CURRENT MISSION:

tinkering with stuff and working towards a karma neutral existence

Parent, Juggle, Permaculture.

Revolution!

MY MOVING HISTORY

I grew up in Southern California, lived in around 30 homes since birth, loved school until around the 6th grade. Have read way too much about education. Have always loved music and dancing. I lived briefly in Colorado on a farm. I went to massage/holistic health school and ended up teaching at the school I graduated from. Took up juggling... it took over. It's all i could think about so I quit it all sold my car and moved to Berlin to go to juggling school, had the time of my life juggling in Berlin, visiting other countries, meeting awesome people, working in a boardgame library cafe as a boardgames consultant.

After 4.5 years I decided to move back to the states somewhere that I would have the freedom not to own a car, I moved to Portland Oregon for 3 years learning tons about community, myself, permaculture(!). I met my wife while juggling at an outdoor preschool. We bought an RV named her BB (breaking bad), and set off for Asheville to live in an affordable progressive area.

Our family broke down in Montana where myself, our 11 yr old Caidance, My then pregnant wife Brittany, and our cat Rand al 'Thor the dragon reborn ended up organizing volunteers at a permaculture farm in Bozeman. Come winter we packed up and moved to Knoxville TN to be near Brittany's family to have the baby.

We had a girl! Saoirse (seer-sha) March 2nd 2015. She's freak'n adorable. I spend as much time with her as I can muster.

PHILOSOPHY

...has something to do with love, trust, courage,...

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I can vouch for friends since I've a lot of experience and references.

Interests

live music
myths and legends
juggling / passing / notation / art abstractions
design: boardgames/clothing/housing/cooking
compost
the sun
education/learning/re-evaluating
patterns
heat

• cats
• arts
• design
• dancing
• education
• cooking
• clothing
• juggling
• music
• live music
• outdoor activities
• snowboarding
• teaching
• history

Music, Movies, and Books

Movie:
We've been on a Bollywood kick lately. 3 idiots is a good one. Just google it with english subtitles and there's a place to stream it.

Music:
lately i just want to hear people play something live

Books:
Sadly I don't have the attention span. I read a lot of Piers Anthony as a kid. Ishmael was a thought provoking book. I also liked Thief of Always from Clive Barker. I mostly rummage through non-fiction books... books on origami, rocket stove mass heaters, map making, general diy stuff

Quotes:
the best fertilizer is the shadow of the gardener

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I spent most of my time on my ass while 'learning to snowboard' in a little village in Sweden and watched a 3 year old kid totally humiliate me on the bunny slopes.

Teach, Learn, Share

lets do that!

What I Can Share with Hosts

juggling, conversation, enthusiasm about making a difference in this world

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