CURRENT MISSION

Capturing my human existance in the form of words on paper and in the memories of my friends.

ABOUT ME

According to Myers Briggs personality test, I'm an INTJ. This link is where I took the test.
http://www.humanmetrics.com/hr/JTypesResult.aspx
I'm a very laid back, relaxed individual. I spend a lot of time in quiet contemplation. I really enjoy traveling, reading, and swapping stories. I'm very good with small group's, but get anxious around large crowds. I like trying new things and, despite my social introversion, am very open to new experiences.

PHILOSOPHY

The only thing that I know is that I know nothing... and I don't even know that.

The conflict IS the conflict.

There is no such thing as a "goodbye".

Everything is important, but nothing matters.

Before enlightenment chop wood, carry water. After enlightenment chop wood, carry water.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I'm transient, so at the moment, just by visiting other people. I do Tarot and worked at a bed and breakfast for 9 years, so my most useful assets are cleaning and giving Tarot readings (I've been told I'm quite good at readings and am willing to do them for anyone that's interested). My parent's do have a home for me in Xenia, OH, which is also a Bed & Breakfast, so I am planning on "marketing" their lovely home. :P I plan to some day suggest them to use my old room as a couch surfing host spot, but I want to travel some and get to know how other people do things first.

Interests

I'm a frequent burner. Have been to several of the events over the last few years. First burn was at the official Burning Man event in 2010. I haven't been back to the official event since, but have been to decoms, regional burns, and similar events since. My favorite of these is juplaya. Outside of that, I really enjoy writing, botany/pharmacology , and philosophy. I enjoy traveling and have been to England, Wales, Ethiopia, Uganda, Egypt, Sudan, and South Africa. I attended a football (soccer) DTS through YWAM and have worked in various missions organizations throughout the US and other countries. I consider myself interested in spirituality, but am no longer practicing any religions.

I also really enjoy video games, movies, different forms of spirituality and natural healing, and Qi Gong.

• writing
• education
• breakfast
• flying
• movies
• video games
• reading
• traveling
• surfing
• sports
• soccer
• teaching
• religion

Music, Movies, and Books

Books:
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
Pharmakopoeia - Dale Pendel
Pharmakognosis - --
Pharmakodynamis - --
A Wind in the Door
The Way of the Crucible
The Stranger
The Odyssey
Good Omens
Real Magic
Song of Achilles
The Myst Series

Movies:
Blues Brothers
Starwars
Pandorum
Aliens series
Ip Man series
The Good The Bad The Weird
Let the Right One In (original version of "Let Me In")
Beer Fest
Grandma's Boy
Super Troopers

Music:
Metal. Which I don't take seriously at all, but love with all my heart and soul.
176BIZ / J-POP
36 Crazyfists / (American [Alaska] Nu Metalcore) Metal
7 Angels 7 Plagues / (American Melodic Progressive Metalcore) Metal *NEW*
Abigail Williams / (American Symphonic Death and Black) Metal
The Acacia Strain / (American Deathcore) Metal *NEW*
All That Remains / (American Melodic Metalcore) Metal *NEW*
American Head Charge / (American Industrial) Metal
Anaal Nathrakh / (British Grindcore, Black, Death, Industrial) Metal
Angelspit / (Australian Electro-Industrial) Techno
Animals As Leaders / (American Progressive Instrumental) Metal
Animosity / (American Technical Deathcore) Metal
Apocalyptica / (Finnish Neo-Classical) Metal
Arch Enemy / (Swedish Melodic Death) Metal
Area 51 / J-Metal (?)
Arsis / (American Melodic Death) Metal
Arsonists Get All the Girls / (American avant-garde Metalcore) Metal *NEW*
As Blood Runs Black / (American Deathcore) Metal
As I Lay Dying / (American Metalcore) Metal *Grammy Award-Nominated*
Atreyu / (American Metalcore) Metal
Becoming the Archetype / (American Christian Progressive Death) Metal
Behemoth / (Polish Blackened Death) Metal
Beloved / (American Christian Post-Hardcore Emocore) Metal *NEW*
Between the Burried and Me / (American Progressive Death Metalcore) Metal *NEW*
The Black Dahlia Murder / (American Melodic Death Metalcore) Metal
Blasdead / (Thrash) Metal (?)
Bleeding Through / (American Melodic Death Metalcore) Metal *NEW*
Bleed the Sky / (American Groove Metalcore) Metal
Blindside / (Swedish Post-Hardcore) Rock
Blood Has Been Shed / (American Mathcore) Metal *NEW*
Blood Stain Child / (Japanese Melodic Trance Death) Metal
Bloodbath / (Swedish Hardcore Death) Metal *Superband*
Bloodsimple / (American Nu) Metal *sold out whores*
Box Car Racer / (American Post-Hardcore) Punk Rock *NEW*
Bullet for My Valentine / (Welsh Thrash Metalcore Heavy) Metal
Bury Your Dead / (American Hardcore Metalcore) Metal *NEW*
Capitol Tragedy / (?) *NEW*
Celldweller / (American Industrial Electronica) Metal
Centurions Ghost / Metal (?)
The Chariot / (American Christian Math/Metalcore) Metal *NEW*
Chevelle / (American Post-Grunge) Rock
Children of Bodom / (Finnish Melodic Power Death) Metal
Chiodos / (American Post-Hardcore) Rock
ChthoniC / (Taiwanese Melodic Black) Metal
Clutch / (American Funk Heavy) Metal
Coal Chamber / (American Nu) Metal
Collide / (American Trip) Rock
Combichrist / (Norwegian Aggrotech Electro-Industrial) Techno
Cradle of Filth / (English Extreme) Metal
Crisis / (English Political Punk) Rock
Dark Tranquility / (Swedish Melodic Death) Metal
Deathchurch / (Black) Metal (?)
Deathgaze / (Japanese Visual Kei Metalcore) Metal
Decapitated / (Polish Technical Death) Metal
Demon Hunter / (American Christian Alternative Metalcore) Metal
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One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I worked in Yei, South Sudan just before the referendum. It was incredible. I stayed at a facility called Fly Sports where college students attended to become teachers, many of them having been ex soldiers of the war, most of them recruited when they were children. I was able to sit with and discuss the political atmosphere with some of the people just before South Sudan became it's own nation. It was incredibly powerful to get to be a part of there lives, and them a part of mine. I'll never forget what they taught me about reforming a nation ripped apart by violence and how deeply the powers of education, spirituality, and purpose and can change people.

Teach, Learn, Share

Never forget a can opener if your bringing can's with you. Always know where your towel is.