CURRENT MISSION

Moving to Seattle to start loving its lush green and clouded sky.

ABOUT ME

I am friendly and easy going. I enjoy meeting new people and find myself able to communicate easily. I become excited during new experiences and look forward to changing old habits and creating new perceptions of myself and other cultures/locales.

I am currently moving to Seattle on January 20th 2009. I need a few couches in the area to surf along so as to not stay too long in one place. I have been researching jobs and residences and hope to get one within a week.

PHILOSOPHY

Respect and acceptance of individuals are important. I try to be open to others while attempting to maintain a light-hearted calm. Life is incredible and sometimes it is too much so; I find that breathing and appreciating what surrounds me at that moment relieves most anxieties.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

My house and I have hosted a number of couch surfers in Santa Cruz, CA over the past 1.5 years I've lived here. We have had surfers from Canada, Europe, and other parts of the U.S.

In the future, I hope to host a surfer or two along the way.

Interests

Music, photography, art, film, friends, new people, casual conversation to in depth abstraction, laughing like a fool, sitting quietly, eating, running, hiking, biking, the ocean, the woods, the streets, the beats, finding a place to stay, animals, reading, writing, singing, playing a variety of instruments, plants (cacti), stones, frisbee, camping, visual, spacial, and theatre arts

• animals
• arts
• writing
• singing
• photography
• running
• reading
• music
• cycling
• hiking
• camping

Music, Movies, and Books

Film: caché, atomised, the king, the proposition, stay, C.R.A.Z.Y., shawshank, donnie darko, gummo

Books: one flew over the cuckoo's nest, Castaneda, Beckett, Vonnegut, T. Robbins, Huxley, AHWOSG, Lord of the Flies, Hamlet

Music: Orchestral, hip hop, rock, fusion, old skool, pop. I like a large variety. Lately I have been listening to Raga Jog. I also have some great African rhythm cycles. Radiohead, Beck, Beastie Boys, KRS-One, Peanut Butter Wolf, Hendrix, Mount Eerie/The Microphones, Autolux, Jane's Addiction, Nirvana, Talking Heads, Satie, Ravi Shankar, Primus, Portishead, John Zorn, Berlioz, Ligeti, Kurtag, Stockhausen, Zappa, Dillinger Escape Plan, Devendra Banhart, Animal Collective, Captain Beefheart, Chili Peppers

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I have been able to play and write music for a live audience ( I love this very much).

I saw the Alps, which were gigantic!

I have hiked a bunch of trails in Santa Cruz.

I was able to live in Cardiff Wales for a bit and met a number of great friends.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Canada, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

United Kingdom, United States

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