CURRENT MISSION

To learn, to love, to experience life in the fullest. Compassion, connection, and courage.

ABOUT ME
I am a restaurant chef, trying to retire from the restaurant business, interested in organic agriculture and sustainable living. Last year I quit my restaurant job, put all of my belongings in storage and spent 9 months traveling, WWOOFing and attending intensive permaculture workshops. Now I have returned to Carrboro to work until May, at which time my lady friend and I will be travelling to Guatemala.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING
Since my lady friend and I are currently stationary in Carrboro, we'd like to make our home available to any good folks travelling through. One thing you should know: our apartment is a tiny one bedroom... and we don't actually have a couch. We have a blow up air mattress (which I slept on for weeks when I first moved in here, very comfortable) and lots of blankets and pillows.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE
So far, I've only had one Couchsurfing experience, while traveling with a friend in the northeastern United States. Our host and his housemates were a pleasure to stay with. I thoroughly enjoyed hearing about his experiences with Couchsurfing.org and WWOOF.

Interests

Food, cooking, wine, music, camping, hiking, literature, yoga, holistic nutrition, Eastern philosophy, mysticism, travel, and adventure. I am particularly interested in the cultures, traditions and spiritual practices of the Mayan people and other indigenous tribes.

• literature
• dining
• cooking
• wine
• yoga
• traveling
• music
• hiking
• camping
• agriculture
• business
• wwoof

Music, Movies, and Books

Some of My Favorite Literature:
Secrets of the Talking Jaguar - Martin Prechtel
The Alchemist - Paulo Coelho
The Pilgrimage - Paulo Coelho
By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept - Paulo Coelho
Book of Manuals - Paulo Coelho
Warrior of the Light - Paulo Coelho
Aleph - Paulo Coelho
The Valkyries: An Encounter with Angels - Paulo Coelho
The Witch of Portobello - Paulo Coelho
Brida - Paulo Coelho
Manuscript Found in Accra - Paulo Coelho
The Devil and Miss Prym - Paulo Coelho
Veronica Decides to Die - Paulo Coelho
Eleven Minutes - Paulo Coelho
The Giver - Louis Lowry
Life of Pi - Yann Martel
On the Road - Jack Kerouac
Our Universal Journey - George Kavassilas
The Web that Has No Weaver: Understanding Chinese Medicine - Ted J. Kaptchuk
Super Immunity - Joel Fuhrman
Eat to Live - Joel Fuhrman
Meditations on the First Philosophy - Rene Descartes
The Teachings of Don Juan: A Yaqui Way of Knowledge - Carlos Castaneda
A Separate Reality - Carlos Castaneda
Journey to Ixtlan - Carlos Castaneda
Tales of Power - Carlos Castaneda
You Are the One You've Been Waiting For - Richard Schwartz
Self Therapy: A Step-by-Step Guide to Creating Wholeness and Healing Your Inner Child - Jay Earley
Self Therapy for Your Inner Critic - Jay Earley
The Gifts of Imperfection - Brene Brown
The Journey from Abandonment to Healing - Susan Anderson
Black Swan: The Twelve Lessons of Abandonment Recovery - Susan Anderson
Living Beautifully with Uncertainty and Change - Pema Chodron
Everyday Zen - Charlotte Joko Beck
The Places That Scare You - Pema Chodron
Love Yourself Like Your Life Depends on It - Kamal Ravikant
Many Lives, Many Masters: The True Story of a Prominent Psychiatrist, His Young Patient, and the Past-Life Therapy That Changed Both Their Lives - Brian L. Weiss
The Five Love Languages - Gary D. Chapman
Wheels of Life: A User's Guide to the Chakra System Anodea Judith
E-squared - Pam Grout
The Celestine Prophecy - James Redfield

Top Ten Favorite Movies to Date:
American Psycho
Waiting
Ted
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Indiana Jones: Raiders of the Lost Ark
James Bond: Casino Royale
Once Upon a Time in Mexico
Casino
Pulp Fiction
Almost Famous

Top Ten Favorite Music Artists and Bands to Date:
The Black Keys
John Mayer
Justin Timberlake
Radiohead
Matt Duke
One Republic
Tool
Bob Marley
Lona Del Ray
Long Beach Dub Allstars
The Roots

Countries I’ve Visited

Dominican Republic, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States