Born to Polish immigrants, raised in the greenery of the Pacific Northwest in Oregon, captivated by adventure. I live to discover life the way it flows outside of my customary existence, to destroy my comfort zone, and nourish every moment. For about 10 years Ive been practicing object manipulation, flow arts, and fire dancing. I keep an honest and open mind and encourage anyone who does the same. I love different cultural perspectives; the social structures, beliefs, forms of celebration, music, dance, and what people do on their free time. We are more alike then we are different, yet our strength lies in our diversity. There is too much to experience and so many stories that havn't been heard. This is what has drawn me to travel. Doing good, connecting with and helping the planet and others, rearranging our dependencies, these are among my greatest inspirations

PHILOSOPHY

We are all more alike then we are different, lets work on discovering that, in a playful way!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I have a house in Oregon. If anyone is in the area they are more then welcome to drop in.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I started couchsurfing in Brasil, I trekked through the northeast coast, the amazon, pantonal, and hit the cities of Rio de Janeiro, Curitiba, and Florianopolis. Almost everywhere I found great people who helped me out on my solo journey. (Florianopolis, Salvador, Aracaju, Maceio, Recife, Manaus, Campo Grande, Rio de Janeiro, Porto Alegre), some surfing in Bolivia, Peru, then Colombia (Cali). I used to have a house in Oregon and I hosted about 8 different surfers many years ago (2008-2009)

Interests

Making and listening to music, hip hop, writing, poetry, travelling, dance, language, conversation, nature, fire, fire dancing, energy, magnetism, astrology, Mayan perceptions of space and time, crop circles, and the many other unsolved enigmas of our time; Ed Leedskalnins Coral Castle in Florida, Stonehedge, vortex points. There are many new interests I stumble upon all the time. I enjoy meeting anyone who has an interesting story to tell. Most currently, permaculture revolution, forest restoration, organic farming, food forests, urban lawn to garden flipping, localizing community movements.

• arts
• writing
• poetry
• dancing
• dining
• gardening
• traveling
• restoration
• music
• surfing

Music, Movies, and Books

Immortal Technique, Dead Prez, Pink Floyd, Manu Chao, Enigma for those relaxed times with your love, Eric Clapton, Wu-Tang Clan, Sage Francis, Red Hot Chili Peppers, almost anything that comes from Brasil, and the future of music, Mangfald. As for books, The life and death of Che Guevara, Atlas Shrugged, Aztec, Motorcycle Diaries, Endgame by Derrick Jensen.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

When the poor child smiles when he comes from the slums

Teach, Learn, Share

respect

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Ecuador, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Peru, Poland, Slovenia, Spain

Countries I’ve Lived In

Costa Rica, United States