CURRENT MISSION

Short term: find something to eat. Long term: enjoy my life.

ABOUT ME

I'm often hunched over a bike, tennis racket sticking out of the backpack, alternatively tapping brakes to avoid collisions and pedaling through traffic jams, finishing my errands by lunchtime and recharging on a bowl of hwe-dop-bab (5,000 won in Maetan-dong). Books or movies, my girlfriend or work or a Chinese class at night.

PHILOSOPHY

I try not to go too deep. What can I say? I aim to help humanity, help myself, and learn as much as possible.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I usually connect with the people around me. That being said, couchsurfing is about travel, and opening your doors to people who are out of their element. I support the golden rule.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

My roommate and I hosted Ryan, a nice Taiwanese kid for two days. He was awesome, and I sort of envied his travel experience.

Interests

bikes, solar power, LEDs, tennis, beer and wine, geography, languages, coffee, sleep, water, music, banjos, technology, cartoons, human interaction, the list goes on

• books
• wine
• beer
• coffee
• technology
• cartoons
• movies
• traveling
• music
• cycling
• backpacking
• tennis
• geography
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Music - Talking Heads helps me become the person I want to become, while They Might Be Giants just makes me smile really big.

Movies - (recently)- To Catch A Thief, (something) Incident with Jackie Chan, J.S.A., 25th hour, I've been into watching Mad Men and Weeds these days too. Favorite Korean Actor: Kang Ho-Song.

Books - Infinite Jest was super cool, just finished The World Is Flat. All time favorite: Don DeLillo's Americana.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I taught a kid to read, I learned to speak Korean, I brewed my own makgeolli (with the roomie).

Countries I’ve Visited

Taiwan

Countries I’ve Lived In

Dominican Republic, South Korea