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Overview

  • 43 references 27 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning Russian
  • 35, Male
  • Member since 2009
  • Gardening and sustainability are my passions
  • never stop learning
  • No hometown listed
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

leave a positive impact

ABOUT ME

Nothing is certain, so I try to do the best i can with the resources i have. I am glad to live!! I am always learning and I tend to grow and change on a daily basis. Overall I have a longing to connect with the earth and its creatures, aiming for harmony.

I enjoy myself most pursuing simple endeavors and being in areas with minimal human population. But i do enjoy cities as well, and have a deep appreciation for the benefits of each.

In February 2013 I dipped my body in the Atlantic Ocean and started walking west in an attempt to walk all the way to the pacific. It was a year and a half long
Journey with all sorts of amazingness packed in! I made it 3,100 miles from Lewes, DE to Milford, UT. Due to the dessert heat and a longing to be around friends and family, my walk is currently on pause. I'm back here in Dallas, working and learning the skills I need to live a self sustaining lifestyle. But the good news is that I can once again host!!!

PHILOSOPHY

I don't know

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Surf
Host
Spread the word

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I think the concept of couchsurfing brings goodness out of humanity, based in trust it forms a community of people sharing and caring for each other. I base a lot of my spiritual ideals upon what i have learned from couchsurfing.

Interests

Activities:
-Busking
-Hiking
-Snowboarding
-Gardening
-Dancing
-Backpacking
-Kayaking
-Roadtriping
-being submerged in water
-playing sports

Interests:
-family
-Couchsurfing
-Enjoying the world
-my aquarium
-learning
-appreciating life
-Making people smile
-connecting to the earth
-Originality

Conversation Topics:
-Philosophy
-culture
-religion (all of them)
-existentialism
-sports
-traveling
-debating
-simplicity
-History
-Geography
-Humanity
-Random Facts/Statistics (due to previous odd obsessions I still hold a good bit of knowledge about populations, skyscrapers, roller coasters and Texas high school football)

  • wildlife
  • aquaria
  • culture
  • dancing
  • cooking
  • gardening
  • traveling
  • hiking
  • backpacking
  • kayaking
  • skiing
  • snowboarding
  • sports
  • soccer
  • geography
  • history
  • religion
  • statistics

Music, Movies, and Books

Films:
-Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971)
-Lost in Translation
-Letters from Iwo Jima
-Crazy Heart
-Empire of the Sun

Books:
-Kiss me like a stranger (Gene Wilder autobiography)
-Into the Wild

Music:
-CAKE
-Semisonic
-Hermins Hermits
-IZ
-Michael Franti

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Life is amazing.

Ive experienced so many amazing moments in life! When we meet let's be sure to connect and discuss some of them.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach snowboarding and skiing, how to roll a kayak, simple gardening, and I can give tips on living the lonely life on the road.

I want to learn more about: building a simple home/tiny home, brewing, cooking, advanced gardening, foraging, identifying wildlife.

What I Can Share with Hosts

-positive vibes
-endless stories
-playing some board games
-a nature walk around town
-a hearty meal whether I cook it in your home or we dine out at a local hot spot!
-and depending on the day, hopefully so much more!!!

Countries I’ve Visited

Andorra, Bahamas, Cayman Islands, France, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kenya, Mexico, Monaco, Netherlands, Romania, Spain, Switzerland

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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