CURRENT MISSION

Selfless service, constant awareness & balance, teaching Tai Chi & EFT, being peace

ABOUT ME

Facebook:

http://www.facebook.com/preciousjames

And my web page are much more interesting than text :) Check out my music, photo albums, blogs, and friends here:

http://www.myspace.com/preciousjames

If you're wondering about my name, the short story is my parents are hippies :) The longer story is a humorous one, and is on my above web page in the blog section titled, "Precious? Why Precious???"

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Just found out about CouchSurfing.com a month ago. I've been hosting people from around the world on my couches, tatami mats, and yoga studios for years... glad we're finally electronically organized!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've had so many awesome couch surfing experiences around Taiwan and the USA. I've been couchsurfing almost continuously for a year and a half, since I returned to America to spend time with my dad that is ill.

When I'm not spending time with dad, I'm usually couch surfing friends' and family's couches and guest rooms, catching up after being out of the States for so long.

I've welcomed many couchsurfers to my couches, beds, tatami mats, yoga studio, and futon in my surf van in Hawaii.

Interests

• yoga
• meditation
• blogging
• music
• surfing

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

One of my most amazing experiences was a 10-day silent vipassana meditation retreat. Read about it on my Tai Chi Taiwan blog here:

http://taichitaiwan.blogspot.com/2008/06/precious-3-week-experience-at.html

After all my travels, I felt the most amazing journey was going inward for 10 days and exploring the foundation and framework within that creates my experience every moment.

Check out the vipassana website:

http://www.dhamma.org

They have over a hundred centers around the world that welcome people to come learn a simple yet profound non-sectarian meditation practice.

Countries I’ve Visited

Indonesia, Japan, Thailand, Venezuela

Countries I’ve Lived In

Taiwan, United States

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