CURRENT MISSION

To find places to stay (and of course people to meet) in Chicago between the 15th and the 16th and then KC between the 17th and 24th

ABOUT ME

I´m not one to get really fucked up. I´m kind of bookish. But the real reason I like sobriety is because I like to experience my body and its senses at their best

PHILOSOPHY

view my blog--it seems that anything that can be characterized as a ¨personal philosophy¨ does not fit in a box rectangle of this size

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I intend to participate as a frequent world traveler and want to be an ambassador and host for my home town of Lawrence, Kansas--if you like to meet amazing people immerse yourself in the culture of the place (this includes great art and music of course)then you should come to Lawrence

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

My friend jessica worked on hooking us up with places in Guatemala. We had a contact through CS in Flores and Huehuetenango.

Interests

Fiction, Poetry, Politics, Latin America, literary criticism, Post colonial Literature, health care reform, imperialism and anti imperialism, a lot of obscure psychedellic, world and experimental music, art, neuroscience, philosophy, certain people, running, dancing to soul, funk and many types of latin music, cooking and eating food

• arts
• culture
• literature
• poetry
• dancing
• dining
• cooking
• running
• politics
• blogging
• music
• latin music
• boxing
• teaching
• neuroscience
• volunteering

Music, Movies, and Books

I miss watching movies.

currently listening to Dengue Fever

currently reading The War of the End of the World by Mario Vargas Llosa

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

The rediscovery of my body subsequent to near death experience

Teach, Learn, Share

I have a gift of earnest gab. I like engaging in creative projects and am an ideas person. I read a lot so there is something I´m bound to teach. Curently I am volunteering in Guatemala as an english teacher and all around gopher