CURRENT MISSION

To see and enjoy Southern Mexico, while formulating my plans for a future food forest!

ABOUT ME

Traveling through Central America and Mexico using friends, WWOOF and CS. Right now I'm working on an organic farm in the Yucatan Peninsula, and becoming extremely excited about permaculture, specifically food forests! I also like discussing politics, history, good food, anything to do with plants, and pondering the future of humanity. I'm always down for deep conversation.

PHILOSOPHY

There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is.

The harder you work the luckier you get.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Meeting wonderful people that are willing to tell me about or show me some of their town, and trying to give something back. It's great when you can meet people you share something with, as well as people that challenge your ideas and preconceptions.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Just started couchsurfing but already met some awesome people!

Interests

Cooking special meals and learning to cook what the locals cook; eating exotic foods; permaculture and food forests; living sustainably; learning about local history and how it fits into world history; skiing; planning my backpacking trips; learning about natural medicine.

• dining
• cooking
• politics
• traveling
• socializing
• backpacking
• camping
• skiing
• history
• medicine
• wwoof

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Match Point, Eyes Wide Shut, Sleepaway Camp, Starksy and Hutch, Wet Hot American Summer, Windy City Heat, Clifford, Sherlock Holmes, Requiem for a Dream, The Graduate.

Books: Death Comes for the Archbishop, The Road, Atlas Shrugged, The Jungle, Four Fish, Uncle Tom's Cabin, A First Rate Madness, Chanterelle Dreams Amanita Nightmares, Omnivore's Dilemma, To Kill a Mockingbird, Edible Forest Gardens, The Way of the Gladiator.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Camping on top of Vulcan Santa Maria outside of Quetzaltenango in Guatemala. The view, the energy, and the sacrifice all made it a spectacular adventure. I've never watched the sunrise from above the clouds and seen the shadow of the mountain you're on be mistaken for another mountain on the horizon.

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach or Share: what I've learned about food forests, an interest in utilizing the plants around us, a few good jokes.

Learn: improving my spanish, anything about history, fun facts or interesting information, how to cook anything you like (preferably without wheat or milk, due to allergies), natural medicine, sustainable living, pretty much anything you're passionate about.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Guatemala, Italy, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States