Uhh, kinda blew the load on the edumacation tab, knew they were expecting college, high school, whatever, but it's all education, as long as you're listenin. And seekin. And really bein. Real education. A lot o that so-called higher learning is anything but. They put your brain in a box in college if you let em. So I never felt it, much to the chagrin of my mother, who's a college professor. I read some, mostly historical fiction and autobiographical stuff, also nonfiction informative stuff. As much of a blessing as books are, I pay way more attention to life as it occurs, and try to be open as possible at least part of every day. We all can be rays of light if we try. And I find nothing more important than us connecting. There's all kind of sources of love and light and energy, but nothing really compares to the intensity of the real human connection. It's amazing and infinite and wonderful. I'm not one o those hippies that walks around super wide-eyed and kind of aggressive with the vibes, I'm more of a shy guy most of the time, but I've definitely realized this to be the truth, and I love it when it happens, and I'm continually amazed and thankful. Sometimes maybe a little overeager, but still shy, so it makes for awkwardness, we all get lonely sometimes, but I'm getting way better. I've spent most o the last years in Upstate New York, which is a tough place to be if you're into connecting with humanity. I came to peace with it eventually, but it is tough. Rough climate, with an historically repressed culture, so the people reflect that. But a lot of folks are working on making it better. Still crucial to get out, I can't be there all the time. I contribute way more when I come in with fresh energy from other places. They need it. And I like doing it. I'm all about bringing balance about.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I'm traveling now, making my way down to Florida for the winter, cuz the cold hits me really hard, and I was thinking this could be a way to meet some good people and get a shower now and again. I sleep in my van, so I'm all good on the couch, but there's nothing like a warm shower or bath. I keep clean using Dr. B's and tea tree, and lavender, and witch hazel, and natural D, but washing my hair when it's cool or cold out ain't really happenin. And like I said, the warm water feels pretty good. I have herbs and music and love to offer, I'm well-mannered and a good conversationalist, and I prepare really good food. Funny and fun sometimes too. I'm a have a lot to live up to if I get to meet you after writing all this ish, but I'm just telling the truth. That's why I don't do this whole online profile so called socializing ish. It takes the essence and mystery out of it, and helps turn us into robots. When I was couch surfing back in the day, it was as simple as meeting someone or knowing someone who knew someone, or just crashin out after a night of partying. People were out. Now everybody's online and the streets are way less communal let's say. Not into being negative, but it does get a bit frustrating. But that's why I wanna open up and bring the love and keep everything irie and beautiful. I'm not into the smoke cigarettes all day hang around downtown crowd, but people congregating and greeting and doing things spontaneously is a source of life. I wanna make more real deal community gardens where people can be and enjoy each other, not just grow food. Give thanks and bless the earth, for sure. Tis the cure. Do some community sings and chants and prayers around the plants, and watch how they'll take off and just be screaming life. This world can be paradise if we make it so. And that's what it's about, not waitin for some pie in the sky fairy tale place that you get to go to after wasting your time being exploited like a slave. Wake up and live! That's what it's about. We make this existence and reality, and our potential for influencing things is limitless. So we really gotta figure out who we really are, and really be that, and live a meaningful, truthful existence. Fuck fear. You're only scared to die if you ain't livin right.

Interests

Good lord, enough!

• culture
• writing
• books
• perfumes
• education
• dining
• partying
• gardening
• traveling
• socializing
• music
• surfing
• boxing
• teaching

Music, Movies, and Books

African music. And all its offshoots. The authentic shit anyway. Movies, I need to see more from outside Hollywood and its itinerant mind control, but two really good ones that come to mind are the White Countess, and the Kite Runner. Good films. I've seen a lot of other good ones too, but way too many bad ones and same old same. I like artfully done stuff with nuff good music. Nothing like a good story though, and I love me some comedy like everybody else, and I got respect for the really good action flicks. I don't think it's healthy to watch all the freaking violence though. At all. And sometimes I succumb to the porn, and some of it is actually okay, but way heavy, and, wow, a whole nother can o worms, but what I wanna say is all the violent variety of it, which seems to be dominating, is so retarded and wrong and if I could eradicate one thing on this planet tomorrow, it would be in the running. Making love and connecting deeply is the shit, why should it be anything but super dope and lovely and pure? People bring all their issues into it and it's sad. If we practice self-love and respect, and heal the whole sex trip, we'd be beautiful in no time. Problems would just melt away. I mean, that is where life comes from, right? So it is like the most powerful energy and most important thing on the planet, right? So let's get it right! Fuck the bullshit! We all need to be beautiful and smiling together. The truth is the truth, and everybody knows it, we just have to stay in it, and not get contaminated by all the distractions and traps set for us by those unhappy beings who like to see us controlled and out of control, weak and sad and easily manipulated. We have the blueprints for a wonderful life, and it's not that hard. We just have to know what it is and want to do it. And tolerate our own mistakes, love ourselves and keep moving. No giving up. Guess I erupt in the morning, better this than some lonely spilling of my seed I think, but damn, what powerful energy, I can't even bring it up without my balls gettin swole. I been on my own for a while now. But that separation between love and sex is what kept me in a bad relationship for years on end. We were addicted to each others' bodies, but the head and the heart weren't right. I fully blame that on fucked up sexual development, where exposure to that porn at a young age was a major component. I ain't sayin I'm against hookin up, just do it right and be truthful. Wow, what an experience. But this is our life, this is our time, it's never been done before, and we can do our best to do with it what we want. We're living history, and things are very intense right now. No time for the stupor. Check game and see where you fit in, and make time for your people to relax and feel love. But go out into the world as a warrior against the bullshit. Or just simply represent as an honest authentic open being and it's the same thing. I promise I don't talk this much in real life. Not unless we gettin really deep and it's time for it. Movies, huh? It is a big topic. Hollywood keeps a lot o people in a sleepy brainwashed state so that's how it is. I've read a lot of good books, I just read Roots, liked it all, but especially the beginning. Also loved The Education of Little Tree. And Caleb's Crossing was a good read. And Sula, THAT was a good book. I could go on. But let me say what I wanted to say earlier about us being whole and connected to our soul and leaving the vibes right, that reggae night is a powerful solution. If the music is conscious, that sets the vibes to righteous, and we get past all the lower level stuff we stay trapped in too often. More reggae=more peace

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Bouncing out of Ithaca last week

Teach, Learn, Share

Think I've covered that to a large degree, but ask me and we'll see. Like I said, music, health, gardening. In that order. And in all kind of fresh innovative but at the same time classic ways.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Said that already too. Love, food, herbs, music. The good stuff. Knowledge. Blessings.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Canada, Cayman Islands, Ecuador, France, Germany, Guatemala, Mexico, Netherlands, Puerto Rico, Russian Federation, Switzerland

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States