CURRENT MISSION

Ban or label GMOs and legalizing industrial hemp while building our future the permaculture way.

ABOUT ME

Raised in Louisiana by an amazing vegetarian massage therapists who taught me to care for others as well as the planet. After losing faith in the profit driven model of education I did an internship with Earthship Biotecture in Taos, NM then moved to family land in Kentucky to build one of my own. I got swooped up by the Sustainable Living Roadshow where we did two national tours of the United States building "eco-villages" to educate around sustainability using games, structures, music, art and theater. I have since co-founded a non-profit called REAL Cooperative and currently working in Oregon on a GMO labeling initiative.

Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/BenHarper1984
Sustainable Living Roadshow bio: http://www.sustainablelivingroadshow.org/overview/staff-bios/
Cofounder of REAL Cooperative:
http://realcooperative.org/

PHILOSOPHY

I have always had a passion to help people and over time that passion has grown into one of helping myself, the planet and all it's inhabitants. I view the worlds problems and opportunities for the global community to grow and evolve into a more peaceful sustainable community. I believe that thoughts and believes can shape our feelings as well as our material world.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

New to couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Last year, my girlfriend (at the time) and I traveled all over Europe couchsurfing whenever possible.

Interests

Permaculture, Natural Building, creating abundance out of scarcity and raising awareness about issues as well as solutions.

• arts
• theater
• education
• vegetarian
• modeling
• music
• skydiving
• snowboarding
• teaching
• tours

Music, Movies, and Books

Favorite Music-Ben Harper (haha), Jack Johnson, Beats Antique, Ratatat
Favorite Movies- Fight Club, Avatar, Cloud Atlas, Home
Favorite Books-1984, Gaias Garden

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

During the time I toured with the Sustainable Living Roadshow I have helped build goliath bamboo structures, seen mountaintop removal sites, received non-violent direct action training, protested fracking, helped lead a 315 mile march from Brooklyn to DC demanding the labeling of GMOs, got an inside look at the Occupy Movement in over 10 cities, seen the grand canyon, the carlsbad caverns, the redwoods and of course drove a cornfish car across the country. Aside from the roadshow, I've built Earthships and helped build a community center in Oakland, CA. Dived off waterfalls, been skydiving, snowboarding, wake boarding. Oops, I just realized it asks for one amazing thing! oh well, I' not deleting haha

Teach, Learn, Share

Insight into the issues and solutions to many of the worlds problems, knowledge and wisdom gathered through vast experiences, I can teach you how to survive a hurricane, flood or earthquake considering I've survived them all. I also have a growing knowledge in natural building and permaculture, but more of a student than teacher at the moment.

Countries I’ve Visited

Germany, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States