CURRENT MISSION

to make life long friendships and be a good friend

ABOUT ME

Im an American exploring life and trying to make sense of existence. Im an absurdist, a non-dualistic thinker and a Taoist in the tradition of Alan Watts at heart but I see no contradiction in proactivity. I am greatly suspicious of radical individualism, the positive psychology movement and most of the memes that psychotherapy has passed down to the global culture. I strongly support the natural sciences but believe life isnt worth living without poetic license. I want to blow the word away with radical new performance art.

PHILOSOPHY

Ataraxia, Arete, Hedone

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I host whenever and wherever I am able.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have had hippies, street kids, vagrants, freight riders, backpackers, holy men and gangstas stay with us before. We love exotic company. I've been hosted and I've hosted a bunch of times. I have hiked portions of the Appalachian trail and I've slept on the floor of the Geneva metro system, so I am quite acclimated to rough sleeping/living.

Interests

Taoism, Non-Dualistic thinking, Movement Culture, Gymnastics, Street Workout, Calisthenics, Ballet, Modern Dance, Social Dance, Pol Dance, Aerial Arts, Circus, Wheel Gymnastics, Partner Acrobatics; Log cabins; Tipis; Bonfires; decadence and decay; corgis and Pharaoh hounds; luthiery; falconry; poetry; rowing; fencing; music; industrial noise clubs; rock climbing; skiing; opera; ballet; film; photography; goth culture; travel; reading; rockabilly and bourbon; ancient chinese philosophy; classic literature; old cars; chocalte chip cookies with milk and other simple pleasures; wine, aperetif and digestif; the humanities; the fine arts; ataraxia, arrete and hedone; small towns with big spirits across the world; siestas; la nouvelle scene; words and the elasticity of the English language; Japanese gardens; capoeira

• arts
• culture
• humanities
• literature
• poetry
• folklore
• performing arts
• photography
• dancing
• ballet dancing
• capoeira
• wine
• exercise
• clubbing
• reading
• traveling
• cars
• survival
• music
• opera
• windsurfing
• skiing
• fencing
• rock climbing
• gymnastics
• rowing
• etymology
• medicine
• psychology
• science

Music, Movies, and Books

MUSIC >>
GoGo Penguin, Esbjorn Svensson Trio, BadBadNotGood, Duncan Sheik, Mike Marshall, Bela Fleck, Chris Theil, Edgar Meyer, Yo Yo Ma, Paco de Lucia, John McLaughlin, Zakir Hussein, Erik Satie, Townes Van Zandt, John Lennon,Beats Antique,
Jehan Alain, Mike Oldfield,Francis Poulenc, Nicolo Paganini,George Yeatman,Electric Forest,The Sugar Thieves,Chopin,Sean Lennon,Anais Mitchell,Broadcast and the Focus Group,Pink Floyd,Creedence Clearwater Revival,Wookiefoot,Tony MacAlpine,Toubab Krewe,brown bird,Pete Francis,Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young,Coralie Clement,Agustín Barrios,Alice in Chains,Arvo Part,Valerie June,Garaj Mahal,Hanz zimmer,Shadowfax,Terry Reid,Stéphane Grapelli, Sanseverino,Spirit Family Reunion,tChingon, Baroque, Jerry Lee Lewis,The Guess Who, Ten Years Later, Massive Attack, Chet Atkins,Oscar Lopez,Thomas Fersen,Nelly Furtado,Amy Winehouse,Jesse Cook,Albert Schweitzer, Skunk Anansie, Rising Appalachia,Count bassie,The Beatles, BB King, Ennio Morricone,Zack Deputy,Rammstien, The Gotan Project,Omar Lopez,Thomas Wesley Stern

BOOKS>>
News from Nowhere
A Sand County Almanac
The Origins of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind
The Art of Grace
Constructing the Self, Constructing America
How the Mind Works
Unweaving the Rainbow
Culture of Narcissism
The Evolution of Cooperation
Science and Relativism
Fashionable Nonsense
In Praise of Shadows
Welcome to the Monkey House
The Importance of Being Earnest
Religion Explained
The Mind's I
Science-Mart
Letters from the Earth
The Investor's Manifesto
The Origins of Virtue
Sacred Economics

MOVIES>>
Skyfall
Ex Machina
The Artist
The Cruise
Syriana
Brick
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Waking Life
12 Angry Men
Gladiator
Persepolis
Inception
Hero
Big Fish
Shawshank Redemption
Interstate 60
The Beach
Bob Roberts
Basic
Inherit the Wind
Spirited Away
What Dreams May Come
Princess Mononoke
Memento
Igby Goes Down
Cannibal! The Musical
Fight Club
The Weather Man
About Schmidt
The Constant Gardener
The Machinist
Black Swan

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I have seen many amazing natural wonders and met many wonderful people. Ask me about it, I love to share.

Teach, Learn, Share

Share---> exercise, philosophy, insight, etymology, gastronomy + wine appreciation, windsurfing

would like to learn ---> luthiery, Log cabin building, wilderness survival and medicine, farming, all things science and technical

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Bahamas, Czech Republic, France, India, Ireland, Mexico

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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