CURRENT MISSION

I am on a mission to realize Meritocracy.

ABOUT ME

I am a perpetual adventurer. For me, life isn't about the easy or the hard path, but the smart path. Learning and having fun are prerequisites to almost everything I do. I enjoy first-time experiences so I chase the new and the exciting. I believe youth is for exploration and I still have several years left in me. I'm passionate about education is the first step to solving all problems. My dream is to one day realize Meritocracy, a project I'm always looking to discuss and engage others in. Email me if you have questions; talk to me if you want to know me!

PHILOSOPHY

I'm not an elitist; just anti-mediocrity.

Things happen for a reason, they say.
I say, there’s a reason things happen.

Problems are complex, truths are simple.

Lack of money is the root of some evil.

Love is like a game of Jumanji: You never know what you'll get but you still gotta keep rolling the dice.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Just starting out..

Interests

I believe "every selection is a rejection of many" and I never know how to craft my interests lists because there is so little I'm disinterested in. I think life isn't about finding your interests but having the ability to find an interest in anything. And I take pride in that.

• education
• adventure races
• teaching

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Arrested Development, Michael Franti, K-Os, Brother Ali, Zion I, Feist, Chali 2na, Soliloquists of Sound, Damian Marley, Boombox, Basement Jaxx, Chromeo, Talib Kweli, K'Naan, Morcheeba, ATB, Baris Manco, Jesse Cook, Michael Jackson, Common, Ratatat, Bedouin Soundclash, Mr. J Medeiros, Ozomatli, Sweatshop Union, Bliss, Lyrics Born, Putumayo, and this list goes on and on. (I'm always eager to trade music!)

Movies: V for Vendetta, π, Run Lola Run, Cinema Paradiso, Roger Dodger, Bloom Brothers, Pay it Forward, The Usual Suspects, Serendipity, Robin Hood Man in Tights, The Count of Monte Cristo, Gray Matters, The Aristocrats, Fantastic Mr. Fox, Kung Fu Hustle, Aladdin, 10 Items or Less, etc.

Books: Be Here Now, Atlas Shrugged, The Kybalion

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Took a road trip across the states for 9 months.
Hiked Half Dome (Yosemite) solo at night.
Took 23 units while working full time my last quarter in college.
I've helped with 3 successful start-ups.
Shot a bee with a bb gun (you had to be there)

Teach, Learn, Share

"Beyond the ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, there is a field. I'll meet you there."

- Rumi

Countries I’ve Visited

Iran, Sweden, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Panama, Turkey, United States