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Overview

  • 5 references 1 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning Spanish, Tagalog, Tibetan Standard, Tibetan, Central
  • 44, Male
  • Member since 2009
  • I illuminate the world for those who can't see it. It's ...
  • Through conventional university systems, but more importa...
  • From I've spent much of my life in the bay area.
  • Profile 90% complete

About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Fostering happiness, mischief, and well being.

ABOUT ME

I value human connection. I want to laugh and cringe, sweat and live.
By day I teach the blind and have an ever-changing schedule. (Wanna hear a blind joke?)
I'm also getting into using sustainable energy and microfinance as a means to alleviate poverty.

PHILOSOPHY

How about a couple.
A borrowed phrase: Of course the game is rigged. Don't let that stop you. If you don't play, you can't win.
One of my own: Don't focus on happiness; it is always a derivation of the moment. If you're unhappy come be here, now.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Surf and hosting whenever I can.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I found I have a family in the Magna Ka Tilla Tibetan community in Delhi. Few places I've been to are more enthusiastic about what life may present, including a dirt-encrusted American traveler.

Interests

Free of responsability I've been known to climb, surf, kick around a soccer ball, and make adventure. There's a surprising amount of activities that I love to do.

  • soccer

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Watched rioters in Nepal refuse to let others inflict damage and injury on those they were protesting against.

Teach, Learn, Share

When you offer help to a blind person, let them hold your arm. Don't drag them.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Mexico, Nepal, Netherlands, Philippines, Portugal, Spain, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

India, United States

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