I've tried to update my profile but the changes won't persist, so everything here is ten years out of date.

CURRENT MISSION

Travel the world by motorcycle.

ABOUT ME

Knowledge and language are my overall pursuits. Along the way I make room for meals, connection, love and the natural world.

PHILOSOPHY

Wherever we're going, we've already arrived. Live, know, and build the world around us.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I put myself out there and see where I end up.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

It's great to meet new people.

Interests

• meditation
• motorcycles

Music, Movies, and Books

Planet Earth, High Noon, The Big Lebowski, Star Wars

Carlos Santana, John Coltrane, Shania Twain, Destiny's Child, Bob Marley, Spanish Ayahuasca music

John Steinbeck, Harry Potter, Kurt Vonnegut, Dune

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Trance party in a church in an artists' village in Holland.

Teach, Learn, Share

As for knowledge to impart, my specialty is classical Arabic rhetoric and grammar. I've also got a good bit to say about more contemporary issues concerning Islam and the Middle East.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canada, Egypt, England, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Jordan, Mexico, Montenegro, Netherlands, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Serbia, Spain, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Jordan, Netherlands, Tunisia, United States