CURRENT MISSION

Smile big, breathe deep, and embrace the present

ABOUT ME

I'm an easy going, peaceful person and my passion is the natural world. I cherish every opportunity that I have to learn about things that are unfamiliar to me, and I thrive on change. I am a wildlife researcher when I need to earn some money to support myself, but I would consider my occupation an explorer. I am constantly exploring this world, cultural phenomena, my mental landscape, the beauty of life, and whatever else I may find myself encountering in the mysterious journey that we call existence

PHILOSOPHY

"It matters not how strait the gate, How charged with punishments the scroll, I am the master of my fate, I am the captain of my soul." -William Ernest Henley

"The greater part of human activity is designed to make permanent those experiences and joys which are only lovable because they are changing. Music is a delight because of its rhythm and flow. Yet the moment you arrest the flow and prolong a note or chord beyond its time, the rhythm is destroyed. Because life is likewise a flowing process, change and death are its necessary parts. To work for their exclusion is to work against life." -Alan Watts

"If you ever start taking things too seriously, just remember that we are talking monkeys on an organic spaceship flying through the universe" -Joe Rogan

We are all connected, all one. Every single molecule in this universe is in constant flux and is relayed from one physical form to the next. It is merely our subjective lens and temporal illusion that has allowed us to think that we are separate from anything. You and I are fundamentally no different from each other, or a rock, a tree, a whisper, or a sunset. We are all just molecules spinning in orbits propelled by universal energy. We can differentiate and classify these orbits and energies, but that provides only one representation of the many facets of reality. This differentiation and classification is not the whole truth, and I would argue it is a relatively superfluous and narrow minded understanding of this universe. -Me

Warum ich bei Couchsurfing bin

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've surfed a few couches and have had nothing but wonderful experiences

Interessen

coexistence self-sufficiency quiet mountains campfires music philosophy cooking conversation pleasure honesty cribbage dreams history canoeing laughter literature photography backpacking conversation fear culture integrity intellect communication botany hot springs...

• wildlife
• culture
• literature
• photography
• beauty
• cooking
• flying
• music
• backpacking
• canoeing
• history
• mountains

Eine tolle Erfahrung, die ich gemacht habe

One of the most amazing things I have ever seen was the West Ka'ili'ili ocean entry lava flow in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. It was truly breathtaking to watch land form in front of my eyes, and to stare into the red plume of steam glowing from the intense light of the lava hitting the sea water. Beautiful and awe inspiring...

Länder, die ich besucht habe

Colombia, Ecuador, France, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, U.S.

Länder, in denen ich gelebt habe

Canada, Costa Rica, United States