CURRENT MISSION

To be the person I want to be. Find nirvana. It's hard to put into words.

PHILOSOPHY

Make choices from a place of love and personal wisdom. Never let practicality stunt your creativity. Dream like you have all the time in the world, work and achieve like you don't. Never tire of learning or enjoying everyday adventures. Be courageous, be yourself. (All easier said than done, but I'm working on it)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I recently joined the site in preparation for my trip to Spain. I have had several people surf my couches but all before I became a member of this site. They have been international (South Korea, Japan, Mexico) and domestic.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Mostly with friends. None abroad really.

Interests

film, music, dance, travel, nature, food, reading, i mean, basically all the human stuff that humans are interested in, and with voracious curiosity

• culture
• architecture
• dancing
• dining
• reading
• traveling
• music

Music, Movies, and Books

The Shawshank Redemption, Lord of the Rings, Marilyn Hotchkiss Ballroom Dancing and Charm School, Girl Fight, Kill Bill Vol. 1 and 2, Pulp Fiction, The Proposition, Whale Rider, The Motorcycle Diaries, Ginger Snaps, The Devil's Backbone, Pan's Labyrinth, Departures, The Proposition, To Too Wong Fu Thanks For Everything Julie Newmar, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (original of course!) ...; series: The Walking Dead, Game of Thrones, Breaking Bad, Enlightenment

Music: Sam Cooke (and the Soul Stirrers), Ray Charles, Stevie Wonder, TOOL, Cee Lo Green, Gnarles Barkley, Janelle Monae, Sam Sparro, Raphael Saadiq, D'Angelo, The Roots, Common, Missy Elliott, Mary J. Blige, Misfits, The Pixies, Sublime, Led Zeppelin, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden (and Audioslave), Temple of the Dog, Stone Temple Pilots, Smashing Pumpkins, Alice in Chains, Jane's Addiction, Alt-J, Sly and The Family Stone, Pinback, Modest Mouse, Bad Brains, David Bowie, Jackie Wilson, Band of Horses, Dinosaur Jr., TV on the Radio, Puscifer, A Perfect Circle, Radiohead, Frank Ocean, Spinnerette, The Distillers, Jimi Hendrix, M83, The Joy Formidable, Ennio Morricone, pretty much anything Indian, and blah blah blah

Books: Fahrenheit 451, The Hobbit, White Teeth, Wuthering Heights, The Secret History, Abarat, Push, Chushingura, Don Quixote...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Top of a volcano that is no longer active on Jeju Island in South Korea. The wilderness of New Mexico. The ruins of southern Mexico. The green expanse of the border between Spain and France near San Sebastian. Seoul´s underground culture. Granada´s eclectic nature, and archaic architecture...

Teach, Learn, Share

I believe you can learn something from anyone you meet, especially those of wildly different backgrounds.

Countries I’ve Visited

Bahamas, France, Japan, Mexico, Portugal, South Korea, Spain

Countries I’ve Lived In

South Korea, United States