CURRENT MISSION 学好中文 / Discover what I want to do with my life. ABOUT ME I'm an American living in Yokohama and working as a Japanese-English translator. I've been studying Japanese for over 13 years; now that I've lived in Japan for a while, I feel like it's time to branch out. I started studying Mandarin, and I'm making an effort to travel more both within Asia and around the world. PHILOSOPHY "Whatever happens, happens." な
对冒险运动感兴趣
流利使用英语
正在学习中文
先锋徽章
我为什么使用Couchsurfing
HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING I've surfed some couches, and I've hosted a few people at my apartment. COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE I surfed two couches in Taiwan in autumn 2009. It was a great experience!
音乐、电影与书籍
Music: Wilco, Journey, Led Zeppelin, Bob Dylan, Do As Infinity, the brilliant green, Cocco Movies: "Office Space," "The Big Lebowski," "Spirited Away" Books: Haruki Murakami novels, "The Areas of My Expertise," "1984"
我做过的一件令人惊叹的事
The most exciting thing I've done recently was climb Mt. Ishizuchi, the tallest mountain in western Japan. In addition to the standard climbing path there is also a series of gigantic chains draped down the mountainside that you can climb up, with no harness or ropes or anything. Climbing link by link was exhilarating; the weather was perfect and the view from the top was incredible.
教学、学习、分享
I think I've got a lot more to learn before I'll have anything to teach anyone.
我的兴趣
I enjoy bicycling, hiking, weight training, language study (Japanese & Mandarin), music, travel, beer
