, politics, current events, relationships, food, home, whatever matters most to you

What I Can Share with Hosts

Food & beverages, stories, help out around the house, I'm a good listener, maybe a little drawing or a Hafiz poem

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Canada, China, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Singapore, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Greece, United States

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