ABOUT ME

I am trying to fully inhabit the space of my life, and be a good ancestor in the process.

PHILOSOPHY

It only takes a small cloud, to block out the Sun. It's all a matter of perception.
Sometimes you just need to observe from a different angle to see how small a problem can be in the grand scheme of things. Though it may be difficult to see, the light of the Sun is always there.

I don't have a lot of unflexing "beliefs" that cannot be swayed, and I think it's important to view things from an objective standpoint before you come to any conclusions. It's gotten me a long way.

我为什么加入 Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've stayed on many a couch in my day. My CS interactions have each been unique, interesting and enjoyable, so I'm always happy for another encounter with this community. I greatly value the experiences I've had through this platform.

兴趣

Anything outside - snowboarding, hiking, biking, enjoying beauty. Climbing things. Trees, rocks, scaling urban structures, you know. Vintage motorcycles. Environmentalism. Ecology. Conservation. Woodworking. Music is a big one - collecting, listening, writing about, attending concerts, spinning on my weekly radio program, etc.
Also creative toils, like producing and distributing art, writing... Just learning about a wide variety of subjects on my own time is a very accomplishing feeling. Being away from school has actually energized me to seek knowledge more actively, so the last 5-6 years have been a massive period of education and growth.

音乐、电影和书籍

Lots of books in my life. Usually have a novel as well as at least two or three non-fiction books open at a given time. "Shantaram" by Gregory David Roberts might be my favorite piece of media in general. Besides that, I prefer intelligent, well-crafted movies that eschew common formulas and music that does the same. Genres don't really matter. I could talk about music for days, so let's save that for later.

我做过的一件不可思议的事情

Out of all the traveling I've done, one of my favorite trips has to be a motorcycle adventure through the American West in 2014. I made a video about it that you can find here: https://vimeo.com/114522237

教，学，和分享

I truly enjoy teaching and just imparting knowledge unto others, and I've been able to learn this first-hand. In the past year, I've designed the curriculum and taught two separate courses at my former high school - one on the history of Afro-Beat and African Funk, and its influence on Western musical styles, and the the other on the history of Street Art & Graffiti around the world. I truly take pleasure in sharing everything I can with anyone who can extract their own value from it. As much as I love music I still can't play instruments for shit - which is weird - so I'd lve some help with that.
...Or teach me how to surf and we're friends forever.

我游览过的国家

Canada, Mexico, Nicaragua, United States

我居住过的国家

Costa Rica, Panama, United States