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Overview

  • 27 references 21 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning Irish, Japanese, Spanish
  • 43, Male
  • Member since 2011
  • Writer
  • BA Philosophy
  • From New Orleans
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

To bicycle to Brazil and meet the gods along the way.

ABOUT ME

I'm a philosopher, traveling to test out my ideas. I believe that nature is beautiful, human beings can do amazing things, and travel is a spiritual practice. I believe we each have a purpose and we should go out and chase that purpose down, pursue it relentlessly and enjoy every minute of it.

PHILOSOPHY

Love it the first time. Heaven may be a dream.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I'm traveling from the United States to Brazil, powered entirely by my own muscles. Right now I'm biking but I could switch to hiking or even a sea kayak. Couchsurfing has been an amazing resource and a source of safe places to stay along my route. I really treasure the friends I meet along the way and the chance to have an occasional refuge and some local knowledge about the places I travel through.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've had wonderful experiences staying with friends-of-friends in Ireland, Mexico and around the US. My first official couchsurfing experience was in New Orleans and it was a blast. I enjoy being a good guest, making myself useful & meeting new friends.

Interests

Meditation, swordfighting, hiking, bicycling, art, theater, writing, reading, nature.

  • arts
  • writing
  • theater
  • exercise
  • meditation
  • boating
  • reading
  • traveling
  • cycling
  • hiking
  • kayaking
  • hunting
  • sailing
  • philosophy

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Art of Travel, The Motorcycle Diaries
Books: The Alchemist by Paul Coelho; Labyrinths by Jean Luis Borges; Art of Immersion by Frank Rose

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I have lived with hunter-gatherers and shared their way of life.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach:
How to fall without hurting yourself
How to meditate to exercise your mind & build awareness
How to make money online
How to write a story that could actually be published
How to survive in the wilderness

I would like to learn:
A new skill every day! Whatever you can teach interests me. (Sailing and piloting a boat are high on my list...)

Countries I’ve Visited

Ireland, Mexico, Thailand, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Mexico, United States

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