I am an adventurer and a life traveler. I am always striving to grow and become a better person. As a student of life learning and meeting new people is something that always brings me joy. I have had the opportunity to do a lot of cool things over the past decade including: founding and running both a indie music festival & a poetry nonprofit in Texas, receiving a PHD, working for a US Congressman, and traveling around North America as a performance poet. These experiences have allowed me to meet amazing people from all over the world and has given me a great appreciation for the many beautiful cultures I've had the opportunity to experience.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I have had the opportunity to meet many amazing people in my life. I joined couchsurfing because I want to continue meeting travelers and traveling.

"It is better to travel well than to arrive"- Indian Proverb

Interests

Poetry, Traveling, Music, Art, Learning...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gcURvo-b2iw

• arts
• poetry
• performing arts
• festivals
• cooking
• vegan
• running
• traveling
• music
• adventure races

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse, The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran, She by Saul Williams and The Hero with 1000 Faces by Joseph Campbell.

Music: TV ON THE RADIO, Snarky Puppy, The Cars, Jackson 5, Talking Heads, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Prince...

Movies: The City of God, The Grand Budapest Hotel, Almost Famous, The Motorcycle Diaries and The Shawshank Redemption

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

In 2009 my brother John Wesley and I started Texas first completely indie music and poetry festival Rock The Republic. We hosted the festival from 2009-2011. During that time we booked over 400 artists and had 10,000 people in attendance. Amazing memories!

Teach, Learn, Share

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZBlRkF0-to

What I Can Share with Hosts

- Excellent Vegan Cook
- Amazing Story Teller
- Expert Level Netflix Film Picker

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States