CURRENT MISSION Start a business or two...settle down and have clear priorities...not let the sand get in the way of the golf balls. ABOUT ME As a surfer, I'm clean, polite, non-smoker, and I don't take much space.I'm happy if you want to show me around your town, but I actually quite enjoy just walking and discovering things for myself. For me the most important part of CS is the evening times where we can chat over a drink and share experiences. I love being able to go home to a local's house at the end of the day, share what I discovered in the town and get more insight about it from those who know best!I was born into a European family in the heart of the homeland USA. I never really felt at home there, so it was inevitable that I would begin moving as soon as possible. I left South Carolina to go to college in Florida at 19. A few years later, I was off to Saipan for a few months internship to finish university.After graduating, I soon moved to South Korea to spend 2 years there as an English teacher.Then I moved to Tokyo in 2005 at the age of 25.I stayed in Japan for just over 5 years, and then left for a world tour in August 2010.I got back to Japan around the end of 2011, and now I'm loving life back out here and thinking to be based here indefinitely. ^_^I started traveling at a young age - my first trip was at the age of 2 to Switzerland and Belgium to see family.In grade school I visited Venezuela 3 times and went back to Europe twice.I spent a month doing volunteer work living in a mud hut in the mountains of Haiti during uni, which inspired me to want to understand more about how to help people across the world.While I was living in Korea, I traveled the whole country by train and motorcycle - going somewhere different almost every weekend.From Japan and Korea I traveled to Thailand 3 times (1 month, 3 weeks, 2 weeks) and China once (1 week).From August 2010 until November 2011, I traveled across Asia and Europe, visiting 25 countries and having lots of awesome experiences! PHILOSOPHY Move with a reason