CURRENT MISSION

to make my mission current

ABOUT ME

I love music, I love people

I think its important to remind yourself continually that we're flying through space on a giant rock at unbelievable speeds

I care about your future

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I have surfed extensively in the past and started hosting around 4 years ago. I love providing and accepting the wonders of hospitality and fresh friendships, and it seems to me that the Couchsurfing Experience has a unique way of helping us all extend our global networks. I really enjoy the humanity of the whole thing - instead of hotels and hostels that often feel too impersonal. As a host, I really love showing visitors to Maui things they would not have seen otherwise (there is SO much) and learning about their lives back home, wherever that may be.

I am constantly amazed by the generosity of spirit, time, and resources that my hosts have shown me. I can only hope to offer that as a host myself.

Interests

Right now, I am pursuing my dual passions of music and writing. I've also just opened a business - I am a tutor for all subjects, and am finally going into the realm where I have a physical space for that to grow.

i love drumming

i love experiencing nature

i love relaxing with tea and a book

i love exploring

• writing
• books
• music
• outdoor activities
• kayaking
• snorkeling
• swimming
• teaching
• mathematics
• philosophy
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

deerhunter, miles davis, pete rock and cl smooth, a tribe called quest, no age, maroon commandos, john coltrane, kendrick lamar. In genres, I particularly like rap, experimental rock, jazz, funk, and soukous

A Naked Singularity, Norwegian Wood, The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle, East of Eden, Grapes of Wrath, Discipline & Punish, House of Leaves, The History of Sexuality Part I, The Black Book

mulholland dr, city of god, children of men, the fountain, black swan, biutiful, amores perros

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

the moon set in sipi falls, uganda

the first time i saw wood rose waterfall on maui

the first time i snorkeled with a turtle

swimming with whales in maui

seeing mountain gorillas in the wild in rwanda (a family of 30 in the rain forest)

seeing orangutans in the wild in sumatra

seeing komodo dragons in the wild on komodo and rinca islands, indonesia

watching three females, one adolescent male, and one adult male lion gorge themselves on a zebra only feet from the safari vehicle in the serengeti

swimming with manta rays in komodo national park in indonesia

coming across a manta ray unexpectedly in honolua bay, maui, while snorkeling with a school of fish

staying in tree houses 300 ft in the air, where the only access into them was by zipline (northern laos)

a month-long motorbike trip across the islands of lombok, sumbawa, and flores in indonesia

a five day motorbike trip to kong lor cave around the loop in central laos

four day, three night horse journey through the mountains of lesotho

week long jeep trip through the many landscapes of namibia

living in nairobi for 6 months

a near-death-experience... lights at the end of a tunnel... the whole thing. more on that in person

Teach, Learn, Share

I've come quite close to death and seen something of the other side. Don't get caught up in the silliness of magazines, tv, youtube, instagram, facebook etc because, while they have their time and place, these definitely are NOT the reason you are here.

Countries I’ve Visited

Cambodia, Canada, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Lesotho, Malawi, Malaysia, Mexico, Namibia, Rwanda, Singapore, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Thailand, Uganda, United Kingdom, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Countries I’ve Lived In

Kenya, United States