CURRENT MISSION

learning

ABOUT ME

I enjoy "monastery hopping" the most of any of my hobbies -extended stays at buddhist monasteries and retreat centers, punctuated by walking and travelling adventures.

PHILOSOPHY

do good. refrain from doing harm. purify the mind

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I tend to be a surfer more than a wave :D

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Minimal experience formally couchsürfing. however, I do it, and I love to marvel at the conditions that come together and carry my life when travelling.

Interests

making bread, skills and crafts, making things, gardening, cooking, reading, being outside, sauntering, dhamma, biking, walking...

• cooking
• meditation
• walking
• crafts
• gardening
• reading
• traveling
• cycling

Music, Movies, and Books

I always say I am bit of a rip van winkle when it comes to movies and music, rather, I've just been awake to other stuff; My interest has grown, though. I have a handful of favorite movies and musicians, but I dig books the most.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

funnier than amazing - Slept in buena vista park in San Francisco... Had no place to stay, and was not interested in paying for a room. No luck at the SF zen center - turned away. Went to the park knowing it to be a meetup for Anonymous gay sex (as explained by my new street aquaintance Bobby, one of the last true dharma bums) Out of habit knodded at a passerby in the dusk, only to disappoint his eager turn and glance with a chuckled "oh...sorry, no thanks."

Teach, Learn, Share

buddhist thought and meditation practice, basic bread making, cooking gardening.

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