CURRENT MISSION

Not to waste the time I have been given. To see more of the world and to love more people

ABOUT ME

Ahhhhhh!! Really?? Just make something up. I'll go along with it.
I'm also sadly not on here as often as I would like, but feel free to look me up on facebook, as well. Um, I have no idea how to direct you to my facebook page. Hopefully you're more in the twenty-first century than I am?

PHILOSOPHY

Don't hit anyone bigger than you. Or smaller than you. Or really anyone. 'Smatter of fact, I think my philosophy needs work. I guess my philosophy is who I am (circa popeye), and this is hard to put down in a few lines without sounding corny.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Not as much as I would like. I've couch surfed twice, and hosted once. I hope to be able to do much more. It's an amazing experience.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

It's been minute, but absolutely lovely. I've only officially couchsurfed twice (not counting unofficially), and hosted once, and it's been beautiful. I love the goodness of travelers, and the shared experiences and open-hearted hospitality they've shown. I've been simply amazed at how people have gone out of their way to be hospitable to a stranger, and bring them into their lives, and I hope I managed to at least somewhat emulate them at my own place. The people I've met have been beautiful, and wonderful to experience a tiny segment of life with. This sounds incredibly cheesy, but they've been that cool. And if you knock my statement, they will fight you. I hope I continue to experience more of life with couchsurfing as an aide. Namaste. PAX.

Interests

traveling (obviously)
various religions
entertaining myself mindlessly as need be.
Going out to the occasional bar, and wishing we had more pubs.
Good books and films (subjectively speaking)
most of my time is taken up with teaching, honestly.

• books
• pub crawls
• movies
• traveling
• religion

Music, Movies, and Books

Favorite films:
(in no particular order - I'm not quite THAT inspired, yet)
Comedy:
Keeping the Faith, The Royal Tennenbaums, Zoolander, Hot Fuzz, Tropic Thunder, Office Space, Swingers, High Fidelity

Other:
Dead Poet's Society, Benny and Joon, Fight Club, Hook, Seven, Shawshank Redemption, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Garden State, Amelie, Pan's Labyrinth, Up/Most of Pixar

Artists currently listening to:
1. Julius Airwave
2. Astronautilus (misspelled, but can you blame me?)
3. The Weepies
4. Alkaline Trio
5. The Decemberists
6. Phantom Planet
7. Bob Dylan
8. OK Go
9. Belle & Sebastian
10. Brandi Carlile

Favorite novels:
The Loser, The Idiot (I'm sensing a trend), The Brothers Karamazov, The Heart of Darkness, The Unbearable Lightness of Being, The Joke, The Road (ahh, the simple titles), The Bell Jar, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Franny and Zooey, Life of Pi, The Count of Monte Cristo, To Kill a Mockingbird, East of Eden, Pride and Prejudice, PARTS of Les Miserables (I'm sorry, but so many tangents!!), The Scarlet Pimpernel, The Tin Drum, Catch 22, Cat's Cradle, Mark Twain's 'Letters from Earth', Damian

Favorite youth books:
A.A. Milne's Winnie the Pooh books, Peter pan, Susan Cooper's 'The Dark is Rising' series, Ursula K. LeGuin's 'The Tales of Earthsea', Madeline L'engle's books, Rudyard Kipling's stories, A Solitary Blue, The Little Prince

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I don't think I've hit "amazing" status. I've had a few really good moments, though. But, geez, I'd rather share them with a person, not write down stories. At least not at the moment.

Teach, Learn, Share

I want to be more open. I want to meet more people, and find a connection with them. I want to love more of the world and our time in it. I want to learn how to create something I find beautiful. I want to be able to say these things without it sounding cheesy.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Mexico, Poland, Suriname, Switzerland, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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