CURRENT MISSION

My mission is to live in the moment, and have as many new experiences as absolutely possible! I want to step outside my comfort zone! There is a whole world out there, and world here I come!

ABOUT ME

I am looking for adventures. Life is about being in the moment, and I want to make those moments count. I enjoy music, bike riding, dancing, conversation, writing, thinking, not doing anything at all, drinking, 420, eating, and trying new things, going to new places, and meeting new people. I'm pretty laid back, and can get along with almost anyone, doing anything. I'm not hard to please and have been nick-named the wordsmith by my friends. I have an ability to say what people are thinking or feeling, and sum up a situation in a way that they, themselves, cannot.

PHILOSOPHY

I guess I'm Buddhist if I had to put a label on it. Eastern psychology just makes sense to me. I really believe that through meditation, acceptance, and being kind is really the way to happiness. One on my massage teachers summed it up for me. She taught a class on working with the terminally ill. She said always ask yourself "Are you sure?" When you meet someone in life and they come off as an asshole or a bitch, before judging them, ask yourself, are you sure? Maybe they have been through something that has ruined their day, month, or life. You now have that opportunity to make it a little better and show them kindness. Thict Nhat Hahn said something similar, along the lines of.... When some does or says something to cause you suffering, it is only because they are suffering. Do not punish them, for that will only continue the cycle of suffering.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I'm not sure what this question means?

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Couchsurfing.... Welp. I moved out of my parents house when I was 16 and have been supporting myself ever since. I have not had the opportunity to travel. I was able to host a girl from Germany a couple of years ago and had the most fun with her. I got to show her around Chicago and see my own city in a renewed way.

Interests

I am interested in anything new. Different cultures, lifestyles, ways of seeing life. I always have to be learning something new.

• writing
• documentaries
• dancing
• meditation
• drinking
• traveling
• music
• cycling
• psychology

Music, Movies, and Books

Lots and lots, I hate these questions!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

hmm. This is a tough one. One amazing thing.... I recently watched a documentary on Netflix about a 14-year-old girl that sailed around the world by herself. This is absolutely amazing to me for several reasons... This girl's bravery and fearlessness to follow her dream is absolutely unbelievable! This trip, no doubt, has made her realize that anything you want is attainable, and nothing you want is not worth doing. I am also amazed that her parents were able to step outside their own worries and fears and allowed her to make this trip. They allowed their daughter to be who SHE was, and not what they wanted her to be... and that is probably the biggest struggle in parenting. Just simply amazing to me.

Teach, Learn, Share

I have a pretty good grasp on meditation and explaining it to the Western mind. I can teach anyone to do energy work, and how to feel their physiological processes of their emotional and mental goings-on. In Western society these things are very foreign and ignored. So, those that are interested are told they're crazy, or have no basis from which to learn how to connect, accept, and love themselves, and everyone around them. Also, I can teach massage. I can teach everyone this amazing gift, and how to do it without killing themselves.