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Overview

  • 12 references 9 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning Spanish
  • 40, Male
  • Member since 2009
  • Adventurer, Friend, Practitioner of media arts
  • a single moment is a chance to learn
  • From Central-Rural Illinois
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Like a rolling stone

ABOUT ME

Optimistic
Deep Thinker
Under Achiever / Perfectionist
Exercise is All Around Good
Beer is Delicious
non-smoker / social smoker
Bedroom Musician
Helpful
Patient
Tall
1 Chocolate Lab
Waste not - Want not
Efficiency through minimalism
Travel light
New Energy advocate
Sustainable future please
Lets create something together

PHILOSOPHY

Time is my motivation. Time is upon us and we must use it creatively and passionately. The worst decisions are to make no decisions at all. The worst thing you could possibly do is to do nothing at all.

Don't be afraid of what others think of you, be afraid of what you think about yourself.
Deconstruct social norms. Draw outside the box.
Don't even draw on the paper at all.
Go for the dare and the rare. Do the unexpected.
Don't be afraid to feel.
Let others see your emotions.
Let everybody know you're human.
Argue but don't preach. Inspire but don't insist. Encourage but don't enforce. Give others the same opportunities you've allowed yourself.
Talk with your mouth closed and your ears wide open.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I meet people and bring them much joy.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've slept on many couches and beds and have enjoyed almost all of them. In my experience, I have never encountered an awkward or uncomfortable situation. When couches were not available, groups were, and I met some good people that way too.

Interests

This is random:
Randomness
People
Planets
Film and Photography
Craft Beer
Brewing Beer
Circuits
Web Design
Stories that defy regularity.
Music, playing it.
Music. hearing it.
Music, recording it.
Instruments
Architecture
Sustainable Housing
Alternative energy
Foreign Cultures
Foreign People
Foreign Language
Travel
Selfless acts
Honest people
Manners
Literature
Animals
Big Cities
Small Towns
Hiking
Biking
Geology
Independent Arts
Self Expression
Arguments
Acknowledgments
Uncomfortable Situations.

Everything Really. Everything is interesting to me and I don't tell lies.

  • animals
  • arts
  • literature
  • architecture
  • design
  • photography
  • chocolate
  • beer
  • exercise
  • traveling
  • socializing
  • homebrewing
  • drawing
  • minimalism
  • music
  • piano
  • cycling
  • hiking
  • boxing
  • geology

Music, Movies, and Books

Currently my time goes towards music production. But here is some other media i've enjoyed.

(Recently Watched)
Revanche
The lives of others
The Wild one
Reservoir Dogs
Downfall
The Visitor


(Listening To)
Austra
The Octopus Project
M83
John Maus
Ambient and psychedelic minimalism
Moon Duo
Field Recordings
Shitty emo music...


(Books)
Instructional Manuals

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

It's amazing to be anything at all.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you anything you want to learn. Together, we'll find a way.

I'd love to learn anything on the piano. Or any foreign language.

I like to share musical ventures with others.
It's fun to collaborate on some musical improv, no skills necessary.

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