Richard Jeong

Richard Jeong

Current Mission: "Carpe Diem and enjoy every moment. (Step outside if your in McMurdo!)"

Personal Designations

Traveling at the moment Vouched for16

Community Designations

Contribution
New Zealand Collective
South Africa
Western Cape
Cape Town
Lat: -33.91, Lon: 18.41
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General Information

Richard Jeong has been vouched for
VERIFIED MEMBER Identity Checked, Location Pending more info
Couch availableTraveling at the moment
CouchSurf requests replied to95%
member sinceFebruary 28th, 2006
profile views7384
age29
genderMale
membernameWONDERFULLYRICH
occupationWonderful World Wander, A Humble IT guy (hopefully returning US Antarctic Program Participant, Mactown Antarctica)
educationSome College, mostly on the Job
grew up inDenver
ethnicityQuarter Chinese, and the rest is a european mutt...
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Languages

  • EnglishExpert

Groups I Belong To

Uganda 135:288
Why: I'm in Uganda right now.
Washington D.C. 2892:13171
Maryland 1050:284
Why: I'm a DC ambassador
Alexandria VA 155:324
Why: I'm a DC ambassador
Active in 22 more groups.
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Couch Information


No couch currently available for surfing.

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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)

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Andrew Peterson Andrew Peterson
25, Male
Washington, D. C.
United States
"Brother"
Cape-Luvin 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
Met in person   Hosted30+   Traveled10  
Karen Lampe Karen Lampe
24, Female
Brooklyn, New York
United States
Friends since 2005
"Became friends in Antarctica"
Ben BachelderBen 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
Met in person  
Sue DamgaardSue 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
Met in person  
Dan-0 StoneDan-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
Met in person   Hosted5   Traveled5  
TINYBLUECIVICTINYBLUECIVIC
29, Female
Durham, North Carolina
United States
Friends since October 2006
"Housemates"
Friendship Type: Friend
Met in person  
Mykle Hoban 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
Met in person   Traveled2  
Amy KirkleyAmy Kirkley
28, Female
Washington, D. C.
United States
Friends since December 2006
"met at a party at his co-op"
Friendship Type: Friend
Met in person  
Jay StarrJay 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
Met in person   Traveled3  
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Richard Jeong
Fond memories of Walden, Colorado's sand dunes with my Grandpa.
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Personal Description

Blog 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 CS

Right 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 Experience

I 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

Philosophy

Not 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, Books

Movies: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 enjoy

Thoughtful 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, Share

How 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 Project

This 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 Traveled

TRAVELED: 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

 
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John Richoux
From John Richoux
 New Orleans, United States
 Jun 13, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Hosted 2 days  
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!

Billy Grayson
From Billy Grayson
 Washington, United States
 Jun 11, 2008
Met in person  
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

Jean-Luc FAYE 
From Jean-Luc FAYE
 Bourg-la-Reine, France
 Jun 6, 2008
Met in person Acquaintance,  
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 :-)

Michael Fried 
From Michael Fried
 New York, United States
 May 19, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Rich was awesome organizing a pot luck dinner when I came down to DC. Got to meet the CS crew in DC.

Shaina Longway 
From Shaina Longway
 Towson, United States
 May 15, 2008
Met in person  
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.

Ivan Gallegos 
From Ivan Gallegos
 Baltimore, United States
 May 15, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

He has great ideas about CS!

*Margaret* 
From *Margaret*
 Alexandria, United States
 May 11, 2008
Met in person  
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.

Brad Dorrance 
From Brad Dorrance
 New Orleans, United States
 Apr 24, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
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.

Pauline Michel
From Pauline Michel
 Stuttgart, Germany
 Apr 22, 2008
Met in person Friend, Surfed 3 days  
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.

Rattan Johal 
From Rattan Johal
 New York, United States
 Apr 21, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
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.

Sara Lester 
From Sara Lester
 Fredericksburg, United States
 Apr 21, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
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.

Carrie Blosser
From Carrie Blosser
 Greeley, United States
 Mar 20, 2008
Met in person Good Friend,  

Rich is a great guy, I wish I didn't live across the country so we could hang out more!!

Sue Damgaard
From Sue Damgaard
 Washington, United States
 Mar 7, 2008
Met in person Close Friend,  
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.

Gifford Wong
From Gifford Wong
 McMurdo Station, Antarctica
 Jan 27, 2008
Met in person Friend,  
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!

Christine and Alex Haider-Winnett
From Christine and Alex Haider-Winnett
 Washington, United States
 Dec 11, 2007
Met in person Good Friend,  
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.

Mark Gutierrez
From Mark Gutierrez
 Olympia, United States
 Oct 27, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Traveled 1 days 
Positive

I had a great time and learned about CS. I also met some other really nice people thanks to Richard.

Jay Starr
From Jay Starr
 Poland, United States
 Oct 2, 2007
Met in person Good Friend, Traveled 3 days 
Positive

Rich is great - especially if you like interesting science based conversations which is an area he is very knowledgeable in.

Casey Fenton 
From Casey Fenton
 San Francisco, United States
 Jul 8, 2007
Met in person Friend,  
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!

Emily Lunzer 
From Emily Lunzer
 Silver Spring, United States
 Jun 16, 2007
Met in person Good Friend,  

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.

Leonardo Bassani da Silveira 
From Leonardo Bassani da Silveira
 Vitoria, Brazil
 May 9, 2007
Met in person Friend, Surfed 10 days  
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?

KING GUIGU 
From KING GUIGU
 Lyon, France
 Apr 28, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
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.

LOVELAUGHING 
From LOVELAUGHING
 Washington, United States
 Apr 25, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
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.

Hillary Murray
From Hillary Murray
 Oakland, United States
 Apr 23, 2007
Met in person Friend,  
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...

Zach A Aardsma 
From Zach A Aardsma
 Sterling, United States
 Apr 21, 2007
Met in person Acquaintance,  
Positive

Richard seems like a very interesting and friendly, fun-loving individual. I can't say anything bad about him!

Sunny Lane
From Sunny Lane
 Washington, United States
 Apr 16, 2007
Only met online CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Runs a great group that I am anxious to actively participate in.

Bruno Boulandet 
From Bruno Boulandet
 Paris, France
 Apr 6, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Traveled 5 days 
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 :)

Joshua Adair 
From Joshua Adair
 Austin, United States
 Mar 19, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
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

OMG_IT'S_JULIE!!! 
From OMG_IT'S_JULIE!!!
 Montreal, Canada
 Mar 18, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
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 !!!!

Joe Edelman 
From Joe Edelman
 Northampton, United States
 Mar 15, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Hosted 7 days  
Positive

Rich is a responsible, friendly, and generous guy-- one who's life was forever changed by.... "THE ICE".

rachel 
From rachel
 San Francisco, United States
 Mar 9, 2007
Met in person Friend, Traveled 12 days 
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 :)

ShAi 
From ShAi
 Pune, India
 Mar 8, 2007
Met in person Friend, Surfed 14 days  
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.

ANU*
From ANU*
 Amsterdam, Netherlands
 Mar 8, 2007
Met in person Friend, Surfed 14 days  
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 :)

Christopher Ayling
From Christopher Ayling
 Vancouver, Canada
 Mar 5, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 7 days  
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?

Andrew Lai
From Andrew Lai
 Grande Prairie, Canada
 Mar 4, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 9 days  
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.

NORAHS2009
From NORAHS2009
 Waegwan, South Korea
 Mar 3, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
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!

Ben Bachelder
From Ben Bachelder
 Berkeley, United States
 Mar 2, 2007
Met in person Good Friend,  
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!

Mykle Hoban 
From Mykle Hoban
 Davis, United States
 Feb 21, 2007
Met in person Friend, Traveled 2 days 
Positive

chip is exuberant, friendly, and generous. a helluva guy.

Kirsty Sarah
From Kirsty Sarah
 Glasgow, United Kingdom
 Feb 18, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Hosted 2 days  
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 :)

Alise L
From Alise L
 Riga, Latvia
 Feb 16, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 1 days  
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...

Thomas Maria .
From Thomas Maria .
 Castel, United Kingdom
 Feb 16, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 4 days  
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.

TINYBLUECIVIC
From TINYBLUECIVIC
 Durham, United States
 Jan 30, 2007
Met in person Friend,  
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.

Elizabeth A. Terrell
From Elizabeth A. Terrell
 Alexandria, United States
 Jan 27, 2007
Met in person Acquaintance,  
Positive

We cooked for 15, we are teh awesome!

MISS MUSTANG 
From MISS MUSTANG
 Washington, United States
 Jan 24, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Richard is the consummate host: ever smiling, ever serving scrumptious food, ever gracious.

ELANA FROM FL 
From ELANA FROM FL
 Vienna, United States
 Jan 22, 2007
Met in person Friend,  
Positive

He's very good about organizing CS events in the area.

Marcus Eder 
From Marcus Eder
 Vienna, Austria
 Jan 20, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 2 days  
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

Jeanne Lauber 
From Jeanne Lauber
 Baltimore, United States
 Jan 2, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
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.

JACI23
From JACI23
 Melbourne, Australia
 Dec 25, 2006
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 3 days  
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!

Caroline C
From Caroline C
 Richmond, United States
 Dec 24, 2006
Met in person Friend,  
Positive

Cool guy, great stories and can't wait to hear more. Hope I you catch you in the district soon!

Matt Jacobs
From Matt Jacobs
 New Orleans, United States
 Dec 22, 2006
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
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.

Cape-Luvin 
From Cape-Luvin
 Cape Town, South Africa
 Dec 6, 2006
Met in person Close Friend, Hosted 30 days Traveled 10 days 
Positive

Rich is very easy going, inquisitive, and has lots of great ideas. He's great to hang with, travel with, chat with, whatever. I've always enjoyed our time together.

Dan-0 Stone
From Dan-0 Stone
 Denver, United States
 Nov 30, 2006
Met in person Good Friend, Hosted 5 days Traveled 5 days 
Positive

WE have had some good travels in Mexico and California

Owen Hammond
From Owen Hammond
 Kettering, United Kingdom
 Nov 28, 2006
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 3 days  
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.

Silkkat813
From Silkkat813
 Weehawken, United States
 Nov 19, 2006
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Met at Chi Cha's in DC for drinks and lots of laughter!

Jesse Wiebe
From Jesse Wiebe
 Vancouver, Canada
 Nov 16, 2006
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 1 days  
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.

BLK_RUSSOPHILE 
From BLK_RUSSOPHILE
 Washington, United States
 Nov 14, 2006
Met in person Friend,  

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.

Tatiana Sogabe de Carvalho 
From Tatiana Sogabe de Carvalho
 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
 Oct 19, 2006
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Glad he organized the meeting and I hope many more are to come!

JALROM82 
From JALROM82
 Washington, United States
 Oct 18, 2006
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

A well traveled and interesting guy, with a lot of music.

Yavar Moghimi 
From Yavar Moghimi
 Washington, United States
 Oct 18, 2006
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Thanks for organizing DC CS!

Cynthia B
From Cynthia B
 Washington, United States
 Oct 18, 2006
Met in person Good Friend,  
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.

Andre Fleuette
From Andre Fleuette
 McMurdo Station, Antarctica
 Sep 24, 2006
Met in person Good Friend,  
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.

Killywell North
From Killywell North
 Olympia, United States
 Sep 6, 2006
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Hosted 2 days  
Positive

richard is a fantastically laid back guy, very interesting to talk to - an especially good source on all things antarctic!

Ivica Nedeljkovic
From Ivica Nedeljkovic
 Negotin, Serbia
 Aug 23, 2006
Met in person  
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

bee-chaleerat
From bee-chaleerat
 Leuven, Belgium
 Aug 9, 2006
Met in person Good Friend,  
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.

Rebecca Crane
From Rebecca Crane
 McMurdo Station, Antarctica
 Jul 27, 2006
Met in person Friend, Traveled 3 days 
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. :)

RUTHIEBABY88 
From RUTHIEBABY88
 San Antonio, United States
 Jul 19, 2006
Met in person  

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)

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