CURRENT MISSION

Explore. Dream. And Discover!

ABOUT ME

I love meeting new and old friends, sharing conversations, learning about different cultures and languages that traveling provides. I kind of live my life through quotes and can often be found in my favorite place next to a mountain!

My goal in life is to explore, dream and discover. I enjoy listening to and sharing stories, and strive to be the change I wish to see in the world by making a positive difference through every footprint of friendship.

"The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn, like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars and in the middle you see the blue centerlight pop and everybody goes "Awww!" - Jack Kerouac

PHILOSOPHY

* "Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things can not be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one's lifetime." ~ Mark Twain

* "The best day of your life is the One on which you decide your life is your own. No apologies or excuses. No one to lean on, rely on, or blame. The gift is yours it is an amazing journey And you alone are responsible for the quality of it. This is the day your life really begins." ~ Bob Moawad

* "Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover. ~Mark Twain "

Interests

dreaming, traveling, backpacking, guitar, art, poetry, writing, music, concerts, clubs, photography, rollerblading, painting, hockey, skydiving, scuba diving, winter sports, animals, television, film, summer sports, whitewater rafting, tea, people and conversations

• animals
• arts
• writing
• poetry
• architecture
• photography
• concerts
• traveling
• painting
• music
• guitar
• hiking
• backpacking
• scuba diving
• sailing
• skydiving
• sports
• hockey
• languages
• volunteering

Music, Movies, and Books

Books I enjoy: My favorite book is The Alchemist, The Power of Now, The Sandman, Eat, Pray, Love, The Little Prince, Brave New World, anything by Lewis Carroll and Roald Dahl, Fire In The Heart, 1984, Shantaram

Movies I love: Into the Wild,Amelie, Y Tu Mama Tambien, Motorcycle Diaries, The Pianist, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Run Lola Run, Matrix, Lion King, Nightmare Before Christmas, Into The Wild, Hero, Beautiful Mind, Spirited Away...

Music I enjoy: Chainsmokers, jars of clay, Jimi hendrix, pearl jam, led zeppelin, the doors, the beatles, white stripes, dave matthews band, coldplay, radiohead, norah jones, kaki king, ccr, louis armstrong, collective soul, nirvana, abba, massive attack, chemical brothers, simon and garfunkel, bob marley, black eyed peas, tragically hip, live, johnny nash, johnny cash, the Killers, U2, REM, Nat King Cole, Frank Sinatra, xavier rudd, jack johnson, ben harper, velvet revolver, queen, korn, system of a down, bryan adams, elton john, pink floyd, smashing pumpkins, tom petty, jewel, weezer, granados...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Living life.

Teach, Learn, Share

“Never continue in a job you don’t enjoy. If you’re happy in what you’re doing, you’ll like yourself, you’ll have inner peace. And if you have that, along with physical health, you will have had more success than you could possibly have imagined.” ~ Johnny Carson

“Life is very simple, but we must ask, receive, recognize and implement. The follow through is the big one. Having the courage to trust the inner self, to act on our inner convictions, opens us to freedom and full self-expression. Remember that you are the architect and builder of your life. You can have great plans, but the daily work of construction and implementation is what gets the job done.” Betty Bethards

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belgium, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Cambodia, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Grenada, Hungary, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Montenegro, Morocco, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Russian Federation, Serbia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Canada

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