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Übersicht
Über mich
CURRENT MISSION
building relationships. LTD
ABOUT ME
I'm from Southern New Jersey. At University I studied Italian and French. I've spent some time traveling as well. I'm currently working to advance the credit union movement in Northeast Philadelphia.
Sometimes I make some music with some of my friends. We call ourselves "Gatherings"
http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUKs4Jq0-tkQmf6dibnr9hQ?feature=watch
https://www.facebook.com/Gatheringstunespace?fref=ts
One of the most valuable things to me is a basic human interaction, conversation.
Here's a story to illustrate: People ask me why I don't get an EZ-pass. You can go through tolls on the highway and you don't have to stop and the booth. People say, "but it's so convenient". Here's the thing. I pay a bridge toll every day. When I do I make a point to say hi and greet the toll booth operator. If I get EZ-pass, for example how will I know if one of them is having a bad day? I could be that one person who could have cheered them up.
PHILOSOPHY
I like simple things: A well tuned instrument, a different point of view, a clean kitchen, a good bed of embers, a comfortable sweatshirt.
I took one of those silly personality tests. It said one of my "themes" was "connectedness". This is the idea that one believes that everything is related somehow. I am all the sands on the beach. I am all the trash in the landfill. Dante called it "mare d'essere" the great sea of everything. I like this idea.
I like to learn. I like ideas. the Important things. I don't mind uncomfortable situations, they have a lot to teach me. I don't mind feeling weird.
"When I was a little kid I had a theory that you should draw a picture using all the colors except yellow, making it as good as you could, and then, finally giving up, you should add yellow."
I think Miranda July said this.
Warum ich bei Couchsurfing bin
HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING
I've surfed a number of times. I do my best to be grateful of a hosts generosity and offer everything I can .
When I'm in a position to host in the future I look forward to it.
COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE
I've hosted a bit. Some surfers visited me when I lived in Newark, NJ.
I've done more travelling, however. I've surfed mostly in Italy. One of the things I enjoy most about CS is the opportunity it affords you to visit places which aren't often on any maps. Some of the best surfing experiences I have had took place in smaller towns not too many of us have heard of.
I value the shared experience of letting someone travel through the eyes of a local and try my best to share that side of myself with all those I meet.
Interessen
sharing
telling stories
spontaneous music making
building fires
opera
high adventure camping
cooking of any kind
- cooking
- traveling
- drawing
- music
- opera
- camping
- surfing
- cartography
- beaches
Musik, Filme und Bücher
Jazz: primarily from 1950-1969
Dante
NPR
You can see the music I listen to and the books I read at these web addresses:
http://www.last.fm/user/ilpaesaggista
http://www.goodreads.com/ilpaesaggista
A l'alta fantasia qui mancò possa;
ma già volgeva il mio disio e 'l velle,
sì come rota ch'igualmente è mossa,
l'amor che move il sole e l'altre stelle.
Lehren, lernen, teilen
I try to teach everyone I meet how to patiently enjoy each breath of life.
Länder, die ich besucht habe
Greece, Italy, United States
Länder, in denen ich gelebt habe
Italy, United States