CURRENT MISSION

I want to tackle life head-on, exploring this magnificent world, meeting other courageous, vibrant people along the way. Travel, Immerse, Laugh, Discover, Create.

ABOUT ME

I want to suck the marrow out of life, but always in light of being fulfilled over being entertained.
I will trying anything once. I learn fast. I love to laugh. I want to explore the full spectrum of what it means to be human. We are breathtakingly powerful and endlessly fragile in the same moment. I want to stretch myself, and meet other people as they immerse themselves in vibrant life and community! Carpe Diem.

PHILOSOPHY

Self-work and the appreciation of difference is the path to generative society; peaceful yet powerful.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I think communal living isnt just important for mental, emotional, and spiritual health, it's just practical!
If every single person owns a car, house, toaster, and washing machine, then there are millions of minutes of use that are going to waste on thousands of devices, tools, and spaces. If I have an empty room, I should fill it. If 5 people live together, then they should share the blender! Etc.
Sharing (with respectful boundaries) enriches everyone involved.

Interests

Dance, sports, travel, campfire songs, homemade pie, card games, spoken word, gardening, slacklining.

• dancing
• gardening
• traveling
• spoken word
• sports

Music, Movies, and Books

Chance, Lakestreet Dive, Snarky Puppy, Anderson Paak, Mute Math, Young the Giant, We Are The City, Minus the Bear, Vampire Weekend ///
Brothers Karamazov by Dostoyevsky, anything by Tolkien, Lathe of Heaven by Ursula LeGuin, Game of Thrones series by GRRM, Portrait... by James Joyce, David Foster Wallace, Tender Struggle, Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kingsolver, Born A Crime by Trevor Noah, Unsettling of America by Wendell Berry ///
The OA, Annihilation, Fiddler on the Roof, Nowhere Boy, The Artist, Newsies, The Tourist, Sherlock Holmes, Splice, Adventure Time, One Punch Man

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Smoked a pipe in the Swiss Alps.
Married my best friend. In the past two years, hiked the West Coast Trail, the Juan de Fuca trail, and the Wicklow Way.

Teach, Learn, Share

I teach beginner East Coast Swing and Salsa, but anything else that I know, I would be happy to share.