Interview

• If you have to pick one thing that everyone else should absolutely know about you, what would it be?
  i am happiest when being helpful to others. i love helping people live their dreams, or helping them have experiences they have never had before.
• What are your hobbies? What do you like to do in your spare time?
  i write about life, thoughts, feelings. i tell stories, make videos. read books, watch movies. listen to music. play video games. make herbal extracts. meet new people. go for long walks. watch the sky.
• How do you go that ‘extra mile' in your life?
  when people really want me, in any different ways, i find time to be with them and share whatever aspects of myself they appreciate and do my best to appreciate whomever they are
• What do you do for fun?
  go for long walks. sing. give massages. take pictures. touch people. write.
• Tell us what you consider to be your greatest life experience.
  tied between walking 600 miles (1000kms) over 47 days across spain, and a three month silent meditation retreat
• What are your greatest personal traits?
  patience and attention. i am a good listener and am empathetic.
• What is your ‘niche’?
  showering mature men with appreciation and attention.
• What would you like your followers to know about you that is unique and even a bit personal?
  i’ve travelled the world most of my life and have a unique perspective because of it. i’m very appreciative and accepting of diversity.
• What’s your lifestyle? What makes you who you are?
  Yoga and Meditation completely changed my life.
  Traveling extensively around the world completely changed my life.
  Writing and talking is how i make sense of the world. Meditation is becoming stronger in that area as well.
  I love taking pictures. I love looking. I love all of the senses.
  I believe in Magic.
  .. and strive to learn it!
• If you and I were on the beach having some wine and great food, what would you tell me about yourself.
  i've written books about all of the things i could say
  my life is pretty open
  but pretty complex
  
  but i'd answer any question you had
  or tell you stories and pontifications based on whatever you were interested in. . .
  i can kinda talk forever
  
  so we'd also have to just hold hands and watch the moonlight on the waves
  and listen to the surf and birds for a while. . .
• What should others absolutely know about you?
  I'm happiest naked in nature. Barefoot. Swimming in rivers.
  I love talking and listening, but to be a friend you must be able to rest in silence with me. I love teaching and love learning. and love being people people who like adventure and exploration.
• What makes you stand out from the crowd?
  I did not go to college. I traveled the world for 12 years. I've never been good at academia. . . yet i know a little about a lot of things. some people think i know a lot about a lot of things. I've documented my life extensively in photographs and writings. for about 8 years i had a blog. i wrote extensively (over 6000 pages when i printed it out into books, ten volumes!) posted thousands of photos and many videos. and this was all before the Facebook era! i've done my best to set a good example of the life i wish were possible when i was a kid. i feel i am maturing gracefully, learning more disciplined and sustainable ways to care for myself and friends. I don't exactly fit into any mold. . . and when people get to know me they are always surprised by how i don't adhere to what they initially believed about me.
• How often do you travel? Do you prefer to travel or you are more of a homebody?
  I went on Foreign exchange to northern England when i was 17. . . then continued to travel for 12 years. . . as i always stay. for those 12 years i only paid rent a few times for short periods. . . the first few years i got jobs doing various tech things mostly. . . then i learned how to sell bodywork and used that to support my travels. Nine years ago i got my own apartment in New York City. . . but still travel often. Sometimes just around america. . . some times to walk 600 miles across Spain, or spent two weeks in Serbia on a modeling gig. or have a dark cold winter in Iceland to work on a writing project. I have traveled to support other people to make their dream trips come true. . . like visiting a spiritual healer in Brazil or exploring Machu Picchu, The wildest thing i think i ever did was spend two months in Outer Mongolia. i rode horses over 700 Kms around an alpine lake just south of Siberia!
• What kind of diet and fitness regiment do you follow?
  I walk a lot. I ride my bike more than i take the subway. I do yoga regularly and enjoy doing pushups most days. I meditate regularly to keep my mind and emotions toned as well. I am very savvy with herbs and make herbal infusions, tinctures and blends for various health needs and pleasures. I eat a varied diet of "almost" anything, and enjoy fasting to balance out the rich foods i sometimes eat. I've never done any intoxicant regularly, not even coffee. I do my best to sleep enough and keep myself balanced. I enjoy being physical in many ways.
• What do you enjoy most about yourself?
  I have the ability to be very present to people, to experiences in life. I can be distracted like anyone else. . . but i traveled the world for 12 years in my youth and for a few years lived without money. . . just bartering for experiences. . . and i found that the most valuable asset i had was being present to people. listening to them. seeing them clearly. I am grateful i have this ability for myself and for the people i meet.
• Name 5 things that you can’t live without.
  1. Being Naked in Nature.
  2. Yoga
  3. Travel
  4. Music
  5. Cuddling