Michael

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I am currently

Description

Hellooo my name is Michael...a little over 3 years ago I left the U.S. and now I'm traveling indefinitely with the goal of meeting new people, discovering new ways of living, learning things I've always wanting to learn, and helping out where I can. I suppose more than anything I want to be at peace with myself and others, like most of us do, and for now this is my best idea of how to do that.

I don't have a ton of useful abilities since I studied math and theoretical computer science in college. But some of my interests these days are singing, dancing (mostly less structured dancing like "ecstatic dance," but I know a bit of salsa calena and I'm open to learning a new dance), qi gong/tai chi/some mix of these two arts with just moving my body how it wants to move, playing the guitar (I've only just started, but it's beautiful), painting (I've only just started this, too, and it is also beautiful :)), walking in the mountains or in a new town, being with the sea, sharing a coffee and a conversation with a friend, reading (but only that type of reading which speaks to my soul, like the Tao Te Ching or Herman Hesse's books :)), meditation (very little these days, but I can't leave it altogether), and writing. I've also worked for a few months on a farm/garden in Ecuador doing basic tasks like weeding, planting, filtering rocks from the soil, mixing soil, digging holes, etc. I also like to give massages though I don't have any formal training besides that I've tried to pay attention to what people do when they massage me :).

Anyway, that's a bit about where I'm at now in life. I hope I can help you with something, maybe teach you something, and learn something from you. Thanks for reading and have a great day :)

Phillippe Petit: "People say, 'Phillippe, you are crazy, what if you die?!?!' And I say, 'well how beautiful, to die doing what I love'" :) "

The story is told of a Confucian scholar who besought the twenty-eighth Buddhist patriarch, Bodhidharma, "to pacify his soul." Bodhidharma retorted, "Produce it and I will pacify it." The Confucian replied, "That is my trouble, I cannot find it." Bodhidharma said, "Your wish is granted." The Confucian understood and departed in peace."

Languages

Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Spanish: Fluent

More details about my language interests
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Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn

I'm interested in:  

Babysitting and creative play

Being an elderly companion

Eco Projects

Animal Care

Teaching

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Some knowledge of:  

Light gardening

Life at a Farmstay

More details about your skills

Just what's above and I also know how to play tennis and basketball on the off-chance that you want to learn :). I also speak basically fluent Spanish and would like to teach it (or English, of course) if you want to learn.

Age

31

What else ...

Life is good :)

Some more information

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  Smoker

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  Driver's licence

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  Allergies
  no

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  Special dietary requirements
  These days I'm not eating meat (except fish) or wheat.