CURRENT MISSION

Going Walkabout..

ABOUT ME

About the same as everyone else, give or take.

PHILOSOPHY

When all the world recognizes beauty as beauty,
this in itself is ugliness.
When all the world recognizes good as good, this in
itself is evil.
Indeed, the hidden and the manifest give birth
to each other.
Difficult and easy complement each other.
Long and short exhibit each other.
High and low set measure to each other.
Voice and sound harmonize each other.
Back and front follow each other.
Therefore, the Sage manages his affairs without ado,
And spreads his teachings without talking.
He denies nothing to the teeming things.
He rears them, but lays no claim to them.
He does his work, but sets no store by it.
He accomplishes his task, but does not dwell upon it.
And yet it is just because he does not dwell upon it
That nobody can ever take it away from him.
-Lao Tzu

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I've surfed a few times, and plan on meeting a bunch of people from all around the world over the next few years, and, through it, help to do our best to make the pie a little bigger for everyone involved.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Surfed a few times, went to the campout, talked to people from all over the world, and have hung out with couchsurfer's here in Houston. Great experiences all.

Interests

The universe and all it offers. Even a storm has it's own beauty.

• beauty
• cooking
• drums

Music, Movies, and Books

I figure there are good ones and bad ones. I like the good ones. Example:

Man In Black

Well you wonder why I always dress in black,
Why you never see bright colors on my back,
And why does my appearance seem to have a somber tone.
Well, there's a reason for the things I have on.

I wear the black for the poor and beaten down,
Livin' in the hopeless, hungry side of town,
I wear it for the prisoner who has long paid for his crime,
But is there because he is a victim of the times.

I wear the black for those who have never read,
Or listened to the words that Jesus said,
About the road to happiness through love and charity,
Why, you'd think He's talking straight to you and me.

Well, we're doing mighty fine, I do suppose,
In our streak of lightnin' cars and fancy clothes,
But just so we're reminded of the ones who are held back,
Out front there ought to be a Man in Black.

I wear it for the sick and lonely old,
For the reckless ones whose bad trip left them cold,
I wear the black in mourning, for the lives that could have been,
Each week we lose a hundred fine young men.

And, I wear it for the thousands who have died,
Believen' that the Lord was on their side,
I wear it for another hundred thousand who have died,
believen' that we all were on their side.

Well, there's things that never will be right, I know,
And things need changin' everywhere you go,
But 'til we start to make a move to make a few things right,
You'll never see me wear a suit of white.

Ah, I'd love to wear a rainbow everyday,
And tell the world that everything's OK,
But I'll try to carry off a little darkness on my back,
'Till things are brighter, I'm the Man in Black.

-Johnny Cash

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Survived a fall off of a rocky cliff in Costa Rica.
Broke bread with a family in Japan (well, rice, anyway). Remember, sixty years ago, we were at war - now, we are not.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can grill a mean steak and play the drums. I can teach anyone how to cook, but can't teach anyone how to play the drums. Go figure.

Countries I’ve Visited

Costa Rica, Japan

Countries I’ve Lived In

Colombia, United States, Venezuela

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