CURRENT MISSION

to create an enlightened community

ABOUT ME

I am a freeloving person, spreading light and offering a smile. I enjoy people that surprise me or have deep thoughts. I really like buddhism and to talk about it. I love to dance and feel the energy of a room. I am not big into drinking or going crazy partying but I love to have an amazing time and flow in the moment. The best experiences I have had were completely unplanned and fully trusting in the heart and sense of adventure.
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PHILOSOPHY

Change your self, change the world. Spread good energy and you will receive good energy. I like deep thoughts about life as i mentioned. I want to fully understand the human condition and learn to remedy its attachment and aversion to various experiences throughout life. I mean we can all learn from any experience good or bad, so why apply judgement right?

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I enjoy philosophy, buddhism, laughing, crazy adventures, spontaneity, long walks on the beach, you get the picture... I am mainly a couch surfer right now, but when I settle down I would love to return the favor many time over.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I am a surfing virgin. I had a good experience in Germany, with CS but haven't really used it since. I am eager to get back into the swing of things become more involved. I had one amazing experience with couch surfing on the Dartmouth campus at a fraternity house, which happened to be throwing a party. The whole thing was pretty wild and the guys were super nice. We ended up in the clock tower later that night, enough said.

Interests

Interested in studying different cultures and philosophies. Various sports such as mountain biking and kite surfing. I like kicking it at a coffee shop or listening your favorite LP. I am in it for the experience. Laughing is great, crying tears of hilarium is better. If you have something to share with the world, do it, or else you could die.

• arts
• dancing
• cooking
• coffee
• partying
• drinking
• shopping
• cycling
• kite surfing
• surfing
• buddhist
• sports
• teaching
• beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

1984, Spiritual Materialism, The Chronicles of Tao, Eden, The Fountain, Gattaca, Carl Jung, Chogyam Trungpa, Ram Dass. Pretty much anything that tests reality as we have come to know it, or challenge you to go into yourself in a deeper symbolic way.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Climbed a secret clock tower at an old university in New England. Mountain biked Sorata mountain in Bolivia, a most epic adventure. Met a little boy's buddhist art teacher in Nepal.

Teach, Learn, Share

Anyone with a positive outlook and a compassionate heart. What can you teach me? I can show you how to cook with creativity, question you existance, or do hand stands.

Countries I’ve Visited

Bolivia, Czech Republic, Germany, Iceland, India, Nicaragua, Spain

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, Costa Rica, Nepal