CURRENT MISSION

To fulfill my human-ness to the utmost

ABOUT ME

I love hip-hop (artistic hip-hop...the radio disappoints me), love to read and talk philosophy, I believe that everything is interdependent and therefore connected, love spoken word poetry and write whenever I feel inspired, love playing basketball, I love my family and friends to death, I loooove all kinds of food (especially trying new foods), love to smoke J's in the sun : )) , I am filled with awe and wonder by the world around me, I believe that friendship (basic human connection) is the greatest gift humans were given,

PHILOSOPHY

That life is a gift and that our purpose if fulfilled every time we recognize that every moment is a mathematical miracle and press ourselves into the moment. Every emotion, even the ones that society regards negatively, is beautiful in its human quality so I try to feel them all as full as possible. I believe in self-governing and questioning everything. Not questioning to the point of inaction, but more attempting to maintain constant awareness of the things easily overlooked (physical, emotional and cognitive)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I want to meet as many people, travel as many places, and have as many different experiences as possible. Unfortunately, I can't host people at the moment because I'm living with lots of roommates, but once I've graduated I'll be more than happy to have people staying with me.

Interests

Hip-hop, Philosophy, African-American History, Spoken Word Poetry, Basketball, Longboarding, Reading (all kinds of stuff), Good TV shows, Movies,

• poetry
• concerts
• dining
• movies
• reading
• tv
• traveling
• spoken word
• basketball
• history

Music, Movies, and Books

Way too many to list all, but a small selection of favorites:

Music: Lupe Fiasco, Blu, Charles Hamilton, Wale, Grieves, Sadistik, Musiq Soulchild, Mos Def, Kweli, Floetry, B.O.B., Wu-Tang, Lauryn Hill, Wyclef, Jay-Z (old stuff), Michael Jackson, Immortal Technique, K'Naan, MF Doom, Nas, Jedi Mind Tricks, Non Phixion, Raheem Devaughn, Outkast, Pacific Division, The Roots, Murs...someday I'll add more if I'm bored lol

Movies: Top 5: Memento, City of God, Waking Life, V for Vendetta, Usual Suspects

Books: Shadow of the Wind, Invisible Man, Their Eyes Were Watching God, Meridian, The Souls of Black Folk, The Dead Emcee Scrolls, Prophets of the Hood, The Autobiography of Malcolm X, Kite Runner, Blood on the Forge, Tuesdays with Morrie, Atonement, Da Vinci Code, Angels and Demons, Going After Cacciato, Hung, All Harry Potter lol, Sula, Black Genius, The Narritive of the Life of Frederick Douglass, A Lesson Before Dying, She, Said the Shotgun to the Head, Hurdy-Gurdy, Profiles in Courage, Persepolis, A Thousand Splendid Suns, Native Son, The Street, Every book of poetry by Langston Hughes

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I went to rock the bells when I was 19 and saw about 20 of my favorites hip-hop artists at one day long concert. Pretty amazing experience for me.

Countries I’ve Visited

France, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States