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Overview

  • 5 references 4 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Japanese; learning Spanish
  • 35, Male
  • Member since 2007
  • Student
  • School. Autodidact
  • From Okinawa, Japan, Eugene, Oregon
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

To know the world

ABOUT ME

I love reading and studying, especially about history, economics, politics, and philosophy. If I have free time I prefer reading than anything else. I', trying to become more sociable, because I can learn a lot from people as well.
I like dealing with ideas; not too careful about small details of the material aspects of life. But I do care about my health and fitness.
I impose much discipline on myself but kind and lenient towards others. Responsibility and self-improvement are indispensable.
I probably appear stern at first sight, but once you get to know me, you will see that I have a soft heart full of humor (or so I hope).

PHILOSOPHY

This will be a long story. Let's meet and talk.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I used couchsurfing when traveling in the U.S. and Latin America. I hope to surf more in Europe in the next few years.
I've been to a few CS get-togethers in various places. I always enjoy those because I meet very cultured, traveled and well-rounded people. Such encounters can be humbling.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Most of my experiences are from being hosted. I try to be as good of a guest as I can. So far I think I've been successful.

Interests

Art, philosophy, politics, history, economics, social science, music, books... Anything that relates to ideas and their consequences.

  • arts
  • books
  • fitness
  • politics
  • reading
  • traveling
  • music
  • tennis
  • economics
  • history
  • science
  • social science

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: wide-ranging. Coldplay, Fleet Foxes, Grateful Dead, The Avett Brothers, Afro-Celt Sound System, Ben Harper, Cat Stevens, Cunnilyngusts, Emancipator, The Flaming Lips, Gipsy Kings, Groundation, Jimi Hendrix, K-OS, Matisyahu, Neil Young, Pink Floyd, The Roots, Stevie Wonder, Tom Jones, etc.

Books: mostly scholarly.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I'm alive.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you tennis.
We can go into a discourse of anything that occurs in the world. I am quite interested in a multitude of things.
You can teach me how you are.

Countries I’ve Visited

Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico, Peru

Countries I’ve Lived In

Japan, United States

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