CURRENT MISSION

live well. enjoy. help others to do the same.

ABOUT ME

i've a habit of moving. i think it reminds me to see things as though for the first time. i move to work and then when work is over, i move to move.

that said, i've broken the habit and settled in el salvador. the plan is always to pursue passions... reading, writing, art, music, surfing, wilderness, gardens, building a home... and making a living one way or another.

i'm beginning to believe that things happen for a reason, but that we create the reason--make it a fucking good one.

send a message if you want to chat or check out what we are doing with Sociedad Salvaje Salvadoreña:
https://facebook.com/SociedadSalvajeSV/

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

someone told me about it when i first discovered solo traveling in 2006. i liked the concept. i hesitated. i joined. i've been enamored by the experiences surfing and hosting ever since.

now that i'm a bit settled, i'm happy to keep the couch karma cycling by hosting more.

Interests

waving to strangers, riding bicycles with no hands, swimming underwater, yelling when no one else is around to hear, looking at stars and into ourselves, riding in the back of pickups, listening to the sea, going barefoot, sleeping with the sky as a roof, watching animals, tasty beer and long conversation about everything and nothing, tidepooling...

• animals
• arts
• environment
• beer
• music
• surfing
• swimming

Music, Movies, and Books

i'll rattle off some favorites of recent... LISTEN: juana molina, simon and garfunkel, modest mouse, the beach boys, chad vangaalen, townes van zandt, timber timbre, mulatu astatke, manu chao, kurt vile, califone, victor jara, jessica pratt, django reinhardt READ: one river, shantaram, even cowgirls get the blues,
kafka on the shore, juan salvador gaviota, log from the sea of cortez WATCH: kung fu, westerns, bob ross, surf/skate flicks, miyazaki, waking life, diarios de motocicleta, ...this list is too long, but i could go on--pretty much all the oldies and the goodies :)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

amazing things happen all the time but phosphorescent night surfing with best friends is up there

Teach, Learn, Share

i have a bit of knowledge and am continually seeking all i can about my environment... animals, plants, people, music, art, language, finding marvels in simple things, un poco de todo.

i am glad to share whatever i can.

What I Can Share with Hosts

food, music, smiles...

Countries I’ve Visited

Belize, Bolivia, Botswana, Cambodia, Canada, Costa Rica, El Salvador, France, Germany, Guatemala, Honduras, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Malawi, Malaysia, Mexico, Mozambique, Namibia, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Countries I’ve Lived In

Costa Rica, El Salvador, Mexico, Namibia, Nicaragua, Spain, United States

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