CURRENT MISSION

i want to meet people with a similar lust for life, and find places that are vibrant. I want to travel to enrich my life! i want to go home, but have no idea where that is yet. i want to find it.

ABOUT ME

Life is too short not to be outside. The world is too big not to ramble at least once. People are too different to believe you have nothing to learn from one another. I have worked. I have studied. And now it's time to play!

PHILOSOPHY

i really can be goofy! but i tend to get very deep on these kinds of things. so i guess my personal philosophy is one based in love. be good to people. even if you dont believe in god, doing good brings everyone the greatest happiness. be kind, its not up to you to judge someone elses hardships. money is not the root of all evil, greed is. music is primal. its feeds the soul. i used to want to be successful in a way defined by money. now i understand the value of passion and am looking for mine. i often want to take pictures of everyone i have a good conversation with so that when i am old, i remember how beautiful we all used to be. i am here to be happy. to try and live in a way that makes other people happy. I no longer want to fight to change the world. I have learned that all i can do is my part to make this a better place, and through this hope to help inspire other people to live simply and happily. i will always give an honest opinion to someone but only if they ask for my help. forgiveness is divine, but there is no shame in walking away from people who do not appreciate you.

我为什么加入 Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Im new to the CS project. I moved back home to save for the day i can run away and begin my CS adventure. I'd love to host when I am done surfing and have my own couch to share. but for the moment, its not my couch to volunteer.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

“You do not realize your own situation. You are in prison. All you can wish for, if you are a sensible man, is to escape. But how escape? It is necessary to tunnel under a wall. One man can do nothing. But let us suppose there are ten or twenty men – if they work in turn and if one covers another they can complete the tunnel and escape."

". . . Furthermore, no one can escape from prison without the help of those who have escaped before . . . if a man in prison was at any time to have a chance of escape, then he must first of all realize that he is in prison. So long as he fails to realize this, so long as he thinks he is free, he has no chance whatever. No one can help or liberate him by force, against his will, in opposition to his wishes. If liberation is possible, it is possible only as a result of great labor and great efforts, and, above all, of conscious efforts, towards a definite aim.”

“If a man could understand all the horror of the lives of ordinary people who are turning round in a circle of insignificant interests and insignificant aims, if he could understand what they are losing, he would understand that there can be only one thing that is serious for him - to escape from the general law, to be free. What can be serious for a man in prison who is condemned to death? Only one thing: how to save himself, how to escape: nothing else is serious."

兴趣

Being outside. Exposure to new music. Trying anything new, even scary foods. I love to be active. The beach is a spiritual place for me. I love love love hot and humid weather. I enjoy reading a great deal. sometimes, i like to just lay and listen to the fan. Movies are good, although I do not really like to spend too much time watching tv. Most days i like to waitress. I work out because it makes me feel strong. I try to support local farming. I like to eat organic when i can afford it.

• fashion
• beauty
• running
• working out
• walking
• movies
• reading
• tv
• traveling
• socializing
• music
• surfing
• law
• volunteering
• beaches

音乐、电影和书籍

311, Death Cab for Cutie, The Postal Service, Jimi Hendrix, Bob Marley, Boston, Ryan Adams, Incubus, Jack Johnson, Nada Surf, Imogen Heap, Slightly Stoopid, Deftones, Powerman 5000, Godsmack, Dave Matthews Band, The Cure, Big Audio Dynamite, Ben Folds, Smashing Pumpkins, Blue Oyster Cult, Phish, Blues Traveler, R.E.M., Donna Summer, Fiona Apple, Nic Potter, Powderfinger, Eagle-Eye Cherry, Goo Goo Dolls, Blessid Union of Souls, Sublime, Dashboard, Green Day, Pink Floyd, Local H, Third Eye Blind, Matchbox Twenty, Official Blink-182, Counting Crows, The Smiths, Kings Of Leon, Smile Empty Soul, Missy Higgins, Cold Play, Matisyahu, Modest Mouse, Perfect Circle, Long Beach Dub Allstars, Olp, The Ataris, Something Corporate, Kittie, New Found Glory, Iggy Pop, Jewel, David Bowie (Official), They Might Be Giants, B-52's, Adam Sandler!, I Would Buy Rockband: 311 Edition, NSDWHOA!, les claypool, bassnectar, gogol bordello, kid cudi, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Boondock Saints, Bad Santa, Gladiator, Interview with the Vampire, Underworld, Box of Moonlight, Star Wars, The Illusionist, Phantoms, The Warriors, Disney, Elf, Anchorman, Moulin Rouge!, Flatliners, Rock-a-Doodle, The Brave Little Toaster, Land Before Time, The Matrix, The Halloween Tree, Johnny Mnemonic, Practical Magic, Beerfest, Blow, The Basketball Diaries, Clockwork Orange, The Ruins, Into the Wild, Miss March, Hackers, Gattaca, Office Space, Norbit, Space Balls, Both of Bill and Teds Adventures, TMNT, How High, A Christmas Story, The Beach, Avatar, Two and a Half Men, Dharma & Greg, South Park, Home Improvement, Iron Chef, Travel Channel, M*A*S*H, Seinfeld, Aqua Teen Hunger Force, The Simpsons, The Drew Carey Show, Who's Line is it Anyway, The Sentinel, Sliders, The Twilight Zone Originals, Futurama, Reality Bites Back, Wipeout, King of the Hill, Cheers, Fairly Odd Parents, Family Guy, Family Matters, Are You Afraid of the Dark?, Full House, My So-Called Life, David the Gnome, Boy Meets World, 1990's Nickelodeon was way better than the crap on nick now, transall saga, fastfood nation, wednesday witch, marley and me, i love lots of books, also. transall saga, tuesdays with morrie, books by gary paulsen, and several others who's names escape me at the present moment.

我做过的一件不可思议的事情

the most amazing feelings ive experienced were inspired by things quite ordinary in nature. the most amazing things ive ever done are jumping 70 into a quarry, falling in love, and quitting smoking. by my cultures standards, i havent had a privalleged life, but i feel thats given me a great ability to find beauty and adventure in places available to me. i consider myself lucky for that.

教，学，和分享

take the time to explore yourself, find out what you want, then dont stop until you get it! dont let someone else define your success. grades, salaries, fashion. these things do not define you. they are merely tools you can use to get what makes you happy. family doesnt always mean ppl you are related to. never take your family for granted, no matter what unconventional group of people family might be for you. and lastly, the timing is never perfect. never will be. so why not now? its all youre guaranteed. many of us dont fulfill our potentials because we are afraid to leave the unfamiliar. but the true blessing is, we all hold the key to our own happiness. and no matter what, if youre breathing, its ok. things will seldom be perfect, but they will always be ok. much love, and best wishes to everyone. do the best with what youre dealt <3 lets do this.