CURRENT MISSION

"A good traveler has no fixed plans, and is not intent on arriving." -Lao Tzu

PHILOSOPHY

Keep close to Nature's heart... and break clear away, once in awhile, and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods. Wash your spirit clean.
-John Muir

Life seems neither long nor short, and we take no more heed to save time or make haste than do the trees and stars. This is true freedom.
–John Muir, My First Summer in the Sierra

If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away.
-Thoreau

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I would like to find places to surf!

Interests

Music--listening, creating, performing.
Outdoors--climbing, running, rollerblading, biking, backpacking, hiking, camping swimming, snowboarding/skiing...etc!
Reading
TRAVELLING
Movies
Art
Cooking/baking
Poetry
I LOVE learning about other cultures and their music.

• arts
• poetry
• cooking
• baking
• running
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• music
• outdoor activities
• cycling
• hiking
• backpacking
• camping
• skiing
• snowboarding
• rock climbing
• swimming
• volunteering

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: The Darjeeling Limited, Chocolat, Lord of the Rings, Dumb and Dumber, Zoolander, Midnight in Paris, Quentin Tarantino movies,
Music: A LOT of things...I am very open-minded with music genres. Some favorites: The Beatles, Cloud Cult, The Local Natives, Brother Ali, Animal Collective, Bob Marley, Frank Sinatra, Aretha Franklin, Xavier Rudd, The Black Keys, Star Slinger, Daft Punk, Sondre Lerche, Mano Chao, The Cat Empire, anything blues, Classical music, Beethoven in general, big band music, jazz, world music, I could go on forever...
Books: The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, The Kite Runner, A Thousand Splendid Suns, Love Wins by Rob Bell, Velvet Elvis by Rob Bell, Through Painted Deserts by Donald Miller, Blue Like Jazz by Donald Miller. Vagabonding by Rolf Potts

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Trekked through the Himalayas for two weeks. I guess that's pretty amazing. To me, anyway. This is a big question. I may change my answer after more thinking.

Teach, Learn, Share

**People who volunteer for a living and sacrifice their lives for helping other people.**

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Austria, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, France, Germany, Ghana, Haiti, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Peru, Spain, Switzerland

Countries I’ve Lived In

India