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Overview
About Me
CURRENT MISSION
Learn and experience as much as possible, and leave the world a better place than i found it~
ABOUT ME
im an artisn-craftsman, Ecopreneur,Draftsman,Designer,vegetarian,raw foodist(somewhat),gardener,environmental lumberjack,etc etc..Renaissance man of sorts~
PHILOSOPHY
just do good things~
Why I’m on Couchsurfing
HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING
im brand new here,
a vegan friend suggested i may find a place to stay for a night in LA,on my way to a festival in santa barbara.
COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE
none on this site..but have had soem success on craigslist,and through my hundreds of friendly acquaintances
Interests
outdoors,kayaking,surfing,music(concerts,jamming,making instruments), woodworking,treecycling(lumber-milling fallen trees), art, hiking,backpacking,world travel(duh!) yoga,anything in on or near the water!(im a cancer hehe)
- arts
- design
- concerts
- festivals
- raw food
- vegetarian
- vegan
- yoga
- dieting
- traveling
- woodworking
- music
- outdoor activities
- hiking
- backpacking
- kayaking
- surfing
- tourism
Music, Movies, and Books
movies: independents,foreign,shorts,sci-fi,everything else.
music: world/cultural/ethnic, acoustic,jazz,blues,rock,alt.80's,punk,singer-songwriter, Jam-bands,reggae,etc~
Books:DIY topics, woodworking mags, Gardening/pioneering/permaculture, travelogues,
One Amazing Thing I’ve Done
i don't think i could really choose one right now~i've had so many wonderful and amazing experiences in my life.
seems like a cop-out but i'm being sincere :)
oh alright,neither best nor worst but:
i once backpacked 5 weeks through the Munţii Făgăraşului(southern Carpathian/Transylvanian Alps) and then slept overnight in "dracula's castle" (you have to date the tour guide for that privilege haha!)
Teach, Learn, Share
ive been a professional wood artist and ethnic flute-maker going on 10 years, i can teach you to play many styles, (Native-American, Japanese, Peruvian, Arabic, Celtic, Hindustani,ethereal/new-age/meditative and so on) im a fulltime artisan,so have skills in Cadd Design,google sketchup,all aspects of woodworking/furniture/craft. learning alot about health/diet/raw-foods. i speak romanian,hold 3 black-belts in Tae kwon do and jujitsu(taught for 15years)...as i said earlier, renaissance man..little about a lot~
Countries I’ve Visited
Belize, Guatemala, Hungary, Mexico, Saint Lucia, South Korea, United States
Countries I’ve Lived In
Bolivia, Romania, United States