CURRENT MISSION

To be the change I wish to see in the world.

ABOUT ME

I have chronic wanderlust and am currently trying to live my dreams in Taiwan.

I was a born adventurer. My first memories are from when I was three and I used to ride my little plastic tricycle around the block just to see what was on the other side.

Read more about it on my blog:

easywriterblog.wordpress.com

PHILOSOPHY

Make life your work, not the other way around.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I try to host as much as possible and obviously I love to surf in new cities. There is so much that is awesome about couch surfing, it's one of many things that are truly making the world a better place.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have had a lot of amazing experiences and met a lot of cool people through CouchSurfing. I've been a part of CouchSurfing for about 2 years now.

Interests

-Permaculture
-Meditation
-Yoga
-Good conversation
-Travel
-Playing Guitar, making music
-Surfing
-Film
-Books
-Anarchism
-Education
-Dissent
-Socio-Economics
-Human progress
-Frugality
-Sustainable living
-the Outdoors
-the Indoors
-Health
-stories
-language

This list could go on and on.

• books
• education
• dining
• cooking
• mexican food
• yoga
• meditation
• boating
• traveling
• blogging
• music
• guitar
• outdoor activities
• adventure races
• surfing
• economics
• teaching

Music, Movies, and Books

Anything that is good, really.

My top 5-

Films:
-Lost in Translation
-The Royal Tenenbaums
-The Big Lebowski
-Y tu Mama Tambien
-Waking Life

Books:
-"One Hundred Years of Solitude" -Gabriel Garcia Marquez
-"The Hobbit" - J.R.R Tolkien (recently re-read it for the first time since I was a kid and was so happy that it's still awesome)
-"Jesus' Son"- Denis Johnson
-"Days of War, Nights of Love" CrimethInc
-"Ishmael"-Daniel Quinn

I also enjoy spiritual texts, such as the Tao te Ching by Lao Tzu, writings about Buddhism and Yoga, etc.

Music- I enjoy anything that is good. Lately:
-good hip hop (Ghostface Killah, etc.)
-chill electronica (Neon Indian, AIR, Tycho, etc.)
-folky stuff (Bright Eyes, Sun Kil Moon, Laura Marling etc.)
-classic rock (Led Zeppelin, CSNY, etc.)
-TOWNES VAN ZANDT

Television:

If you like Tim and Eric Awesome Show: Great Job! we are going to get along finely

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I have a number of life moments that hold a special place in my heart, including but not limited to:

-counting down New Years Eve on a highrise rooftop in Taichung, and watching as hundreds of fireworks all over the city simultaneously went off.

-a boat ride down a beautiful canal on a perfectly clear spring day in Shaoxing, China.

-A wicked whirlwind food tour through Singapore with a great CS host.

-jumping naked off of a 30 foot cliff into the lake in my college town in the middle of the night

-Getting completely lost in Bangkok and enjoying the hell out of it.

Teach, Learn, Share

I have a passion for good conversation. I believe that having experiences and sharing them with one another is the key to personal and human growth.

As far as actual things to teach, I can teach you some Chinese (I've been studying for 4 years, and living in Taiwan and China for over 2!)

I am also getting pretty good at guitar (I've been playing seriously for about a year now), so I can teach you some beginner guitar.

I also like to cook (especially Mexican food, which is a specialty since I am from Texas). I can teach you to make bread, curries, hummus, etc. I'm always happy to provide a home cooked meal.

I also enjoy surfing, although I'm fairly new, so if we go surfing together there's a good chance you'll be teaching me!

Countries I’ve Visited

Cambodia, China, Honduras, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Taiwan, Thailand, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, Taiwan, United States

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