CURRENT MISSION

to taste 1,000 spices...

ABOUT ME

An explorer of lands, waters, words and souls.

PHILOSOPHY

To walk cheerfully and tread lightly.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Mastering the art of gracious hospitality has long been the first step to becoming a responsible traveler...

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have enjoyed meeting many wonderful people through this community.

Interests

Explosions of civil society. Beach walking. Old men's beards. The streets. Community. Thich Nhat Hanh, Sappho, and Frantz Fanon. Dancing, listening. Vinyasa and Diaspora. Seekers, story-tellers, griots...

• arts
• photography
• dancing
• walking
• music
• beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

Rara-forro-gypsy-klezmer-elect ro-swing-bluegrass... Ulysses, Masters of the Dew, Kundera, Goethe, Herodotus, The Faere Queene, Man and his Symbols, Phedre, The Brothers K, Anthony de Mello, The Art of Loving.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I've riden on the wings of a golden-plumed phoenix, 40 night-flight cobweb circles spun around the moon, a toe-dipping dance in the milky way, a moment of song before the north star, and up and up and up to steal fire from the sun...

Teach, Learn, Share

Learning Agora: we can talk music, dance, photography, cuisine...

Countries I’ve Visited

Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Czech Republic, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Haiti, Hungary, India, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Morocco, Netherlands, Palestine, Russian Federation, Sierra Leone, Slovakia, Spain, Tanzania, Tunisia, Turkey

Countries I’ve Lived In

Benin, France, Italy, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States