My name is Gregory. I just landed on Hawai'i. I'm happy to be here. Currently making as many connections as I can. I am looking for a van to purchase as I'm planning on living here for awhile and personal transportation seems essential.

Over the past few years I have traveled the United States and worked as a beach lifeguard, yoga instructor, and a hand on a co-op organic farm. At the age of 18 I was a Rotary exchange student for 10 months in Bangkok, where I studied Thai language and made a few lasting friends. At age 23 from San Diego I rode buses through Mexico to Costa Rica where I spent 2 months learning to surf. After eleven years I returned to Thailand to learn more about Thai cultural heritage and to visit friends. During my first couple months I stayed mostly in Bangkok extensively studying Reusi DatTon (Thai Yoga), the basics of Muay Thai, and Jazz trumpet.

After a week long visa run to Myanmar I bought a small motorcycle in Chiang Mai. I then traveled to 15 provinces throughout Thailand, mostly is the Northern and Eastern regions meeting Thai families and Buddhist temples that stayed close to the Earth. My old friend from highschool met me in Buriram and we made a weekend trip to Cambodia to see Ankhor Wat before celebrating Song Kran (Thai New Years) festival in Phuket, Thailand in April.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I'm here to meet new people, share knowledge and wisdom, and to travel frugally.

Interests

Interests:
I enjoy learning about aspects of local Philosophy and Anthropology of where I'm living.

I love Surfing and the ocean and seek opportunities to experience and learn more about these subjects.

Meditation, Yoga, Massage, Muay Thai, Swimming, Calisthenics and Isometric exercises, Esoteric texts, Neuroscience, Buddhism, Permaculture, Self-sufficiency, Organic gardening, Vegetarian, Healthy diet, Weather patterns, Astronomy, Jazz and Dub music, Vans, Sailboats, Cultural diversity.

Emptiness, Honesty, Compassion, Love, Truth.

• vegetarian
• yoga
• meditation
• jazz
• surfing
• sailing
• swimming
• anthropology
• astronomy
• philosophy
• wwoof
• permaculture
• ocean
• muay thai
• organic gardening
• calisthenics
• thailand
• cultural exchange
• thai food
• dub
• thai massage
• meteorology
• esoteric
• self-sufficiency
• vanlife
• lifeguard
• ruesi datton

Music, Movies, and Books

Music:
Moser Woods
Thriftworks
T-Bone Ska
Beastie Boys

Movies:
Cowboy Bebop
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter, and Spring
Perfume: the Story of a Murderer

Books:
The Sandman comic series
Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life by William Finnegan
Be Here Now
Dharma Bums by Jack Kerouac
Mr. Nice by Howard Marks

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I remember preparing filets of a large fish caught by a spear fishing Englishman. We wrapped them in banana leaves with real olive oil, brough from Italy by Italians, and garlic and salt to be cooked on an in ground barbeque engineered by a few Argentinians. That night at the camping hostel in Santa Teresa, Costa Rica we had an international feast filled with joy and surf stories.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach Swimming, Yoga, Ruesi Datton, and English language well.
I can teach meditation, massage, Thai language, and positive mental attitude a bit.

I am always open to learn new things.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can give you tips on relieving suffering in yourself, body or mind.
I can also do any house work or yard work.
Whatever needs done I'll do my best.

Countries I’ve Visited

Costa Rica, Mexico, Thailand, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Thailand, United States