CURRENT MISSION

"To live fearlessly with and within difference...in a pluriverse: a world where many worlds fit."(Escobar)

-deep concern for social justice, radical equality of all beings, and non hierarchy.

ABOUT ME

I have been told many things about myself. weird, unique, funny, ambitious, adventurous.

I like dark deep forests especially, watching the ocean, thunderstorms, abandoned railways/buildings, rooftops, reading materials, trees (especially spruces and pines, but also dipterocarpus), wildplants, insects, photography, tofu, antiquities, growing vegetables, dogs and cats and horses and chickens, classifications of clouds, imagining exoplanets, stones, flutes, old clothing, tennis, bicycles, fungi, political debates.

PHILOSOPHY

living simply, respecting creatures whoever/whatever they might be. respect = happiness.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I think this is an amazing opportunity to share experiences, share knowledge, words and bring spaces together in a remarkable way. A mechanism built on fostering relationships across the world and even in one's own local community- a model for opening up to the world and sharing in each other's bounties.

Interests

• cats
• dogs
• horses
• chickens
• insects
• writing
• photography
• clothing
• reading
• traveling
• tennis
• creative writing

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Tamil-(Janaki, Illayaraja, Arivu, oldies)
J-pop and vaporwave: Mokoto Matsushita, Haruomi Hosono
electronic/trip hop: Boards of Canada, Air, Zero 7, The Urbs
Jazz: Nina Simone, Coltrane

Books: Ishmael, Neverwhere (Neil Geiman), Siddartha, Things Fall Apart, Ursula Le Guin, The Lion of Jachin-Boaz and Boaz-Jachin, The Neverending Story, many others.

Teach, Learn, Share

Many things about Nature, travel, cultures,- plant and tree identification
social-ecology, politics
environmental justice conflicts
investigative journalism
eco-marxism/anarchism
replenishing the commons.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Bahamas, Bolivia, Botswana, Bulgaria, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, Norway, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Romania, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vatican City State, Viet Nam, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belgium, Canada, India, Indonesia, Singapore, United Kingdom, United States