CURRENT MISSION

decreasing dependence on capitalist systems, learning from others, decentralizing power, creating independence from fossil energy

ABOUT ME

I am a 30 year-old male with a desire to enact a lifestyle that fulfills a heart-felt ideal of progress which is not linked to the "progress" of capitalism that has ruined earth, community, and self-reliance, among many other beautiful things.

PHILOSOPHY

I am a Pisces

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have experienced homestays in India, surfed in Austria and Germany, and hosted an exchange student from Costa Rica. I enjoy both learning about other cultures and working with the challenges of sharing spaces with others' who live differently than me

Interests

Natural environments, building, communication, spirituality, writing, generosity, sharing ideas, sustainable living, personal freedom within the context of shared resources

• writing

Music, Movies, and Books

i am currently reading History of Madness by Foucault and The Wretched of the Earth by Frantz Fanon

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I spent one month living with monks (sadhus) in India

Teach, Learn, Share

Vegetable oil and Biodiesel fuels, building dwellings

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, India

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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