Aloha! My name is Aram. I am originally from Hawaii and now living in Seattle getting ready for a big trip.

I am traveling from Ecuador to Costa Rica this October. Looking to go deep into nature, experience local culture and have fun!

I am a teacher, an artist... I wear many hats and have lived in Asia and Europe.

I have some interesting interests; permaculture, capoeira, reiki, tarot, plant medicine to name a few :)

Life is the adventure you create. 🤙

Aloha, Aram

@aloha.aram on Instagram

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Meet folks, find co-conspirators and mis-adventures, maybe find a crash pad when needed.

Interests

Cloud watching, wave catching, island life.

• cats
• design
• cooking
• wine
• beer
• running
• drinking
• technology
• traveling
• music
• cycling
• canoeing
• swimming
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Very into new music... https://soundcloud.com/blese/

I've seen all the movies pretty much... but favorites are from Emir Kustrica, Studio Ghibli, War Kong Wai, Akira Kurosawa, Stephen Chow, and crazy Anime...

Read a lot of books... love Italo Calvino, Pablo Neruda

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Pulling up a basket of crabs from the docks in Bandon, OR
Canoeing through a submerged village in the mountains of Bali.
Plunging into Crater Lake for a quick swim.
Rode down a volcano on a mountain bike in Hawaii

Teach, Learn, Share

I teach design thinking (IDEO), run innovation and strategy workshops.
Also technology stuff (21C knowledge workers) - evernote, google docs, slack, etc.
Presentation design, and thinking about doing a workshop on how to design and run workshops :)

I know Maui well, grew up there.
Spent 4 years in Shanghai, 3 in SF, 2 in Hong Kong, 2 in Seoul, so if you need advice I used to be a local :)

What I Can Share with Hosts

Local knowledge of Maui...
Cooking, drinking, good music...
app recommendations...
movie recommendations...
hmm...

Countries I’ve Visited

Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada, India, Indonesia, Japan, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, China, Hong Kong, Italy, Singapore, South Korea, United States