CURRENT MISSION

Getting kids into the wildlands

ABOUT ME

I like to explore and experiment with the world around me. I'm in to self-development and transformation. I try to spend a good amount of time in the natural world.

PHILOSOPHY

Some people don't like mangoes.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Stayed on some couches, beds actually, while travelling in Australia in 2010. Met wonderful people and had an amazing time. My only couchsurfer has been my friend Ashley who I met while in Australia. Also have had some great times with the local couchsurfers of the greater Puget Sound region.

Interests

Music, particularly old punk rock and classical.
playing guitar and didjeridu in a 2-man grunge band.
Fire spinning, breathing
yoga
cooking with cayenne
Hiking, camping, learning about wild edibles and medicines (so i don't have to pack as much!), animal tracking, bird language
apothecary skills

• animals
• cooking
• yoga
• traveling
• music
• guitar
• outdoor activities
• hiking
• camping
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

music:
Shostakovich, Beethoven, Bach
Nirvana, Jucifer, Sonic Youth, Beatles
Classical Indian music

movies:
Inland Empire, Royal Tennanbaums, Clockwork Orange, Lone Wolf and Cub series

Books:
Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond
On the Road (Kerouac)
Esoteric spiritual texts

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Flew an Aeroflot plane over the Ural mountains when I was 9.
Once shot a fireball from the pickup of my guitar while making some noise.

Teach, Learn, Share

I've recently graduated from Alderleaf Wilderness College, a 9-month course studying naturalist and bushcraft skills. I'm interested in learning French, Arabic and Hindi and/or Bengali.
Also any practical knowledge of the outdoors. I can teach and learn some of that.
Oh, and some good conversations could be had around the topics of yoga in the west, Tantra, and other more bizarre Indian traditions...

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Belgium, China, France, Italy, Mexico, Morocco, Nepal, Netherlands, Russian Federation, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, India, Spain, United States

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