CURRENT MISSION

Meeting interesting people; getting out of my comfort zone; learning other languages; learn about myself through new experience

ABOUT ME

I view my life as a spiritual path growing towards more inner strength, inner knowledge, compassion etc. I don't seek out thrills though I will enjoy the occasional mild partying. I generally like one to one conversations rather than large group settings. In traveling I am seeking new experiences to incorporate what I see into my general mode of being. I am also an intellectual sort of person and I enjoy philosophical conversation. I have an artistic side as well that comes out in my poetry writing and performance. Though I have all this serious stuff I am still a funny and warm person. I can be solemn for sure but this is not how I best interact with people

PHILOSOPHY

I generally seek to be true to my self while keying into the needs of others. Though I consider myself spiritual I am not utopian. There will always be the need to balance many competing interests in my life. Maintaining balance is key for me

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Surfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

None

Interests

Writing poetry, spirituality, religion, jamming with my djembe, nonviolent social change-based on Martin Luther King's teachings, listening to jazz music and other cool music, there is probably more but that's the basics.

• writing
• poetry
• performing arts
• partying
• traveling
• music
• jazz
• surfing
• languages
• religion

Music, Movies, and Books

Old music like Beatles, Simon and Garfunkel, Bob Dylan etc.; big Jazz artists like Coltrane, Herbie Hancock, Miles Davis, Keith Jarrett, Roy Hargrove, Dave Brubeck and more; recent music like Fleet Foxes, Dirty Projectors, Regina Spektor, St. Vincent, etc. Movies I am not into as much but I like all those Judd Apatow comedy sort of stuff, I like Woody Allen, I like Star Wars, and a whole bunch of dramas of no director in particular. I like Kurt Vonnegut, spiritual/philosophical writings like Ken Wilber's A Brief History of Everything,

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Seen Petra

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach basic Djembe technique, spiritual philosophy