CURRENT MISSION

I'm reworking a personal theoretical model of success into an applicable model of happiness. Taking some time to reconnect with what is important to me, I'm quitting my job to travel and spend time with nature and honest people. I want to put myself to work that means something.

ABOUT ME

I am constantly discovering myself in new experiences.
I try to approach all situations with an open mind and heart, and that isn't always easy, however; I think those conditions give our lives meaning. I would like to think that I am honest, loving, adventurous and independent. I am a fearless optimist.

I'm a happy-go-lucky entertainer. I love people who love people.

PHILOSOPHY

Balance.

"Every individual is an expression of the whole realm of nature, a unique action of the total universe."

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I like to jump into things! Let's hike together or climb a mountain. Let's go to Burning Man, or sit in an apple tree; better yet, let us plant one. We can have a brew at the pub or go for a swim in the ocean. We can dance and laugh all night. Let's go for a motorcycle ride or take the kayaks out for a paddle. Let's get lost together.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I met some of the greatest people I know through Couchsurfing and at music festivals. Since then I've had the amazing pleasure to Couchsurf my way across the country on my motorcycle. Everyone I met from Florida to California was very kind to me in their own way and made my stay interesting and fun.

Interests

Everything! Motorcycles, science, hiking, travel, philosophy, foreign culture, outdoors, reading, psychedelia, meditation, music, dance, art, gasoline culture, juggling, exploring, photography.

• arts
• culture
• photography
• music festivals
• festivals
• dancing
• recipes
• vegetarian
• modeling
• meditation
• pub crawls
• motorcycles
• reading
• traveling
• juggling
• music
• outdoor activities
• cycling
• hiking
• swimming
• science
• parks

Music, Movies, and Books

Recently read or reading: The Happiness Hypothesis -J. Haidt, Hard Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World -H. Murakami, How To Be An Adult -D. Ricoh, On The Move -O. Sachs

11 Shuffled Artists: Jezabels, The Beatles, The Joy Formidable, Tycho, Boards of Canada, Sigur Ros, Kendrick Lamar, Carbon Based Lifeforms, Collective Soul, Lemon Jelly, Led Zeppelin.

Top 9 on screen: Bronson, Inception, Matrix Trilogy,
Ocean's Eleven (2001), Gladiator, American Beauty, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, LOTR Trilogy, Ponyo

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I took a journey across the country on a motorcycle lasting over 4 months and put nearly 10,000 miles on the bike in that time. I camped in 12 different national parks and wildernesses.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can show you how to turn a frown upside down! I know a lot about object manipulation (juggling) and many sub-groups and classes of props (poi). I'm pretty comfortable in a kitchen and can share a few great carnivorous and vegetarian recipes. I'm a total gearhead and pretty savvy with engines and the like. I always try to learn before I teach. I know a little about a lot of things, let's share.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Jokes? Nah, I would rather share music or a good story. I love good stories and have quite a few of my own to share.

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