CURRENT MISSION

being here now

ABOUT ME

"The humbleness of a warrior is not the humbleness of a beggar. The warrior lowers his head to no one, but at the same time, he does not permit anyone to lower his head to him. The beggar, on the other hand, falls to his knees at the drop of a hat and scrapes the floor for anyone he deems to be higher; but at the same time, he demands that someone lower than him scrape the floor for him."
- Carlos Castaneda

PHILOSOPHY

"As long as a man feels that he is the most important thing in the world, he cannot really appreciate the world around him. He is like a horse with blinders: all he sees is himself apart from everything else."
-- Carlos Castaneda

WALK IN BEAUTY IN A SACRED WAY

"Warriors don't venture into the unknown out of greed. Greed only works in the world of oridnary affairs. To venture into the unknown requires something greater than greed: love. One needs love for life, for intrigue, for mystery. One needs unquenchable curiosity and guts galore"
-- Carlos Castaneda

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

"For an average man, the world is weird because if he's not bored with it, he's at odds with it. For a warrior, the world is weird because it is stupendous, awesome, mysterious, unfathomable. A warrior must assume resposibility for being here, in this marvelous world, in this marvelous time."

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I picked up this guy named Bruno hitch hiking near Franz Joseph Glacier in New Zealand. He happened to be one of the people involved with setting up the couch surfing website and was trying to get to Nelson. Luckily I was headed that way. 2 days later we made it to Nelson and I spent the night in their gracious hospitality overlooking the bay.

Interests

Outdoor adventure, exloring the world, visiting ancient ruins and places of power, kayking the NaPali Coast, studying and practicing the healing arts and internal arts, playing and listening to live music, swimming with dolphins.

• arts
• beauty
• music
• live music
• outdoor activities
• hiking
• surfing
• swimming

Music, Movies, and Books

I just love music; both playing and listening!

Here'a few of my favorites that come to mind: Fela Kuti, Miles Davis, Jerry, Jorma, Nora Jones, John Lennon, George Clinton, Herby Hancock, Steely Dan, Sheila Chandra, Rusted Root, Soulive, Motown, Sasha Butterfly, Jimi Hendrix, Jai Uttal, Aretha Franklin, Michael Franti, Stevie Wonder...

Books: Anything that educates me

Movies: Baraka, Team Amerika

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

"It is not the same to talk of bulls as to be in the bull ring".
-- Spanish Proverb

Teach, Learn, Share

Stillness without movement is useless, movement without stillness lacks power.
-- Peter Rallston

Energy follows thought; thought creates.

"The stiff and unbendring is the disciple of death; the gentle and yielding is the disciple of life"
-- Tao Te Ching

"A warrior acts as if he knows what he is doing, when in effect he knows nothing."
-- Carlos Castaneda

Countries I’ve Visited

Andorra, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Barbados, Belgium, Bermuda, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cayman Islands, China, Costa Rica, Croatia, Denmark, Dominican Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Guam, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Laos, Macedonia, Mexico, Micronesia, Federated States of, Monaco, Montenegro, Morocco, Myanmar, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, New Zealand, North Korea, Norway, Palau, Philippines, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Saint Lucia, Serbia, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, Turks and Caicos Islands, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State, Virgin Islands, British, Virgin Islands, U.S.

Countries I’ve Lived In

Thailand, United States, Virgin Islands, U.S.