CURRENT MISSION

To enage in missio Dei with all my being in all places everywhere.

ABOUT ME

Ha that's a funny question, and a popular one today. Well, if you really want to know "all about me" you will have to meet me. For starters I am hard to put in simple categories and often find myself tumbling between labels; i.e. introverted and extroverted, strong and weak, intuitive yet a rationalist, introspective and social, unique and individual yet needing people and empathetic.
I belong to and am part of the Way and that is probably the most defining important part of my being. (Acts 24:14) As a God lover in the Way of Jesus Christ I long to see and embrace all things and people in his love for his glory.
Creative people and places energize me. I enjoy and appreciate art and artists and like to contribute and collaborate in making my own art at times.
I need my own time and spend a lot of time in contemplation- this is where I get recharged and new vision and vitality for life. A con of my personality is my ill attempts to understand everything about everything. At the same time I also get energy from others and love to be sociable. I make matrix like connections in my mind and although my comments often are perceived as random too me they are very connected to something.
To me connection and harmony are very important and I believe the truth brings that out.

ah, I don't' know that else to say nor feel like saying too much more at the time, but like I said if you really want to get know about me you will have to meet me.
peace.

PHILOSOPHY

"Man’s chief end is to [know and] glorify God, and to enjoy him forever."(WESTMINSTER SHORTER CATECHISM, modified)

This is the foundation of my "personal philosophy." I suppose there is a lot of commentary which I may write about.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I haven't been active as much as I would have liked to and there doesn't seem to be a strong couch surfing presence in Japan but I look forward to getting getting more involved as opportunities become congruent with my life path.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have lived in a community with some coach surfers and with them hosted several young adults from Australia, the U.S., Germany and Taiwan in our living space. I first heard about couch surfing from my dear friend Shannon after she whispered it to me at a dance recital.

Interests

Jesus Christ/, God, Bible, Theology, Christianity, World Religions, Philosophy, Reading, Writing, Literature, Drama, Acting, Music, Vocal performance, Drawing, Painting, Fashion, TV/Media, Film, Movies, History, People, Contemporary Issues, Debate, Culture, Japanese culture/history, Western European culture/history, LOTR, Star Wars, Anime/Manga, must I go on?

• arts
• culture
• writing
• literature
• performing arts
• fashion
• acting
• dancing
• coach
• anime
• movies
• reading
• tv
• painting
• drawing
• music
• surfing
• christian
• communications
• divinity
• history
• religion
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: All except most country, rap and extremely heavy metal. Rock, JRock and JPop, Bagpipes, Barbershop/ Men's vocal Acappella, Baroque, The Beatles, Blind Guardian, Celtic, Christian Worship, Classical, Emo, Contemporary Christian, Enya, Four Tops, Punk rock, Classic rock, Medieval, Show tunes, Word/ethnic...

TV Shows: Will and Grace, Rosanne, Wolf's Rain, Samurai Champloo, Cowboy Bebop, National Geographic, History channel, EWTN occasionally

Movies: Science Fiction, Fantasy, Realistic Fiction, Epic, Historical Fiction, Anime...
Think Star Wars, Lord of the Rings and Millennium Actress

Books: First and foremost the Bible, Tales of the Jedi, Time Quartet Series including A Wrinkle in Time, Chronicles of Narnia, Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, The Similliarian, The Cloud of Sparrows, Japanese Death Poems, On Love and Barley: Haiku by Basho, More then Meets the Eye: Fascinating Glimpses of God's Power and Design, Harry Potter, Through Painted Deserts: light, beauty and God on the open road, Wild At Heart, Irresistible Revolution: living life as an ordinary radical...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

seen people healed, right before my eyes
the Andes mountains at Macchu Picchu
the grand canyon
the great wall of China
the forbidden city
countless shrines and temples in Japan.
the opportunity to be with someone who really, really thought they were alone in this world
loved
love
friendship

Teach, Learn, Share

life experience
relationship stuff
God stuff
thoughts and reflections
love to learn, always willing to listen and learn.

Countries I’ve Visited

China, Estonia, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Peru, Singapore, South Korea, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Denmark, Japan, United States