CURRENT MISSION

Finding my way

ABOUT ME

I'm a journalist, dreamer, writer, wanderer.

PHILOSOPHY

"To love. To be loved. To never forget your own insignificance. To never get used to the unspeakable violence and the vulgar disparity of life around you. To seek joy in the saddest places. To pursue beauty to its lair. To never simplify what is complicated or complicate what is simple. To respect strength, never power. Above all, to watch. To try and understand. To never look away. And never, never, to forget."--Arundhati Roy

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I've donated to the CS Project, which I think is an amazing idea.I am currently trying it out for the first time so I'll check back with how it went.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I'm a newbie, but have heard a lot of good things from friends. I stayed with one Couchsurfer in Guatemala City and that turned out great. Am going to try my next stints in Granada, Spain, and Morocco!
As for reciprocity, I am currently living in Cordoba, Spain, where I am teaching English. Unfortunately, I live with two Spanish girls in a small apartment so can't offer any couches at the moment but would be happy to meet up and show you around the city.

Interests

Journalism, politics, music (all kinds, from opera and classical to lot's of indie rock, electronic and punk rock.) Writing and reading. Painting and drawing. Going to art museums and churches. Surfing and learning how to surf. Swimming in lakes, rivers, dams and the ocean. Flying kites. The beach! Photography. Learning Spanish. Crime stories. South Africa. Latin America. Philosophy. Learning about different religions and lifestyles. Climbing volcanoes. Outdoor activities. Dancing. Fun with friends. Traveling. Learning about the world and searching for my place in it.

• horses
• arts
• writing
• photography
• beauty
• dancing
• flying
• politics
• reading
• traveling
• painting
• drawing
• music
• opera
• outdoor activities
• surfing
• rock climbing
• swimming
• journalism
• religion
• beaches
• lakes
• rivers

Music, Movies, and Books

The Killers, Band of Horses, Okkervil River, Townes Van Zandt, Tom Waits, James McMurtry, She and Him, Peter, Bjorn and John, Arctic Fire, The Knife, The Rolling Stones, The Beatles, R.E.M., U.2., Blur, The New Pornographers, Built to Spill, Clap Your Hands and Say Yeah, Nirvana, New Order, Johnny Cash, Joanna Newsom, Catpower, Cyndi Lauper, Bob Dylan, The Neutral Milk Hotel, Yo La Tengo, Koos Kombuis, Bloc Party, Sinead O' Connor, St. Germaine, Weezer, Old Madonna, The Flaming Lips, The Smiths, Greenday, Anti-Flag, Aerosmith, Morphine, Kanye West, The Clash, Aesop Rock, Tribe Called Quest, Tom Petty, Wolfparade, Wolfmother, The Rapture, Interpol, Jose Gonzalez, Siouxie and the Banshees, Le Tigre, The Beta Band, Morrissey, The Faint, Janis Joplin, Bright Eyes, Nina Simone, Duke Ellington, classical music, especially Mozart and Beethoven, opera, and anything and everything eighties ...

The Lives of Others, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, Into the Wild, Wall-E !!!!, The Science of Sleep (!!!, ) No Country for Old Men, The Abduction of Patti Hearst, Crash, Capote, Das Experiment, Toy Story, Requiem for a Dream, The Shawshank Redemption, The Little Mermaid, Munich, Spirited Away, Syriana, Il Postino, Tsotsi, Seven, Trainspotting, Eternal Sunshine, Finding Nemo, High Fidelity, Cinema Paradiso, Little Miss Sunshine, Happy Feet, Me You and Everyone We Know, Usual Suspects, Good Bye Lenin, Walk the Line, etc. etc.

SHANTARAM!!!!!!!!!!!!! Random Family; Blindness; The Cellist of Sarajevo; Eat, Pray, Love; Homicide: Life on the Killing Streets; When a Crocodile Eats the Sun; The Liar's Club; Lolita; Me Talk Pretty One Day; Catcher in the Rye; The God of Small Things; Country of My Skull; Love and Death in the Time of Cholera; Running with Scissors; Wasted; Nine Stories; The Little Prince; Siddhartha; The True Confessions of an Albino Terrorist; any David Sedaris; THE NAMESAKE; The Things They Carried; Into the Wild; A Fine Balance; The Power of One; The Trial; Little Women; and more and more and more ...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Reported on crime in San Antonio, TX. Surfed (tried) in Nicaragua and Costa Rica. Sandboarded and rode horses in the Northern Chilean desert. Climbed the highest mountain in Central America as well as the most active volcano. Chicken-bused throughout Central America. Four-wheel trek through Southwestern Bolivia. Planning on my next adventure being in Morocco!

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Bolivia, Botswana, Costa Rica, El Salvador, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Lesotho, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Spain

Countries I’ve Lived In

Chile, Guatemala, South Africa, Spain, United Kingdom, United States

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