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Overview

  • 137 references 79 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning Spanish
  • 41, Male
  • Member since 2007
  • travel, dive instructor
  • books
  • From the woods
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

meeting new people around the earth and looking for adventures. i want to get bare foot and muddy and play my guitar

ABOUT ME

travel bum.
i love long hitchhiking, bike, canoe or kayak trips. anything sustainable. usually i travel alone but sometimes its nice to share the crazy times with friends.
i have been traveling constantly since I was a teenager and see no end to it in the future. Sometimes i am resting in one place for a bit and can host people again but i am always planing new trips to come.

things I enjoy...
Scuba!
climbing trees
harmonicas

spicy food
rooftops
bare feet
sleeping in late
staying up late

riding my bike forever
cold beer on hot days
my canoe
hammocks

check these out
http://www.trashwiki.org ,
http://www.hitchwiki.org , bewelcome.org http://www.sharewiki.org

PHILOSOPHY

lets work together.
our future needs more bikes.
water is precious.
eat vegetables
you don't have to wait for the light to turn green before you go.
he who lives by the song dies by the road

YOU MAY ALREADY BE AN ANARCHIST!
it's true. If your idea of healthy human relations is a dinner with friends, where everyone enjoys everyone else's company, responsibilities are divided up voluntarily and informally, and no one gives orders or sells anything, then you ARE an anarchist, plain and simple! The only question that remains is how you can arrange for more of your interactions to resemble this model.
Whenever you act without waiting for instructions or official permission, you are an anarchist. Any time you bypass a ridiculous regulation when no one's looking, you are an anarchist. If you don't trust the government, the school system, Hollywood, or the management to know better then you when it comes to things that affect your life, that's anarchism too. And you are especially an anarchist when you come up with your own ideas,initiatives and solutions.
Clearly, it's anarchism that keeps things working and interesting. If we waited for authorities and specialists and technicians to take care of everything, we would not only be in a world of trouble, but dreadfully bored,and boring,to boot. Today we live in that world of (dreadfully boring!) trouble precisely to the extent that we abdicate responsibility and control.
Anarchism is naturally present in every healthy human being. It isn't necessarily about throwing bombs or wearing black masks, though you may have seen that on television (do you believe everything you see on television? THAT'S NOT ANARCHIST!!!) The root of anarchism is the simple impulse to do it yourself: everything else follows from this!

fighting for our lives
crimethinc

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

surfing and hosting. i like to meet new people, that's one reason why i travel.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

iv been hosted by lovely people in many countries and
i have hosted lovely people while living in different countries. i like to meet people for whatever reason

Interests

surf, skate, scuba
bonfires,camping, beach life
music and jamming
working together

  • dining
  • cooking
  • beer
  • instructor
  • modeling
  • walking
  • traveling
  • socializing
  • music
  • guitar
  • cycling
  • canoeing
  • kayaking
  • camping
  • surfing
  • scuba diving
  • rock climbing
  • hitchhiking
  • language exchange
  • beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

i like any music that's good, but blues, folky foot stompin dirty harmonica, funk, and punk are my favorite, but don't forget the reggae.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

cycled from the Netherlands to Nepal in 11 months

Teach, Learn, Share

i can teach people and learn new stuff on the guitar, harmonica, banjo,
i am learning Spanish, if u can help me that would be great!
I am a scuba instructor so i can teach you and learn from you about diving

What I Can Share with Hosts

language exchange
cooking
stories
hugs

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Belize, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Macedonia, Mexico, Montenegro, Nepal, Netherlands, Norway, Panama, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, Honduras, Netherlands

Old School Badges

  • 21 Vouches
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