A Ph.D. in psychology. Helping kids succeed in school. A better version of myself and...away from the mundane.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

spending time with local people in real homes exploring the human condition.

Interests

Studies:
psychology, consciousness, emotions, altering perceptions of reality, higher order cognition, procedural and conceptual learning. Why and how do we know what we know? What is the context that fosters our learning?

Fun stuff: dancing with my eyes closed, running with my eyes closed, yoga and meditation, painting, writing nonsense, books, antique and thrift shopping, theaters, concerts, festivals, electronic music, discussing music and films, winding down and watching adult swim shows while eating candy and hot cheetos, talking about the unexpected in a deep meaning kind of way, parks and hikes

• birds
• dancing
• salsa dancing
• belly dancing
• dining
• cooking
• beer
• coffee
• running
• meditation
• drinking
• movies
• traveling
• music
• swimming
• psychology
• beaches
• films
• desert

Music, Movies, and Books

Music:
Daft Punk, Radiohead, Bjork, Portishead, Destiny's Child, Death Grips, FIDLAR, Beach House, Kool Keith, Madlib, Richie Hawtin, Caribou, Com Truise, A Tribe Called Quest, The Books, Parliament Funkadelic, Prince, Chaka Khan, David Bowie, Micheal Jackson, Night Auditor, Chico Barque...
Shows:
Rick and Morty! Black Mirror, Chonto, Unedited Footage of a Bear, The Mike Tyson Mysteries, Orange is the New Black, True Detective, Family Guy.......

Movies:
Dreams, Ikiru, Adaptation, City of God, The Royal Tenenbaums, Full Metal Jacket, Jackie Brown, Magnolia, Platoon, Paths of Glory, Natural Born Killers, Steel Magnolias, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Clueless, True Romance, Forest Gump, Pulp Fiction, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, The Truman Show, Boogie Nights, Y Tu Mama Tambien, Birdman, It Follows, Whale Rider, The Life Aquatic, The Shining, Eyes Wide Shut, Moonrise Kingdom, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Matilda, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, Her, Volver, No Country for Old Men, Goodfellas, There Will Be Blood, Casino, Save the Last Dance.......

Books:
Siddhartha, Fahrenheit 451, The Outsiders, Cien Anos De Soledad, Crime and Punishment, Walden, Blue Beard, La Casa De Bernarda Alba, Comic Books (Image comics are my fave), The Humans, The Blue Bourbon Orchestra, Saguaro, What Matters Most is How Well You Walk Through Fire...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

silence meditation retreat

Teach, Learn, Share

"your life is your life
don’t let it be clubbed into dank submission.
be on the watch.
there are ways out.
there is light somewhere.
it may not be much light but
it beats the darkness.
be on the watch.
the gods will offer you chances.
know them.
take them.
you can’t beat death but
you can beat death in life, sometimes.
and the more often you learn to do it,
the more light there will be.
your life is your life.
know it while you have it.
you are marvelous
the gods wait to delight
in you."

-Charles Bukowski

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can teach you Spanish or English. Helping hand in the house. Let's talk about films, music, and stuff you do!

I can offer you nonjudgmental conversations infused with an open mind and open heart.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Canada, England, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Portugal, Spain, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States