CURRENT MISSION

To vibrate and pulse to the beat of the universe.

ABOUT ME

I have found unique paths to follow. I'm a heavy thinker and constant learner. I'm intensely peaceful and good natured, with a significant sense of humor and a touch of smart ass. I firmly invest in the power of the arts to enrich and vitalize humanity. I'm drawn to the strange, mystical, and fantastical.

I have traveled around the United States, Western Europe, and intend to keep on going...

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Just getting started!

Interests

Music (rock, new wave, world), drum, guitar, theatre, puppets and puppetry, film, visual art (ancient, surreal), dance drama, magic

• arts
• humanities
• dancing
• investing
• magic
• music
• guitar

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies:(A sampling of favorites)The Nightmare Before Christmas, La Belle et La Bete, The Lion in Winter, A Mighty Wind, Harold and Maude, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Clash of the Titans (1981), Do the Right Thing, Pee Wee's Big Adventure, Lawrence of Arabia, Singin' in the Rain, Planet Terror, Out of Africa, scores of others…

Music: Lately: Cambodian groove rock, Little Dragon, Gorillaz, Gogol Bordello, Brazilian Girls, and Tom Waits. Usually somewhere in the mix: David Bowie, Pixies, Blondie, Talking Heads, Enon, X, PJ Harvey, Sly and the Family Stone, B-52s, Devo, Eartha Kitt, Serge Gainsbourg, Oingo Boingo, Os Mutantes, They Might Be Giants, Iggy Pop, Parliament Funkadelic, The Cramps, The Red Elvises and again, so many others…

Books-Currently: Journey to the West (Anthony Yu translation), recently: Mahabharata, Others and standard favorites-The Magus-John Fowles, Even Cowgirls Get the Blues-Tom Robbins, Interview with the Vampire-Anne Rice, Candide-Voltaire, To a God Unknown-John Steinbeck, The Chalice and the Blade-Riane Eisler, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?-Edward Albee, and in general Poe, Orwell, Vonnegut,

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Served a glass of water to the Dali Lama.

Teach, Learn, Share

Can share Basic drum beats, American new wave/alternative classics and Mexican folk songs on guitar. Want to experience and learn puppetry,theatrical tips and tricks, learn classic Southeast Asian rock songs

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States