HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING Since I started globe-hopping in 2006-2007, I always look to CouchSurfing first when I am travelling to a new place and need a place to sleep. There's really no other choice if you want to save money, meet awesome people, and discover a city. Meeting more and more people, you may even learn more about yourself. I only come to the website when it's traveling time, (and have hosted a couple times) but I am always happy with the results. COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE Brussels with Sven Feb 2007 Strasbourg with Philippe May 2007 The MoBus with Jane Patton Austin TX summer 2011 Hosted in New Orleans and Rennes Met numerous friends' CouchSurfers in and around Paris Had a great experience surfing in Ireland hosted by two different people Made some great friends during my time in Rennes thanks to CS

Movie: In Bruges, Fight Club, Office Space, anything from Japan, any documentary or comedy, anything I can learn something from or watch for free on the Internet Music: my favorite band is Mobley from Austin, TX www.mobleytheband.com hip-hop, folk, rock, pop, hardcore... Other favorites .Moneen., Fun., Radiohead, Gatsbys American Dream, The Mountain Goats, The Decemberists, Mew, Aesop Rock, Doomtree, HORSE the Band, Imogen Heap, any a cappella (Pentatonix), Book: I don't read as much as I want to or should. But I like atlases, any dictionary or encyclopedia, anything in the linguistics section, any travelogue or nonfiction about language, sociology, travel, psychology I once took a 3-week road trip with my best friend Jane, reading "Blue Highways" by William Least Heat Moon out loud as our spirit guide for the journey. I recommend it, as it gave birth to two travel rules I adhere to as much as possible: 1) no hotels 2) no interstate highways - "Life doesn't happen along interstates. It's against the law." Backpacking: Latin America start Austin, end Peru via Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Colombia, stopovers in Costa Rica, Fort Lauderdale, Tulsa, New Orleans, Baton Rouge , Brazil Visited the triple border meeting point of Colombia, Peru and Brazil (Leticia/Tapatinga) Ayahuasca ceremonies (4) in Tamshiyacu, Peru Sept 2015 - May 2016