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Overview

  • 3 references 1 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning Sanskrit (Saṁskṛta)
  • 42, Male
  • Member since 2014
  • Lecturer
  • PhD
  • From London, England, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

My mission is spreading the message of cosmoaspirationalism - making everything better richer and more meaning full, but ill probably end up mopping up hurl and lung butter

ABOUT ME

I’m happily married (open) fun, good energy, i know how to have a good time, i know what i like, and this includes, good conversation: a healthy mixture of the smart and the stupid, good people, good music, natural bodies of water, sunshine, traveling, food, dancing, road trips, movies, soccer, philosophy. I love my job, i am happy affectionate and open

PHILOSOPHY

don't panic! pay attention

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Cos it’s great

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

i have hosted, and have informally couch surfed all over the world.

Interests

fun, talking, swimming, soccer, philosophy, music, family, happiness, phenomenology, motorcycles, movies ...

  • literature
  • dancing
  • dining
  • motorcycles
  • movies
  • traveling
  • music
  • soccer
  • swimming
  • science
  • road trips

Music, Movies, and Books

books? are you thinking about donuts? the bodhicaryavatara, civilization, the concept of Irony,

movies? singing in the rain, 2001, waynesworld, new world, true romance, Gandhi, thin red line, cluelesss, space is the place, watership down, shawshank, top gun, batteries not included, cocoon, the abyss, enter the void, dead man walking, Invictus, easy rider, superbad, silence of the lambs, men who stare at goats, solarys, wonderful life, beautiful life ... that seems a nice place to stop.

shows/docs? black mirror, treme, civilization,

things I listen to? motor city drum ensemble, J dilla, alhaji k Frimpong, lonnie liston smith, madlib, fela, prince, james brown, Gwen Mcrae, miles davis, a tribe called quest, stonesthrow recording artists, Tod the god, hendrix, Lamont Dozier, Pink Floyd, moodymann, mayer hawthorne, eliphino, theo parrish, flying lotus, astral weeks, whats going on?, The Clash, joni mitchell, soulful house and techno ... you know, good music

Food? French, Thai, Italian, Japanese, English, Indian, Spanish, Portuguese, Greek, Turkish, Moroccan, Polish, Korean, Lebanese, Iranian ... anything except Scandinavian, you know, nice food

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

ive seen Kilimanjaro at dawn, i've seen a crowned eagle eat a monkey in a jungle, ive seen white sands from a parachute, ive been brought exotic fruit by a beautiful woman in a river, I've swum with sharks. I'm a very lucky person.

Teach, Learn, Share

science teaches you everything about nothing, and philosophy teaches you nothing about everything

What I Can Share with Hosts

philosophy, music, cooking, enthusiasm, humor, :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Croatia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, India, Italy, Kenya, Myanmar, Nepal, Portugal, Scotland, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, United States, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

England, Nepal, United States

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