CURRENT MISSION

Becoming a location independent entrepreneur aka digital nomad.

ABOUT ME

I'm excited by life: I have had many amazing travels and can only hope for many more. I have a Masters in Peace and Conflict Studies from Sydney Uni and a J.D in from the University of Alabama. I love reggae, hip hop, rock, funk, jazz, blues, and many many many more tipos de musica. Live music in any form is religious. I LOVE to dance any style and truly enjoy learning from others about new artists and genres. I am currently trying to become a better person inside and out. My favorite issues include poverty, incarceration, natural healing, traditional practices and nutrition.

PHILOSOPHY

The greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I have formally hosted through CS and I have lent my place out to many friends in need over the years so I know how it goes. I have also crashed on many a couch in my day.
visited 16 countries and loved them all (wellll maybe not Oz 😭)

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've left Sydney where I hosted some. I hosted much more at my last house in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and enjoyed several KICK ass experiences. Sydney was totally different because there are SO many requests and I was doing my dissertation at the time so it got pretty overwhelming.

Interests

music, children, traveling, languages, war on drugs era policy (laws, political rhetoric), prison industrial complex, offender rehabilitation, dispute (conflict) resolution, history, culture, the Southern US, human rights, war & peace, social justice, identity issues, immigration, education exchanges , authentic mexican food, SOUP of any kind, guitar solos, funky beats/bass, good food (good for you and good tasting), most green things including cannabis, planting seeds

• arts
• writing
• festivals
• dancing
• human rights
• dining
• wine
• beer
• mexican food
• traveling
• music
• live music
• jazz
• guitar
• blues
• martial arts
• business
• medicine
• beaches
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Anything hiassen, quinton tarantino: grindhouse, dusk till dawn, jackie brown, pulp fiction; the big lebowski, spike lee joints, lock stock and two smoking barrels, Books: Madeline L’Engle, the economist, the hull houseMusic: MIA, bob marley, manu chau, gondwana, tribe called quest, jamiroquia (I love funk!), aloe blacc, cee-lo/gnarls barkely, outkast, fiona apple!!!!!, no doubt, tribe called quest, strike anywhere, bad brains, fishbone, avette brothers, lynrd skynrd, dead prez, SUBLIME, STS9, metallica...too much!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

SEEN:
the Swiss Alps,
the ocean in various countries (always amazing)
the jungle in Ghana
the great places of the South in the US,
the Great Barrier Reef
the Blue Mountains,
Angkor Wat in Siem Reap, Cambodia

DONE:

Various open air festivals,

Sound Tribe Sector 9: Two shows in Atlanta Summer 2010 assorted

ROADTRIPS (to the fest in Gainesville, Florida to the beach in Ocean City, MD, to Cali from Alabama, as much as possible to ATL/NOLA, to Fort Walton Beach/Destin/Panama City, to NYC for Halloween wknd),

Thrown a baby shower,

Loved a lot of things/people/songs/organic matter,

Harvest of Hope Fest in St. Augustine, FL

Hemp Fest in Seattle, WA

Living it up in West Africa (Ghana, Togo, Benin),

Staying with Rastas on the beach in Benin near Grand Popo,

Living in funky Newtown in Sydney

Teach, Learn, Share

I can help you with your writing and critical thinking, planning and organization for your personal life, trips etc. I am also an excellent researcher.

Things I want to learn:
1. how to drive a stick
2. (re-learn) acoustic guitar
3. (re-learn) martial arts
4. how to speak any language
5. how to live in the woods
6. how to turn my brown thumb green

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Bahamas, Benin, Cambodia, England, Germany, Ghana, Jamaica, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, Scotland, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, Togo, United Kingdom, United States, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Ghana, Mexico, Thailand, United States

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