Recently somebody asked me what I saw myself doing in five years. I said, sitting at a table across from someone, preferably by a window.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I started this account before 12 weeks of (mostly) Greyhounding around the United States, and then I ended up deciding to stay almost entirely with intentional living communities instead. But I still want to keep meeting new folks, hearing stories and having excuses to ride long buses.

Interests

I write, often poetry. Perhaps poorly. I believe art and imagination are crucial to social change.
In college I studied theology to explore how religion can facilitate good rather than evil.
I'm interested in communal and collective living and growing better communities overall.
I pretty much like making things, especially things I can eat. Lots of bread, jam, and experiments.

• arts
• poetry
• dancing
• environment
• divinity
• religion
• volunteering

Music, Movies, and Books

Books include but are not limited to: Hard Rain Falling by Don Carpenter, Daytripper by Fabio Moon & Gabriel Bá, Mirrors by Eduardo Galeano.

Let's talk Seattle hip-hop.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Shoot. Three things:

• There is nothing quite like sunset in the desert. One July, I was staying with a Sufi community in the mountain desert of New Mexico, and we decided to dance/chant outside that night to greet the rising full moon.

• At my old volunteer job I got to hang out with men in recovery from drug/alcohol addictions and read/write poetry with them. I think folks who've gone through recovery "get it" better than other folks, probably because "the rest of us" all have issues that are easier to avoid. It's amazing to get to learn with them, watch camaraderie form, hear their stories, be nurtured in an environment of vulnerability...

• One time a stranger came through the checkout line at my work and, after some conversation, offered to leave me some plums from his backyard on his porch. He left twenty-five of them! Twenty-five golden sweet plums!

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Mexico, Philippines, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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