i am love, and i am a vagabond, i've lived in jungles in southeast asia, and in the snowy forests of the rocky mountains. I've been traveling the pacific northwest, camping in the woods, foraging food and medicine, learning from the forests and rivers and animals (human and others).

i just finished spending a year around eastern australia and tasmania, connecting with the land, the wild and diverse plant and animal life, connecting with the indigenous humans of the land, and learning to play didgeridoo.

i love to travel and self-educate, share dreams, and experiences, learn and teach. i believe if we can learn to live each other, share and cooperate, then we as a species will survive the mass-destruction that we have begun on earth. we must learn to live in harmony with the millions of other life forms which comprise our biological community. we must learn to love.

Pourquoi je suis sur Couchsurfing

to make friends, make connections, build community, travel.

because i believe in sharing. giving and receiving are the foundation of life, and i want to participate in mutually beneficial, non-capitalist exchanges.

Centres d'intérêt

music, poetry, being connected, living in nature, writing, education (not indoctrination), travel, exploring, wild foraging, sharing, laughing, dancing

• animals
• writing
• poetry
• dancing
• education
• dining
• traveling
• music
• camping
• teaching
• medicine
• rivers
• mountains

Morceaux de musique, films et livres

i like to make music all the time rather than listening to recordings.

i play guitar, banjo, harmonica, hand drums, and I love to sing. I'm learning didgeridoo, and i'll play any instrument i can get my hands on.

as far as books go... i

Une aventure extraordinaire que j'ai vécue

i lived with rebel soldiers and indigenous villagers in the remote mountain jungles of burma as a teacher, jungle adventurer, and mentor to the youth.

Ce que j'aimerais partager avec mes hôtes

i love to share my stories, the art, songs, and poetry that i've collected from other travellers and that i've created myself. i love to lend a listening ear to hear what inspires you, what makes you angry, what brings you meaning in life.

Pays que j'ai visités

China, Laos, Mexico, Myanmar, Thailand, United States

Pays dans lesquels j'ai vécu

Myanmar, Thailand, United States