UPDATE FOR JUNE 2019: WE ARE IN AND OUT OF TOWN, TRULY DEPENDS! NO HOSTING JULY!
I don't host for more than 3 days. I get sooooo many requests. Special interest in native Spanish or Portuguese speakers and capoeiristas. Conscious guests who bring in groceries to share or take out their own trash are so appreciated, for example.

CURRENT MISSION

The practice of coming and going versus beginning and ending.

ABOUT ME

Broken Portugues~ Cria-lo, nao compra-lo! Compartilha o que pode! Procura explosoes do sabor e das orelhas!

English: Stretch it out. Make it, dont buy it. Share what you can. Seek flavor and aural explosion.

Espanol: Hagalo- no lo compras. Compartir lo que puedes. Busca explosiones de sabor, de las orejas, y mas. Estira!

PHILOSOPHY

JOUISSANCE.

Por qué estoy en Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

When I'm not gypsying around, I open my home to curious travelers.
To share the joy of laying down the pack, taking a shower or nap and acquiring tips from localites is life's treat.
When surfing, I love to cook, spend time with hosts if they are interested, or otherwise express gratitude for their willingness to put me up.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE
I've got a home again and might be able to have you- although I am SO busy and don't go out much during the week.
Couple of years ago, I surfed with some true gems in Brasil. Saudade for my CS familia and gaggle of hosts. I've hosted a handful of travelers (through Couchsurfing and random encounters) from Mexico, England, New Zealand, Spain and several states in the US. I also surfed in Hawaii and Arkansas.
One of my best friends was a surfer at my place in Chicago a few years ago. I love CS!

Intereses

educacao, nadar, poesia, musica subterraneo, agricultura urbana, xadrez, tocar musica insuficientemente...

free education. de-education. skill sharing. urban farming. free jazz cooking, salad, hot springs, capoeiraaaa, samba, foreign film, poetry, 40s, yoga, sloppy musical musings, free museum days, chess, trips to the lake, public libraries, public transportation, riding my bike!, snorkelling, capoeira...

• poetry
• capoeira
• education
• cooking
• yoga
• chess
• jazz
• cycling
• hiking
• surfing
• swimming
• teaching
• geography
• beaches
• latinoamerica
• literatura

Música, películas y libros

Books:
luisa valenzuela, anais nin, harold pinter, helene cixous, max frisch, milan kundera, clarice lispector, bertolt brecht, junot diaz, henry miller, yasunari kawabata
Poetry:
Fernando Pessoa, Ed dorn, basho, cesar vallejo, katharine kaufman, huidobro, H.D.

Music!!
most recently (spring 2015): LULUC, sharon van etten, garotas suecas, carla morrison, unknown mortal orchestra, cineplexxx, makversthan, traditional fado music, ana tijoux

anything on soul jazz. kraftwerk, rolling stones, Om, subway, fanzine, os mutantes, neil young, united states of america, shocking blue, abner jay, electric wizard, black sabbath, CAN, the buzzcocks, x-ray spex, diane cluck, joe tex, irma thomas, link wray, mississippi john hurt, , the soft boys, gil scott heron, alice coltrane, desmond dekker, the slits, the adverts, the MC5, david bowie, syd barrett, songs:ohia, the cramps, unmanned ship, bird names, dam funk, tinariwen, lydia lunch, wanda jackson, m83, mayo thompson, sic alps, josephine foster, neil young, peaking lights, john bellows, el michel's affair, wu-tang...

Filmes!! Jodorowsky, Fellini, P.T. Anderson, Lynne Ramsay

Algo increíble que he hecho

I placed my fingers inside the jaw of a massive gator whilst sitting atop its body. i lifted its head, felt him thrash side to side, heard him hiss and viewed his thick gums and clenched teeth.

In December of 2012, I went on a 1 month end of the world road trip down the coast of Mexico with 2 friends in a 1965 VW bug, rarely exceeding 40 km/hour. No radio...but with a guitar, sandy beaches, epic lake hikes and a Bart Simpson homemade puppet. I landed a chef job in Guatemala and lived there for a year.

Enseña, aprende, comparte

I can teach you how to cook especially New Mexican style! Stuffed bell-peppers, red chile enchiladas...How to stretch and do headstands...a little bit about community organizing, how me and a pal made a Free School...all the swimming strokes..living cheaply in Chicago..English. How to build a fire, or treat sucking chest wounds.
What can you teach me!? I can't wait!

Qué puedo ofrecer a los anfitriones

Healthy home-cooked meals!!

Países que he visitado

Brazil, Colombia, Peru, United States

Países en los que he vivido

Guatemala, Mexico, United States