CURRENT MISSION

To exercise my human mind and body as thoroughly as possible

ABOUT ME

I'm a reader and writer who adores certain forms of athleticism (kung fu and yoga), yet has no natural athleticism. I love travel and respect adventure and eco travelers. I've lived in several amazing places, but they're far too few. My sun sign is Pisces and I'm very much the aquaphile one would expect.

PHILOSOPHY

In the words of alien dude from "Waking Life":
A thousand years is but an instant. There's nothing new, nothing different. The same pattern over and over. The same clouds, the same music, the same insight I felt an hour or an eternity ago. There's nothing here for me now, nothing at all. Now I remember. This happened to me before. This is why I left. You have begun to find your answers. Although it will seem difficult, the rewards will be great. Exercise your human mind as fully as possible, knowing it is only an exercise. Build beautiful artifacts, solve problems, explore the secrets of the physical universe, savor the input from all the senses, feel the joy and sorrow, the laughter, the empathy, compassion and tote the emotional memory in your travel bag. I remember where I came from and how I became a human, why I hung around, and now my final departure is scheduled. This way out. Escaping velocity. Not just eternity, but infinity.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Right now, I'm just interested in connecting with people and eventually sharing my couch/couch surfing.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have no couchsurfing experience particular to THIS website...but I've done much couchsurfing in general.

Interests

reading, writing, doing yoga/kung fu, "dancin' dancin' DANcin!", singing (EVERYDAY) and making friends

• writing
• singing
• exercise
• yoga
• reading
• traveling
• music
• surfing

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Waking Life, Cidade de Deus, Cidade dos Homems (TV series), the Boondocks, Avatar: The Last Airbender (TV series), Malcolm X, The Return to Oz, Flirting, Party Girl, Black Orpheus, The L Word (series), L'Auberge Espagnol, Russian Dolls, Dazed and Confused, Harriet the Spy, Tommy Tricker and the Stamp Collectors

Books: A Wrinkle in Time, A Swiftly Tilting Planet etc. (series), Logan's Run, Super Foods RX, The Mysteries of Pittsburgh, the Last Days of Summer, Me Talk Pretty One Day, The Alchemist

Music: Alicia Keys, Erykah Badu, Outkast, Beyonce, Adriana Calconhota, Jack Johnson, Ben Harper, Djavan, Putamayo, Coldplay, Fefe Dobson, Bob Marley, Jimi Hendrix, Aqualung, MIA, the White Stripes, Michael and Janet Jackson, Lil Wayne, T.I., Young Jeezy, Jay Z, Bjork, ABBA, Pink Floyd, Aerosmith, the Beatles

Soundtracks: Great Expectations, Wicker Park, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Mama Mia, Polly, the Sound of Music, Purple Rain, the Harder they Come, Grease, Fame, Trainspotting, A Clockwork Orange, Requiem for a Dream

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach - English (3 years experience and B.A.)
Share and want to learn - Wing Chen Shaolin Kung Fu
Want to learn - Krav Maga
Share - namaste yoga

Countries I’ve Visited

Brazil, China, Laos, Thailand

Countries I’ve Lived In

Brazil, Japan, Paraguay, United States, Viet Nam