CURRENT MISSION

To paraphrase Carl Phillips, to make out of shamelessness, something beautiful, for as long as I can.

ABOUT ME

I am back. I miss traveling and my friends in various countries terribly. But, I take solace in the fact that the world is still out there, full of exactly the types of people mingled with their places that I hoped it would be. Still vibrant and heartbreaking and grand. It's all still out there, still right where I left it.

I miss the road at the moment, fondly remembering traveling across Alaska, down the AlCan highway & through & around Canada last summer, as well as across Australia with my family, across the USA multiple times, & a myriad of other liberating travel experiences. For now, though, I've put down a few little taproots in Snohomish, WA-outside Everett/Seattle.

Play: Guitar. Hide and seek. Board games, word games, end games. At life. With animals, kids and my food. -ground (the whole planet is one). -list (because every great adventure has a sweet soundtrack). -ful.

Over the next couple of years, I plan to work toward obtaining dual citizenship in India-might as well make use of my Calcutta birth certificate! Then, hopefully, it's off to my birth country via any number of places: Latin America, South Africa, & maybe, just maybe, back to visit my Aussie family in Melbourne & around!

O meu falo um pouco de Portugues, mas ainda estou apprendendo. Assim peco desculpas pelo meus erros de falar. Gostaria de encontrar algumas outros estudantes de Portugues, e as Portuguesas tambem!

Je parle Francais un petit peu, aussi, mais je parle plus que je comprende pas. Je besoin de pratique, avec mon colleages de langues, de preference!

Y tambien hablo Espanol un poquito, pero quero de practicar mucho, y entiendo mejor!

PHILOSOPHY

God dwells within you, as you. -Yogic proverb
Man is the only creature who refuses to be who he is. -Camus

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I surfed my way, gratefully and gleefully, across Portugal, Poland and France, and have kept hosting ever since. Some of my closest friends & fondest memories were fostered by CS: from hosting in Alaska & hiking with my guests, to being graciously, ingratiatingly & beautifully welcomed all over Europe, to cramming an Irishman & an Irish-Canadian into a Toyota Corolla with all our gear, winding through the Yukon Territory & finally into Dawson all summer long. CS again & again restores my fundamental belief in the goodness of people & the wonderment of human connection.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Began by hosting several cool cats back home in Alaska, and continued by traveling Europe as a guest. I've surfed in Portugal, Poland, France and Belgium and plan to continue...straight on 'til morning, as it were.

Interests

Boxing, running, playing guitar, art, writing fiction, creative nonfiction and poetry, philanthropy, philosophy, wandering aimlessly, long naps, sun, snow, fine wine, coffee, cooking, eating if someone wants to cook for me, friends, fires, laughing a lot, comedy, tragedy, SCUBA, hiking...

• animals
• cats
• arts
• writing
• poetry
• philanthropy
• dining
• cooking
• wine
• coffee
• running
• drinking
• board games
• traveling
• guitar
• hiking
• scuba diving
• boxing

Music, Movies, and Books

Indeeedd...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Alaska. Enough said.

Teach, Learn, Share

Anything. Everything. Especially the weird, endearing, crazy, tasty, and drink-able.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Japan, Mexico, Poland, Portugal

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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