CURRENT MISSION Mexico! and taking buses south hopefully all the way to Chile. No time frame. Just life.

ABOUT ME

Sometimes I dance in front of mirrors. I hold doors. I laugh, a lot. People are born "good." I like to go out, maybe drink, be stupid, young. The metaphysical and philosophical are more than politics. I've been in love once. I like going to movies or watching a show(s)--cook together, eat together, and stay cheap. I am constantly amazed at how many wonderful people I meet. Starving dharma and expression. I try to be gluten free, try. I want to have fun, I want adventure, I want to explore. To experience life. I still haven't figured myself out, but I strive to. Sometimes it's okay to be alone.

http://wolfandmice.tumblr.com/ for my poetry and photography

http://heymahmah.wordpress.com for how my travels are going so far

PHILOSOPHY

Everyone deserves a chance. Empathy. Being the change. Living by example is how to save the world. Being selfish so you can be selfless. Being kind. Talking things out. Banter, small talk, bullshitting is important, not everything has to be so serious. Treat others the way you want to be treated. Lean into discomfort. Be open. Be okay with being wrong. Forgiveness is a lifestyle, so is health. Just be nice.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've couchsurfed at friends or friends of friends places a lot. I'm used to sleeping on couches and floors. I'm low maintenance. I usually find a place somewhere and sleep without a tent. but I thought this would be fun. Mexicos been great for couch surfing, most of the time I just meet people who invite me over for days. I haven't needed the site too much. But I am really thankful for it!

Interests

Poetry, photography, dogs, longboarding, hiking, camping, playing, music, reading, art, harmonica, movies, some anime, relaxing, laying in the sun, video games, healing herbs: tinctures, infusions, alternative health practices, juicing, kickboxing!, sparring, laughing etc etc

• dogs
• arts
• poetry
• photography
• dancing
• cooking
• drinking
• politics
• anime
• movies
• video games
• reading
• socializing
• survival
• music
• outdoor activities
• hiking
• camping
• surfing
• snowboarding

Music, Movies, and Books

Scott Pilgrim vs The World makes me laugh harder than anything I've ever seen. Dead Man, True Romance, Princess Mononoke Guardians of the Galaxy etc

Gary Clark Jr, Reignwolf, Muddy Waters, Little Walter, Miles Davis, Aracade Fire, uhhhhhh blues, jazz, hipster shit, hip hop, some pop like Lorde! If it's good it's good.

Unbearable lightness of Being, Looking for Alaska, The Giver, 100 years of solitude, Blood Meridian, All the pretty horses, Game of Thrones, All of Jonathan Saffron Foyer and his wife Nicole Krauss etc etc

Poetry: Jim Harrison, Bukowski, Matthew Dickman, Neruda, Ceasar Vallejo, E.E Cummings, WC williams, whitman, Billy collins etc etc

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Broke my back pretty bad without insurance, went to a chiropractor no doctors, I'm fine :)
I've had six surgeries.
Saved a dog from drowning in Chile. Went snowboarding in the Andies. Swam and drank from lake superior at the same time. Dug, covered, and camouflaged a hole in UP Michigan and lived in it for 2 months.
In the summers I work at an outdoor primitive survival school in Oregon called Coyote Trails School of Nature.
Lived in a house made of debris.
my entire life is pretty amazing, and I'm very grateful for it.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Chile, Guatemala, Mexico, Paraguay, Puerto Rico, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Mexico, United States