MISSION
walk in others shoes
certainty in altruism

NUTSHELL
allergies: boondoggle / flapdoodle / routine
addictions: scoville heat units / qahwa

PHILOSOPHY
we do not inherit the earth from ancestors
we borrow it from grandchildren

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http://www.taxicabnyc.blogspot.com
http://www.flickr.com/photos/58935222@N06/

我为什么加入 Couchsurfing

uproot complacencies
habituate appreciation
ameliorate injustices
induce epiphanies

offering custom bike tours and on-duty [truck/taxi] copiloting shifts
seeking hosts who live simply with a trusting heart

past experience hosting/guesting a countless many
though only a brief handful via the website

(8) incredibly sweet CSers shared their homes....
Anni (Barcelona) / Larissa (Chiapas) / Adan (Guatemala)
Serena (Venezia) / Vincent (Marseille) / Cris (Girona)
Marcos (Sevilla) / Rachid (Fes)

(3) top notch CSers have stayed in my home...
Kjelti (Canada) / Albrecht (Sweden) / Eden (Palestine)

兴趣

human dignity (no ifs or buts)
polyglots, xenophiles, empaths
subsistence farmers, more with less
urban labyrinths / cacophonies
primitive wilderness silences
obsolescence of suburbias
collage art, graffiti murals

• hiking
• camping
• anthropology
• cartography
• carpooling
• bicycling

音乐、电影和书籍

polyethnic mesh, brass, accordion, darbuka, reed, kora, qanun, guacharaca, trad ska, roots reggae, etc, etc.

"foreign" / independent films and eyeopening documentaries
triumph of the human spirit (mandatory tear duct liquidation)

b: atlases, social histories, zines, ethnology, astrology, astronomy, zohar

我做过的一件不可思议的事情

deeply feeling the pain of others
noticing how beautiful they are inside

教，学，和分享

trade occupational hazards / skills and compare shoestring travel notes
mnemonic devices circle pits dog piles communal flossing
exchange buzz clippings (once shorn scalp project)

我可以与沙发主分享些什么

reasonable benefit of doubt
open ears. closed mouth (no guarantee)
mild healthy schizophrenia

我游览过的国家

Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, El Salvador, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary, Italy, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Palestine, Panama, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom

我居住过的国家

United States

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