Greetings!

I am Alexander Pai and I come from Los Angeles County. I love exploring the world and currently I'm exploring the continent of Europe.

Some hobbies I take interest in are; photography, backpacking/being in nature in general, cooking, baking, reading, philosophical talks, surfing, skiing, rollerblading, watching shows, listening to music, and a few others.
I love learning about everything and am always open to get to know more about the world with open arms and an open mind. But most importantly I am a massive foodie.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I am couch surfing because I want to meet new people and expose myself to different types of culture from all around the world. I believe that couch surfing is the best way to really experience rather than visit a country and that's what I believe travel should be.

I have a hunger for knowledge and I would love to see how other people live. Couch surfing and to live with other people enables me to grasp this experiential knowledge so that I can understand more about the riddle life is.

Interests

• photography
• cooking
• baking
• anime
• movies
• reading
• music
• hiking
• backpacking
• surfing
• nature
• exploring
• cafe
• cooking together

Music, Movies, and Books

Favorites;

Music Genres: Rock, Indie, Hip-hop, Jrock/pop, House, Techno, Soundtracks, Rap, RNB
Getting into: Darkwave, Gothic, Punk
Songs: Jigsaws Falling Into Place (Radiohead), Yesterday (The Beatles), Roses (Outkast), Lean on me (Bill Withers), Lady Brown (Nujabes), The Scientist (Coldplay), Shape of my Heart (Sting), What a Wonderful World (Louis Armstrong), All Things End (Hozier)

Movies: Interstellar, Inglorious Bastards, Parasite, Dune, The Good, Bad, and the Ugly, Ford vs. Ferrari, Forest Gump, Porco Rosso, The Matrix, Harakiri, Rush Hour, Hacksaw Ridge

Books: Tuesdays with Morrie, Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop, Atomic Habits, The Series of Unfortunate Events, On Solitude, On Solitude, The Divine Comedy, Plato's Republic.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Solo Backpacked around Japan at 19.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach some photography knowledge.

I want to learn about new dishes, things you love.

I want to share good times and conversations.

One of the many pieces of wisdom I live by: Your mind is like a rubber band, once it stretches it never goes back. So keep stretching it, learn, and understand.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I could share anything relating to my hobbies or help around with things-

Relating to Hobbies I can share...

Questions/insight on photography and philosophical topics

Music tasting

Stories from my travels

Or my general cheerful attitude bahaha

Countries I’ve Visited

England, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand

Countries I’ve Lived In

England, United States