I'm married with three kids. Kids live in Houston TX with their mother. My wife is on a work/study program in England for an additional qualification in her field. I'm stationed in Japan and living on base. I'm fluent in Japanese, which I learned by living here as a Mormon missionary years ago. I've since given religion the boot years ago and have it to thank only for my language skills. I love being in Japan. The night life is great and there's so much to see here.

I grew up in a family that heavily emphasized music. I play the cello and bass guitar, but am currently out of practice at both. I also have a passion for languages. Despite living in Germany five years, I don't speak much. My first job in the Army was linguist where I studied Arabic. But once again.. very out of practice there as well.

Politically speaking, my Army friends call me liberal. But the fact that they're called "my friends" means that I can also abide even Trump-supporters, or at least most of them.

I don't believe in god, but am a moral person. My morality summed up is simply don't hurt others or yourself. Aside from that, live and let live.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I like to travel (which should be obvious) and have heard much about couch surfing. My wife has used it many times over the years. And I thought I'd give it a go... save money on lodging and meet new and interesting people. I've only used couch surfing as an additional guest with my wife (then partner) and despite it being a very unusual housing circumstance and difficult to sleep at night, I thought of the experience as rather interesting. So, to sum it up, I'm on Couchsurfing for new and interesting experiences, but hopefully not staying in a one room apartment on a tiny couch with nude photos of women on the walls and a mostly nude man sleeping on the floor next to me. ;-)

Interests

• beer
• aviation
• chess
• classical music
• language exchange
• helicopters

Music, Movies, and Books

Classical (Romantic Period mostly), Indie Rock, Jazz. Inglorious Bastards and all Coen Brothers films, particularly Big Lebowski. 1984 and Catch 22.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I played cello with my youth orchestra at Carnegie Hall in NYC when I was 14.

Teach, Learn, Share

What does this even mean??

What I Can Share with Hosts

I have good social skills. Japanese hosts, I can speak your language decently. Good manners. I won't step on your toes, I won't do anything to make you regret having me as a guest. :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, England, France, Italy, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, Portugal, Scotland, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, Japan, United States