Life long seeker, poet, naturalist, herbalist, enjoy taking hikes or swimming in the ocean, maybe even taking a cold plunge if it's in the right place!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Traveling and backpacking to explore nature, natural settings, while studying spiritual growth and pursuing my dreams of developing my artistic talents and connecting with people from around the world.

Interests

Desert cactus, street theater, good lighting, travel writing, Beat poetry, night photography, whooping cranes, wildflowers, picking pomegranates and picking noses, French hip-hop, stone soup, the tin sandwich, leather carvings, Turkish coffee and Tasseomancy, Belgian white beers, Balkan Beat Box, human rights, exploring second-hand bookstores, Democracy Now!, Thai photo-artist Manit Sriwanichpoom, mango and sticky rice, balconies and porches, lemongrass, live music, festival going, spiritual seeker and lifelong student.

• writing
• poetry
• theater
• photography
• festivals
• human rights
• beer
• coffee
• traveling
• music
• live music
• boxing

Music, Movies, and Books

Snows of Kilimanjaro, The Outlaw Bible of American Poetry, What's Love Got to Do With It?, New Ways of Loving: How Authenticity Transforms Relationships, The Dharma Bums, The God of Small Things, The Unbearable Lightness of Being, Rumi's poetry, Food in the Social Order, Mary Oliver

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Swam naked in hot springs and then rolled around in the freezing snow!

Teach, Learn, Share

Making herbal medicine, fermented sauerkraut and bone broth!

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Italy, Jordan, Laos, Myanmar, Netherlands, Palestine, Peru, Poland, Spain, Sweden, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Israel, United States

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