CURRENT MISSION

To continue having a blast on this wacky planet

ABOUT ME

I like painting. I like weird and goofy people. I like jumping off of tall things into water. I have been a musician/songwriter since I was 10 years old. I love pranks, so much so that if one is pulled on me I'll just laugh. I can find humor in everything, even things that aren't funny at all. I will give 100 percent for my friends and family. I will give 100 percent for complete strangers, unless they are total assholes. I love brutal honesty. I love dogs. I love reading. I don't like writing about myself.

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PHILOSOPHY

I believe that the only logical "meaning of life" is that we are here to enjoy being alive and have as much fun as possible at all times.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Just another dude trying to lend a helping hand to a fellow traveler!

Interests

Art, music, Asian food, UFOs, poetry, martial arts, writing, reading, wilderness survival, philosophy, languages, tattoos, skateboarding, hiking, astronomy, cooking, psychology, traveling, jazz, documentaries, people watching, repeating myself, repeating myself

• dogs
• arts
• writing
• poetry
• documentaries
• tattoos
• dining
• cooking
• reading
• traveling
• painting
• survival
• music
• jazz
• hiking
• camping
• skateboarding
• martial arts
• astronomy
• languages
• psychology

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: jazz, death metal, 90's hip hop, frank sinatra

Movies: Good Will Hunting, Amores Perros, Braveheart, The Motorcycle Diaries, The Dead Poet's Society

Books: Books about the brain and psychology, Thoreau, Bukowski, Kerouac, Richard Bach, many many more

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

While camping in a canyon in the Atacama Desert in Chile, I experienced an earthquake while starting a campfire. It was the first earthquake I'd ever experienced, and I really felt like at that moment I realized that the Earth was alive. I felt small and insignificant, but the feeling was really cool... I don't know, I guess you had to be there.

Teach, Learn, Share

Here's the most important thing I've learned: Carpe Diem. Seize the day. It sounds simple, and perhaps a bit cliche, but it's so powerful. When you really stop to think about how short life is, and that you really CAN die at any moment, it helps you to do the things you want to do while you've still got the chance. Don't take this short time for granted. It will be over in the blink of an eye.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Mexico, Peru

Countries I’ve Lived In

Chile, Germany, United States