PHILOSOPHY

Rest in reason, move in passion.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've done a lot of informal couchsurfing (non-network based), but would love to meet/host/surf more "officially" through this website.

Interests

public interest design, reading, writing, philosophy, theology, world literature, history of migration, memory, traveling, hiking expansive landscapes, camaraderie, unforgotten friendships, community life.

• arts
• writing
• books
• literature
• design
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• hiking
• divinity
• history
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Lately, I've been into Icelandic post-rock and some Swedish folk groups. As for books, I have a pretty wide range of things I'll read. One of my favorite books is The Brothers Karamazov. Dostoevsky is endlessly fascinating to me. A more recent book that I loved was Orhan Pamuk's memoir of Istanbul.

I don't watch much TV... I like documentaries about revolutionary people, historic events (particularly grassroots movements), and anything related to natural biology. I absolutely love the BBC Planet Earth series.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I illustrated a children's book a few years ago. The author wrote the book as a dedication to her adopted daughter who she found as a baby, abandoned under a bridge during a harsh storm in northern China.

There are more stories to tell, but one that comes to mind is the time I lived with a Bedouin family in the West Bank who kindly sheltered me from a very terrible sandstorm.

Teach, Learn, Share

I try to learn from everyone I interact with, in whatever shape that might take. Humility seems to be the common thread that every personal learning experience requires.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, China, Hong Kong, Israel, Japan, Kenya, Mexico, Netherlands, Palestine, Philippines, Taiwan, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Netherlands, United States

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