General Information
| Richard Jeong has been vouched for |
| VERIFIED MEMBER Identity Checked, Location Pending more info |
| Couch available | Traveling at the moment |
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| CouchSurf requests replied to | 95% |
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| member since | February 28th, 2006 |
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| profile views | 7384 |
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| age | 29 |
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| gender | Male |
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| membername | WONDERFULLYRICH |
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| occupation | Wonderful World Wander, A Humble IT guy (hopefully returning US Antarctic Program Participant, Mactown Antarctica) |
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| education | Some College, mostly on the Job |
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| grew up in | Denver |
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| ethnicity | Quarter Chinese, and the rest is a european mutt... |
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No couch currently available for surfing.
We have several couches, a yoga/meditation, and an office where people can stay... but first you need to
1. Write a request that might be interesting to you.
2. Make sure your profile is complete, and has a picture!
3. Double check 2.
4. Make sure it's not over 2 months away, as I'll likely forget, if it's under 3 days, I'm likely to be busy and say no.
5. Giggle like a child about going to Cape Town.
Potential surfers (or current surfers) who have questions about Cape Town or travel to South Africa should consult the Cape Town message board http://www.couchsurfing.org/group.html?gid=1425
Friends (83)
Andrew Peterson 25, Male Washington, D. C. United States "Brother"
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Cape-Luvin 28, Female Cape Town, Western Cape South Africa Friends since May 2006 "Met through a mutual friend, only known for a couple months but we've gotten very close in that time." Friendship Type: Close Friend
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Karen Lampe 24, Female Brooklyn, New York United States Friends since 2005 "Became friends in Antarctica"
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Ben Bachelder 32, Male Berkeley, California United States Friends since December 2005 "Undressed him with my eyes while he grooved to the funky house beats in the Waste Barn" Friendship Type: Good Friend I vouched for Richard Jeong
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Sue Damgaard 24, Female Washington, D. C. United States Friends since July 2007 "Rich is my co op mate and also Andrew's brother." Friendship Type: Close Friend
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Dan-0 Stone 39, Male Denver, Colorado United States Friends since May 2003 "Riche is living proof that there is a higher being !" Friendship Type: Good Friend
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TINYBLUECIVIC 29, Female Durham, North Carolina United States Friends since October 2006 "Housemates" Friendship Type: Friend
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Mykle Hoban 25, Several people Davis, California United States Friends since October 2005 "worked side by side at mcmurdo" Friendship Type: Friend I vouched for Richard Jeong
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Amy Kirkley 28, Female Washington, D. C. United States Friends since December 2006 "met at a party at his co-op" Friendship Type: Friend
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Jay Starr 27, Female Poland, New York United States Friends since August 2007 "I meet Rich through his brother Andrew and we've hung out several times since." Friendship Type: Good Friend
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Personal DescriptionBlog and Website http://www.wonderfullyrich.net
If you are coming to DC and are a US Citizen, why don't you spend some time with your elected representatives? Why not tell them what you think about how they are doing? Want to know how, ask me! (I don't care what party you are, you should be engaged!)
I was a (non-god-like) IT Guy for a Quaker Peace Lobby in Washington DC now and am sort of settled again. If it wasn't for that I'd be wandering. As I write this in the last 12 months I've been to Orlando, Key West, Washington DC, Memphis, St. Louis, Denver, Honolulu, California, ChristChurch (and all over NZ), Sydney, Narita(shortly), Shanghi, all along the Yangtze, Seoul, Bangkok, Koh Tao, New Delhi, Agra, Ho Chi Minh, and probably many more to come. I've lived in a car and know what it's like to live "homeless," I've lived in the wilds of industrial McMurdo, I've lived out of a bag for ages on end, I lived as the minority, I've lived without knowing the language.
I spent years trying to find what I wanted to do, and now I'm just finding myself among the world. I want to see the world, not for the world itself, but for the people. I love people and hate society, or perhaps more aptely, I hate the direction that humanity is headed.
In the mean time while I figure out how I can help in my own small way, I'm learning about life and culture directly. Never finished college, I'm somewhat of an autodidact. Read like mad when I can, love to talk and more to listen.
I created an Ice wiki for all those antarctic questions you might have and have always wanted to know about the Ice!
I'm also on Hospitality Club.
How I Participate in CSRight now I contribute best by finding and bringing cool and hip people to this wonderful website. I joined a CSC in New Zealand (early 2006) and helped CS to continue to be a useful tool for people around the world and not a crazy web dating site. I am now one of the CS City Ambassadors for Washington DC and help organize and guide some CS'ers to couches near me.CouchSurfing ExperienceI find that people I have time to get to know and talk about real life the most fascinating part of my life. The bullshit of day to day life is necessary, but couch surfing with friends in Australia, or New Zealand, or California, or New York, Seoul, Thailand, or India has been some of the most memorable and shaping times of my life.Interests
Volleyball, Music, Documentary making, Nature Photography, Traveling, enjoying people's company
PhilosophyNot sure I have much of one that's stable, but the core seems to be: Love life, Love people, help humanity, Waste little, and see the world.
I'd have to say that the Couchsurfing Philosophy is a significant part of my thoughts now given a multiplicity of reasons. Music, Movies, BooksMovies:Amile, Crash, Spiderman 2, Motorcycle Diaries, V for Vendetta, SERENITY..hmmm.. have to think.
Books:Old man and the Sea, All the Kings's Men, Forever Peace, Fugitive Pieces, the God of small things, The Pleasure of Finding Things Out, A Stranger in a Strange Land. http://www.goodreads.com/profile/wonderfullyrich
Music: world collage, Mingus, BXF, Taxi Doll, Coldplay, Eminem, John Mayer, M-Pact, Sarah McLachlan, Bjork, The Postal Service, & Strange things with a good beat.Types of People I enjoyThoughtful types. Listeners and readers. Those who have learned that communication is the toughest battle in a friendship or a relationship. Veggimites, as they inspire me to return to a discipline. Lovers, of life, of humanity, and of course of me. :)Teach, Learn, ShareHow to use a computer 101. How to knit. How to build a basic website. Share a philosophy on communication.One Amazing Thing I've Seen or Done
Seen: Antarctica. A beautifully peaceful place that is barely touched by humans, making for the most natural place on earth.
Done: Couchsurfed in El Salvador before the site was popular.
Seen: a new city built up the hill from a permanetly flooded place, Fengdu, China.
Meditated: At with the sea from the beautiful and peaceful cove on Koh Tao, Thailand.
Eaten: the stunning food of China.
Devoured: Pad Thai in Thailand and become addicted to the "proper" spice.
Enjoyed: Kimchi Mandu from street vendors in Korea and fallen in love with such things.
Beheld: The Northern Lights from Kotlik, Alaska and learned about Yu'pik and other natives the US has done a good job of screwing over.
Opinion on the CouchSurfing.org ProjectThis site is a hub of my life without being the center of my life. I'm not sure why I didn't find out about it earlier nor why someone didn't create it earlier. Now that it's here and I'm here, I keep meeting more and more interesting people all over the world. They are my type of world explorers too. The kind who love life and love people.Locations TraveledTRAVELED: Australia, El Salvador, Greece, India, New Zealand, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States, Vietnam LIVED: Antarctica, South Korea, United States WANTS TO GO: China, South Africa, Thailand, The Gambia References
From John Richoux New Orleans, United States Jun 13, 2008 Positive I had a great time hanging out with Rich! He is very interesting and well versed in traveling! I hope we meet again down the road!
From Billy Grayson Washington, United States Jun 11, 2008 Positive Richard seems like a great guy - really impressed with all the work he's doing to make CS vibrant in DC, and glad he's also fighting the good fight for progressive social and environmental policy in his job with the Friends
From Jean-Luc FAYE Bourg-la-Reine, France Jun 6, 2008 Positive I have met Rich in NYC at the Revival. We had a very short but thus interesting chat on photography. Then I found out that he is the city ambassador from DC, where my parents live. So I plan to see him there in late July, get to know him better and take a lot of pictures. This ref will be soon updated :-)
From Michael Fried New York, United States May 19, 2008 Positive Rich was awesome organizing a pot luck dinner when I came down to DC. Got to meet the CS crew in DC.
From Shaina Longway Towson, United States May 15, 2008 Positive Rich ate at the tai tanic with me and Ivan when we surfed in DC (goood noodles). He's a cool guy with a lot of interesting ideas, and I really enjoyed talking to him.
From Ivan Gallegos Baltimore, United States May 15, 2008 Positive He has great ideas about CS!
From *Margaret* Alexandria, United States May 11, 2008 Positive I've seen Rich a bunch over the past year and he's such a good guy...always really helpful and welcoming. Thanks for giving me a hand in organizing:) He's a great DC ambassador.
From Brad Dorrance New Orleans, United States Apr 24, 2008 Positive Richard invited fellow beltway Couchsurfers to his place for a BBQ. He cleared up many of my misconceptions about Antarctica, for which I'm grateful. He's an all around chill guy and I hope to see him at future D.C. gatherings.
From Pauline Michel Stuttgart, Germany Apr 22, 2008 Positive Rich and his housemates were wonderful hosts. Great conversations, drinks on a roof overlooking D.C. and a BBQ made this trip unforgettable. Rich is an inspiration, he has great stories to tell and it was a pleasure getting to know him. i hope our roads will cross again someday.
From Rattan Johal New York, United States Apr 21, 2008 Positive I'm glad Rich took the initiative to host that BBQ. It was a beautiful day and we had a great time meeting fellow CSers from the DC area and abroad. He's certainly a seasoned traveler and a very pleasant person.
From Sara Lester Fredericksburg, United States Apr 21, 2008 Positive I met Rich at a CS BBQ he hosted. He was very kind and welcoming. We talked about travel and CS, I am sure that he is a wonderful host and guest.
From Carrie Blosser Greeley, United States Mar 20, 2008 Rich is a great guy, I wish I didn't live across the country so we could hang out more!!
From Sue Damgaard Washington, United States Mar 7, 2008 Positive It's pretty hard to get to know Rich without loving him (unless you're our landlord Steve.) Rich is smart and loves to talk about science and current events, he's a party-man, and he is suprisingly self-aware. He truly loves traveling and couch surfing. He's not exactly self-effacing, but he is always ready to admit fault if and when it is due and is incredibly receptive to suggestions (which is a wonderful quality to have when you live in community.) I love him like a brother.
From Gifford Wong McMurdo Station, Antarctica Jan 27, 2008 Positive The last time I bumped into Rich (off-ice) was days before I was returning (to the ice)... he was set to go and spread the CS love to New Zealand, and I was in awe of his energy and enthusiasm! Cool, cool guy!
From Christine and Alex Haider-Winnett Washington, United States Dec 11, 2007 Positive Rich is friendly, responsible, a great cook, and is full of interesting information. Most of all, he's always looking for nice little things to do for people, which makes him both a great housemate and host. Plus, he's just about the most committed couchsurfer you'll ever meet and has a true traveller's spirit.
From Mark Gutierrez Olympia, United States Oct 27, 2007 Positive I had a great time and learned about CS. I also met some other really nice people thanks to Richard.
From Jay Starr Poland, United States Oct 2, 2007 Positive Rich is great - especially if you like interesting science based conversations which is an area he is very knowledgeable in.
From Casey Fenton San Francisco, United States Jul 8, 2007 Positive Rich knows a thing or two about quite a few things. I enjoyed sharing ideas and perspectives about travel, CS, philosophy, bunnies, geek stuff... and most of all, his time in Antarctica. I've always wanted to go to the North and South poles and Rich is a wealth of knowledge in that dept. He's worked in Antarctica and was happy to give a "teach, learn, share" presentation so that we could all learn how to get there too! And, ask him to see his cool time lapse photography. Richard rocks!
From Emily Lunzer Silver Spring, United States Jun 16, 2007 Laughs easily and often with anyone that gets the chance to view his magnificance. what can you say about a man who's been so many places with so many friends? the proof is in the numbers...but the numbers wont tell you of his great conversation, endless energy, fantastic cooking, and beautiful smile. You stand no chance, you will undoubtedly be his friend.
From Leonardo Bassani da Silveira Vitoria, Brazil May 9, 2007 Positive did you see his username? WONDERFULLY Rich? yeah....it describes the guy! So surely shut up and just enjoy the wonderfully rich opportunity of hosting or couchsurfing with the guy. Capiche?
From KING GUIGU Lyon, France Apr 28, 2007 Positive He and all CS members of Washington DC received me with lot's of friendness, good barbecue and curiosity. I had a very good time in DC and hope to get to know you better next time we meet.
From LOVELAUGHING Washington, United States Apr 25, 2007 Positive Anyone who has been to Antarctica has to be an awesome guy. Rich seems really chill, he was a great pseudo-host, and I'll definitely look forward to exchanging more stories in the future.
From Hillary Murray Oakland, United States Apr 23, 2007 Positive Richard is a top dude! He's always got something good up his sleeve... and can easily entertain and impress just about anyone with his loves of photography, dancing, cooking, bunny ears, travel or science... and then of course there is "the ICE" which he speaks of with so much passion and excitement. I hope to see this sweet guy out on the playa one of these days...
From Zach A Aardsma Sterling, United States Apr 21, 2007 Positive Richard seems like a very interesting and friendly, fun-loving individual. I can't say anything bad about him!
From Sunny Lane Washington, United States Apr 16, 2007 Positive Runs a great group that I am anxious to actively participate in.
From Bruno Boulandet Paris, France Apr 6, 2007 Positive I met Richard in Nelson as he just came back to Antartica. He and Ben made such a great review on it all the collective was wishing to go there :) Richard is capable of extreme logic and order, and then switch on a crazy mode at to party. It's really amazing :)
From Joshua Adair Austin, United States Mar 19, 2007 Positive Rich can make some wicked time lapse films, dance like a madman, and lecture like a wise professor. Totally knowledgeable with it guy, I'd love to catch up with him again later in life
From OMG_IT'S_JULIE!!! Montreal, Canada Mar 18, 2007 Positive Oh man Rich is so AWESOME. Had so much fun when he was here !!!! He knows how to PARTY :D and he's been helping me out so so much with the groups!!!! We will so meet up again when I'm back in North America :D He ROCK !!!!
From Joe Edelman Northampton, United States Mar 15, 2007 Positive Rich is a responsible, friendly, and generous guy-- one who's life was forever changed by.... "THE ICE".
From rachel San Francisco, United States Mar 9, 2007 Positive Rich really is WONDERFUL! He has the dichotomy of calm & crazy that always takes you a little bit by surprise. You won't run out of things to talk about avec him, from movies to living in Antarctica. He's fun at parties, too :)
From ShAi Pune, India Mar 8, 2007 Positive I had a great time hearing about Ben's and Rich's journeys to Antarctica and discussing some of the organizational structure of CS. He is very dedicated to CS and did some great work...unfortunately did not get much of a chance to interact with Rich, but he is a really interesting guy and has a very diverse background...hope to catch up somewhere.
From ANU* Amsterdam, Netherlands Mar 8, 2007 Positive Rich is well-thought and articulate - in a good way that still enables him to hear people around him :)
Hearing about his antarctic adventures was sweet ass, and extra points for hardware wizardry when it was most needed (yet to see the results though! ;)
Good luck with the "real world" and seeya around the CS code I'm sure :)
From Christopher Ayling Vancouver, Canada Mar 5, 2007 Positive Rich truly is wonderful. He might think too hard sometimes but thats O.K. because he knows how to laugh. Don't forget to ask him for some relationship advice ; ) Hope to see you again Rich, maybe next time on the ice?
From Andrew Lai Grande Prairie, Canada Mar 4, 2007 Positive Rich is as his name suggest, wonderful! Umm quite the brilliant man. Knows his stuff when it comes to pretty much anything. T'was a pleasure man! Hope to you see you later down the road.
From NORAHS2009 Waegwan, South Korea Mar 3, 2007 Positive A man who knew the great value of a big wok and a good cleaver in the kitchen LOL. Rich had incredible stories of Antartica, and photography. I shall endeavour to bring your requested laddles to DC my friend! Have a safe journey home!
From Ben Bachelder Berkeley, United States Mar 2, 2007 Positive Rich is a hell of a guy, changing the world into a better place. He's "Saucy As" and it's hard to resist giving him a lick or two (right in the ear).
I love you man!
From Mykle Hoban Davis, United States Feb 21, 2007 Positive chip is exuberant, friendly, and generous. a helluva guy.
From Kirsty Sarah Glasgow, United Kingdom Feb 18, 2007 Positive Rich is one of those considerate types, willing to share his vitamin c energy drinks with you at the drop of a hat. He led us to the korean bbq, laughed at the bad juggler and in general was super nice.
Hopefully we'll see him again next time he's passing through :)
From Alise L Riga, Latvia Feb 16, 2007 Positive I`m sure that Richard is just one of the greatest participants of CS. If he can`t host you, he`ll definitely help you out by suggesting people who can. That was also my case - when I first got to D.C. he helped me to find a host. The second time, while coming back home to Latvia, I stayed with Rich himself. Although I stayed only for a day, it was pretty cool to meet his housemates and to see their daily life. Will never forget the run with the bags through the city to the airport :) But, yeah, thanks Richard!This community works because of people like you and sorry that it took me ages to write this...
From Thomas Maria . Castel, United Kingdom Feb 16, 2007 Positive We had a great time with Rich, he showed us the greatness of couchsurfing. We had a great few days and will always remember our time in wonderland and the adventures in veggie sushi. We will highly recommend him to anyone.
From TINYBLUECIVIC Durham, United States Jan 30, 2007 Positive Rich is an incredible guy. He's a good person, thoughtful, nice, fun to be around, and intelligent.
I'm glad that he introduced me to couch surfing.
From Elizabeth A. Terrell Alexandria, United States Jan 27, 2007 Positive We cooked for 15, we are teh awesome!
From MISS MUSTANG Washington, United States Jan 24, 2007 Positive Richard is the consummate host: ever smiling, ever serving scrumptious food, ever gracious.
From ELANA FROM FL Vienna, United States Jan 22, 2007 Positive He's very good about organizing CS events in the area.
From Marcus Eder Vienna, Austria Jan 20, 2007 Positive Richard organized a big Washington Gathering at his place and lots of great couchsurfer showed up.
looking forward to meet up again and seeing him also at one of the collectives in Europe
From Jeanne Lauber Baltimore, United States Jan 2, 2007 Positive I met Rich at a DC Couchsufers gathering and found him friendly and interesting. We all talked about places we enjoyed when we traveled.
From JACI23 Melbourne, Australia Dec 25, 2006 Positive Rich was awesome! He really took care of me - came to the airport, gave me transport cards and it was great to hang out with him and his friends in the evening. Can't wait for him to come to Melbourne!
From Caroline C Richmond, United States Dec 24, 2006 Positive Cool guy, great stories and can't wait to hear more. Hope I you catch you in the district soon!
From Matt Jacobs New Orleans, United States Dec 22, 2006 Positive Richard is cool. Neglecting to look at his profile prior to the meet, I was not aware he went to Antarctica - I expect to be showered in penguin stories upon our next meeting. Richard - I was not sure what you were talking about with the bunny picture last night, but I now understand. That is the coolest picture I've ever seen.
From Owen Hammond Kettering, United Kingdom Nov 28, 2006 Positive Rich is accomodating and very laid back and friendly. I was made to feel very welcome on Thanksgiving day (the day I arrived) and even though it was my firsdt experience of the holdiay, I felt very much part part of the experience.
Thanks so much for your hospitality Rich. I had a great weekend and it was cool to meet your parents and friends from work. I'll definately keep in touch with where I am on my travels.
From Silkkat813 Weehawken, United States Nov 19, 2006 Positive Met at Chi Cha's in DC for drinks and lots of laughter!
From Jesse Wiebe Vancouver, Canada Nov 16, 2006 Positive Richard hosted us on short notice, fed us well and gave us a comfortable place to sleep... didn't get to talk with him much, but he seemed like a real genuine guy.
From BLK_RUSSOPHILE Washington, United States Nov 14, 2006 Richard is unique and I don't say that very often, but it's in a good way. He has been to those places that most people don't go to. He's open to trying something new.
From Tatiana Sogabe de Carvalho Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Oct 19, 2006 Positive Glad he organized the meeting and I hope many more are to come!
From JALROM82 Washington, United States Oct 18, 2006 Positive A well traveled and interesting guy, with a lot of music.
From Yavar Moghimi Washington, United States Oct 18, 2006 Positive Thanks for organizing DC CS!
From Cynthia B Washington, United States Oct 18, 2006 Positive He lived in Antarctica!!!! That should say something. Organized a great dinner outing, is lots of fun to talk to, and is full of good stories.
From Andre Fleuette McMurdo Station, Antarctica Sep 24, 2006 Positive rich is a good guy, and fun to hang out with; witty, intelligent, and easygoing. my overall experience was very positive. ask him to show you his antarctic food pictures. i'm looking forward to hanging out with rich again, and soon.
From Killywell North Olympia, United States Sep 6, 2006 Positive richard is a fantastically laid back guy, very interesting to talk to - an especially good source on all things antarctic!
From Ivica Nedeljkovic Negotin, Serbia Aug 23, 2006 Positive I meet Rich on HC meeting in Bangkok, and then we spend few days together in Bangkok, and travelled together to Koh Tao.
Well, for 6-7 how we travelled togehter, I have to say all the best about him
From bee-chaleerat Leuven, Belgium Aug 9, 2006 Positive I sat next to him in a meeting :-) and we all went out party in RCA! followed with some sight seeing, dinners and another parties..hehe! I really enjoyed conversations with Rich (love his laughing! it's kind of laugh that also makes me laugh too) :-) can talk to him about nearly everything from politics to "how popcorn pops"! (LOL) We share same interest in photography too which is great. I definitely enjoyed hanging out with him.
From Rebecca Crane McMurdo Station, Antarctica Jul 27, 2006 Positive Rich and I worked together at McMurdo Station for a summer. He's a great guy to hang out with, good conversationalist, with an easy laugh, many idea and experiences (not to mention photos and videos) from around the world to share. A thoughtful person, but doesn't take himself too seriously and can be found, for example, running around in costume bunnyrabbit ears at all hours of the morning. I'm sure he'd be a consummate host, and a very considerate and fun guest. If I ever have a couch, he'll be welcome to surf it. :)
From RUTHIEBABY88 San Antonio, United States Jul 19, 2006 nice guy.. i met rich through a friend and enjoyed the time we all hung out together in melbourne! my overall impression of him was that he is a nice solid guy - happy to lend a helping hand and up for a chat about life or whatever - i hope we'll stay in touch. 8) |