Just a young soul from Austin, exploring the world for my first time

## Now: In Santa Fe until 21 Aug, then headed back toward Texas ###

CURRENT MISSION

On the Road, rediscovering Hope in the midst of Fear, decolonizing my mind, rebalancing on All Levels, immersing myself in Permaculture and sustainable living through the global Ecovillage movement.

Check out my Travelogs so far...
http://tinyletter.com/EcoTexan/archive

TRAVELLING

2015 July — Northern Scotland
2015 August — Wales
2015 September — London, Spain
2015 October — Portugal, Spain
2015 November — Germany, Poland
2015 December — Israel/Palestine
2016 Winter — Eastern Canada
2016 Spring — Canada / Cascadia
2016 Summer — West Coast US / Southwest US

Hope to Visit: India, Thailand, Guatemala, Costa Rica... and many more!

PHILOSOPHY

Optimism, feminism, environmentalism, permaculture, and awkwardly aspiring to Daoism.

Por qué estoy en Couchsurfing

Surfing / wwoofing across the UK / Europe / Canada / US. Looking for friendly hosts, staying open to new experiences.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Hosted just a little in Austin, and I've had wonderful hosts from Iceland to Scotland to Oregon on my international journey so far.

Intereses

Sunsets, hiking, bicycling, coffee, mountain views, permaculture, organic farming, humanity's future, philosophy, spirituality... so much! ^_^

Been a geek most of my life, but lately I'm discovering how to live *with* the Earth rather than subjugating her.

I'm an intense listener, amicable, ambiverted, and comfortable in almost any situation. Very tidy, resourceful, and low-impact. Simple needs — good food, good work, good conversation, and somewhere to rest my head.

• performing arts
• design
• concerts
• womens rights
• dining
• cooking
• breakfast
• coffee
• vegetarian
• meditation
• gardening
• technology
• traveling
• music
• hiking
• surfing
• sign language

Música, películas y libros

(In no way exhaustive or in preferential order)

BOOKS: Women Who Run With the Wolves, The One-Straw Revolution, The Void Trilogy, American Gods, Infinite Jest, The Blank Slate, Anathem, Snow Crash, Ready Player One, Daemon, Predictably Irrational, Freakonomics, The Circle

FILMS: Anything by Wes Anderson, Joss Whedon, Stanley Kubrick, David Lynch, and especially Alejandro Jodorowsky

TV: The Wire, Slings and Arrows, Arrested Development, This Week Tonight, Black Mirror, The Daily Show, Mythbusters, Game of Thrones, Battlestar Galactica, Stargate, Star Trek, Mad Men

MUSIC: Post-Rock, Ambient, Folk, Jazz, Chill, Electronica, Chiptune | Darol Anger, Explosions in the Sky, Coldplay, Mogwai, God is an Astronaut, Eluvium, Jon Hopkins, Miles Davis, Bright Eyes, Mike Marshall, Josh Mancell, Jonsi, The Solar Fields, Craig Armstrong, BT, Jonathan Coulton, Jonsi, Andrew Bird

FOOD: Sushi, barbecue, peanut butter, hot chocolate on a cold night, cool beer on a warm night, and anything exotically vegetarian

Algo increíble que he hecho

RANDOM "INTERESTING" THINGS I'VE DONE (SO FAR)

— Gone viral on YouTube for a sign language music video I made: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmKnQjBf8wM I was invited to perform at a concert in Poland in 2014.

— Quit my job in the tech industry to travel the world studying sustainable design, permaculture, and ecovillage living. Easily the craziest and most soul-fulfilling decision I've ever made, and it's been beautiful, painful, and everything in between for the past year so far.

Enseña, aprende, comparte

* I LOVE to make soul-warming Chai from scratch. Love cooking in general, actually. Let's co-create a meal! Or just sit back and let me treat you to Spanish soul food, Texan breakfast tacos, or a damn good smoothie. Teach me something too! I'm always learning.

* Anything technology related! YES, I'll help you fix your computer, set up a Wifi network, or troubleshoot your mobile / tablet. Worked for 3 years in an Apple Store, so I've seen everything under the sun.

* My philosophy degree hints at my deep love for meaningful conversation. If you'd like to dive into deconstruction, moral relativism, religious philosophy, metaphysics... whatever! I'm down.

* If you've got a garden, permaculture installation, or other ecologically-oriented project, I would love to learn about it and maybe help out! I'm a certified Permaculture Designer through the Permaculture Research Institute, and always looking for ways to apply the strategies of permaculture.

Qué puedo ofrecer a los anfitriones

* Listening / Conversing
* Cooking
* Shoulder massages
* Stories of life in Texas
* Mindfulness Meditation practice
* Authentic Austin breakfast tacos
* Permaculture design / philosophy
* Technology projects (websites, design, general IT troubleshooting)

Países que he visitado

Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Israel, Italy, Mexico, Palestine, Poland, Portugal, Scotland, Spain, United Kingdom, United States

Países en los que he vivido

Canada, United States

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