CURRENT MISSION

Start a band, learn Japanese, meet some locals, meet some non-locals

ABOUT ME

I like the following things: Tasting new foods, nighttime, Music (playing and listening to), going to shows, teaching, travel, other people.

**Update: Officially staying in Japan since December. Studying Japanese. Looking for people to travel and play music with.

PHILOSOPHY

"We are here to help each other get through this thing, whatever it is."
- Vonnegut

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

My couch is unavailable at the moment, but I'm always down for meetups and gatherings.

Interests

music, food, teaching, bright lights, learning, hiking, biking, people who are absolutely nothing like me, getting lost in unfamiliar cities...

• dining
• cooking
• traveling
• music
• guitar
• cycling
• hiking
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies - comedy

Music - The Cure, Interpol, Velvet Underground, Lykke Li, Sigur Ros alternative indie punk blah blah blah

Books - Vonnegut, Murakami, Hemingway

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

- Trekking through a small village in Taiwan where foreigners seldom go. To this day I've never experienced that kind of hospitality.
- Spending a week living and hiking in the mountains of Montana.

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach: How to properly cook a lobster, how to teach, how to play the guitar
Learn: Japanese, mandolin.

Countries I’ve Visited

Japan, Mexico, Taiwan, Thailand

Countries I’ve Lived In

South Korea