CURRENT MISSION

To hike from Beijing, China west to Ballyhillion, Ireland.

ABOUT ME

Queen had it right about me when they wrote Bohemian Rhapsody. I'm an incredibly open person. A believer in Zen and the many forms of meditation. I'm a sucker for the violin and at peace on the bench of an old upright piano. I believe dreadlocks are time lines of a persons life. "This one grew when I was hiking through Tibet and found peace within myself." I really do believe I must learn more about myself and this world before I can raise a family. I've been a survival nut for 4 years (more seriously recently) and am very close to the completion of my pack for the trip of a lifetime: The embarking of an expedition from Beijing, China to Ballyhillion, Ireland.

PHILOSOPHY

I've adopted the philosophy of Paulo Coelho in saying, "The secret of happiness is to see all the marvels of the world and to never forget the drops of oil on the spoon." In other words get out there and really live life, but don't forget about the little things for they are fragile and need just as much attention as the big things. I've always been jumping from place to place. I will admit I am a fickle person when it comes to commitment, but one thing I have always told everyone I love is something that has been going strong since before puberty, "I may not always be around, but I'll always be there for you." I'm in love with something, I just don't know what it is yet. Might as well share it while I still have it to share!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I don't know quite yet how I'm going to participate. This is my first try at it!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I haven't done much couch surfing. My itinerary will most likely never be up to par as a lot of those out there. More than anything, I'm looking for destinations during my travels where I know I can sit down, have a cup of coffee with someone and smile. The most I've done is rubber tramp the Midwest meeting people who are nice enough to lend me a couch to sleep on and a hot meal when permitted.

Interests

Teaching, learning, interacting, singing, dancing, busking, the occasional drink everyone once and a while, and more often than not- smiling. I'm interested in the world. The mountains, the lakes and rivers, the crevasses of the earth no one knows about and playing my harmonica there. I'm interested in you and in your neighbor. This monotonous lifestyle of society is overrated. The comforts bore me and 4 white walls around me seem to always be closing in, metaphorically speaking of course. I just want to walk where I want, dance where I please and do cartwheels in forests of green. I love life so much. Sobriety is so much better than any drug and I don't need such things to know the beauty that lay before me. At the same time I really enjoy a glass of fine scotch and a cigarette while playing piano. I don't know, It feels like I'm Billy Joel or something. What a trip.

• singing
• beauty
• dancing
• education
• coffee
• instructor
• meditation
• drinking
• socializing
• survival
• music
• piano
• violin
• hiking
• surfing
• teaching
• engineering
• lakes
• rivers
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Music-
Leonard Cohen
Nick Drake
John Lennon
Cat Stevens
Sigur Ros

Books-
Henry Thoreau
Mark Twain
George Orwell
Paulo Coelho

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I saw the circle of life making love with my dreams. One dream died only to be reborn into something more beautiful and more meaningful than before.

Teach, Learn, Share

I have quite a lot of background in different trades. I'm a certified pharmacy technician, an electrical power production engineer, carpenter, interior remodeling and constructor, unofficial survival mentor, music education instructor, diesel mechanic, and drinker. Ok, the last one isn't a trade, but we can shoot the shit and talk about putting up a new wall in your basement! If I'm not trained in something, I definitely will admit it. I like to trade skills and learn! I can teach you the many meditation techniques of Zen and start your journey towards inner peace or simply point you in the right direction. Hopefully, you could do the exact same for me.

Countries I’ve Visited

United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States