CURRENT MISSION

I want to be like bugs when they break through a cocoon.

ABOUT ME

I will try to make this brief and palatable.

I am a student of life. I like to listen, observe, and learn from my own experiences as well as from others'. I strive to be self aware, compassionate, open-minded, and honest.

I balance my "dreamer"-like idealism with a pretty healthy dose of cynicism. I try not to drink the Kool-aid, if you know what I mean.

PHILOSOPHY

I have strong opinions, but I seldomly volunteer them unless solicited. "Live and let live" may be a cliche, but I tend to abide by it nonetheless.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I lived in various housing cooperatives that hosted couch surfers regularly. I think cs is a wonderful community that helps people connect with one another all across the globe. Right now I am surfing, but once I settle down again, I will most certainly be hosting.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

All of my couch surfing experiences (thus far)have been a delight. I yearn to connect with people in a meaningful way, and couchsurfing has helped make that happen on several occasions.

Interests

adrenaline rushes, reading, writing, painting, drawing, graffiti, the ocean, sailing, scuba diving, french, activism, farming, vegetables, cooking, sustainability, diy-anything, yoga, learning, teaching, sharing, growing, laughing, and loving.

• arts
• writing
• diy
• dancing
• cooking
• yoga
• drinking
• crafts
• gardening
• reading
• painting
• drawing
• surfing
• scuba diving
• sailing
• volunteering

Music, Movies, and Books

In most discussions about movies and television, I am completely ignorant. Books, however, I enjoy a lot. Recently, I have been reading a lot of David Foster Wallace, and am currently tredging through Infinite Jest. Favorite authors include: Camus, Sallinger, Vonnegut, Joyce, and Dostoevsky.

In music, my taste is quite varied. Generally speaking, I enjoy music that makes my feet move, fist raise, or armhair stand up. Such music includes: punk/folk (ghost mice, matty pop chart, this bike is a pipe bomb, craig salt peters, watercolor paintings, spoonboy, death set, defiance, ohio) electronic/pop (MGMT, phoenix, the flaming lips, sparklehorse, the XX, prodigy, the crystal method, ratatat), DJs (fourtet, dj shadow, danger mouse, tiesto) and rock/alternative/singer-song writer stuff (radiohead, mogwai, danny malone, bob dylan, tim buckley, modest mouse, the brian jonestown massacre) I love jazz, soul, funk, blues, drum and bass, and rap/hiphop, too. This list is already too long, but I could go on...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I lived in a commune with 100 dirty hippies for 2 years--the stories are pretty ridiculous, and much too numerous for me to list. But, I have:
-organized a covert mission to steal a christmas tree and decorate it with porn, tampons, and condoms
-made/drank hoot juice. if you don't know what that is, ask....and then rejoice in the fact that you've never crossed its path.
-Climbed a lot of rooftops. Some of which have been been used as platforms for jumping into water; others just as secluded spots for star-gazing.
-Held hands with thousands of people and prayed for peace in the middle of a forest. I have mixed feelings about this.

...and so on...

Teach, Learn, Share

oh, okay! I know a little bit about: health/nutrition, gardening, cooking, carpentry, English grammar(isn't that fun??), yoga, massage, tagging/wheat-pasting, and various other arts/crafts.

I would LOVE to learn (more) about: SAILING, sewing, building things with my hands, playing the fiddle, cooking, dancing, and....you?

Countries I’ve Visited

Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Latvia, Spain

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, United States