CURRENT MISSION

To broaden my horizons and learn about myself through learning from others.

ABOUT ME

I'm generally self-contradicting. I'm starting to gather that my moral code is virtually non-existent since most things seem like a good idea these days. Life goals include becoming a sailor, starting a rock band, leaving the country by any means necessary, starting a small business, opening a boarding house for local college students, finding true love, forsaking true love in exchange for instant gratification, having a good time, trying to be as decent a person as humanly possible, going after true love again, being a hermit, becoming an exhibitionist, living forever, finding myself, eventually dying either peacefully or tragically... no in-betweens. I've made a voyage across the US. ...and who knows what's next? The world? Have passport, will travel. I am a member of WWOOF.

Extroverted, Intuitive, Thinking, Feeling -- Meyers-Briggs

I am not easily offended and actually enjoy being interrogated. So ask me a question...

PHILOSOPHY

"I believe in everything, nothing is sacred. I believe in nothing, everything is sacred." - Tom Robbins
My philosophy is very loosely put together at this time, but I like it that way because it leaves room for change. Change, after all, is one of the only guarantees in this world. Mostly it's a set of ideals and personal goals borrowed from various experiences (religious, romantic, friendly, inspirational, near-death, etc...). To a degree, I believe in the general good, however, only when it allows room for balance. I am a firm advocate for universal balance. It helps me cope with whatever bad things happen to believe that they happen to allow for good to exist elsewhere or at some point in the future. Duality is also something I hold dear. There's a little William Blake in me...

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I travel quite a bit, and host as much as possible. I enjoy helping travelers get to know the beautiful city I now call home.

****** IMPORTANT NOTE: When sending me couch requests, i will need at least one weeks prior notice. I don't often check my messages, so please show some consideration and think ahead when requesting to surf my couch. Thanks. ********

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I CouchSurfed across the US from October to December of 2009. I met amazing, beautiful people who are now very dear to me and I am fervently looking forward to the more people I meet via the CS Project.

Interests

Music, Art, Philosophy, Religion, Thrill-seeking, Adventures, Movies, Literature, Poetry, Stories, Drums, Piano, Creative Writing, Dancing in the rain, Chess, Cheese, Staring contests, The Jersey Boardwalk (Seaside Park), Video Games, Philly, Martial arts, Pie, Summer jobs that let me do what I please the rest of the year, the Perpetual search for a deeper meaning, Raw/Vegan/Vegetarian food, Organic gardening, Alternative hairstyles, Gender studies

• arts
• writing
• literature
• poetry
• beauty
• dancing
• dining
• cheese
• vegetarian
• vegan
• gardening
• movies
• video games
• chess
• traveling
• coding
• music
• piano
• drums
• blues
• martial arts
• business
• gender studies
• religion
• wwoof

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: I listen to EVERYTHING. Try me.

Movies:
-MirrorMask; Pan's Labyrinth; Monty Python films; Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle; The Nightmare Before Christmas; The Princess Bride; Resident Evil; Session 9; Fight Club; The Fountain; The Corpse Bride; Grosse Pointe Blank; The Science of Sleep; Brick; The Red Violin.

Most anything directed by:
-Tim Burton
-Alan Moore
-Mel Brooks
-Guillermo del Toro
-Almodovar

Favorite Authors:
-Tom Robbins
-Terry Pratchett
-Neil Gaiman
-Molly Black
-Anne McCaffrey
-Stephenie Meyer
-H.G. Wells
-David Rosen, M.D.
-Noah Levine
-C.G. Jung
-Horacio Quiroga
-Poe
-Hemingway
-Orson Scott Card
-Susan Cooper
-Stephen Hunt
-Jhonen Vasquez
-Roman Dirge
-Lloyd Alexander

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I climbed Camelback Mountain in Pheonix, AZ. Hitchhiked across the US by my lonesome. Sang the blues on Beale Street in Memphis, TN. Mountain biked on Mount Hood in Oregon. I have seen the ugliness and the beauty humanity have to offer and loved every second of it.

Teach, Learn, Share

I don't know much, but I can say that accepting what happens and people as they are has helped me enhance my quality of life. Take things at face value not at what you expect them to be. You can't force your ideals and expectations on others, they have their own reality. Just think of the crusades...

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Brazil, Puerto Rico, Uruguay

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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