CURRENT MISSION

Evangelical cyclist

ABOUT ME

Adventurous, inquisitive, outdoorsy and multilingual guy trying to rack up some globe-trotting miles and nail down a few more languages.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

New to couchsurfing for my first solo, self-guided adventure in Taiwan.

I went to a really great CS halloween party at The Wandering Paisa, the nicest hostel in Medellin, Colombia. Met some cool people, saw some great costums, played beer pong. A great evening.

Interests

Mountain biking, skiing, trail running, camping, taking trains when I have to get somewhere that I can't bike to. Cooking for people, experiencing culture through food, sharing food, talking about food, reading about food, all things food. Conversing. Learning.

• culture
• dining
• cooking
• beer
• running
• partying
• reading
• cycling
• camping
• skiing
• trail running
• languages

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Riding with the Japanese national mountain bike champions. Venison tataki in Queenstown, NZ. Udon in Kawasaki, Japan.

Teach, Learn, Share

遠慮の塊, or in English phonetically "Enryo no katamari". This could be roughly translated as "the physical manifestation of holding back". In the real world, this phrase could be used to describe, for example, the last dumpling on a shared plate that everyone wants to eat but no one is willing to take, lest they look selfish. So, everyone ignores it, and the dumpling gets cold. You can impress your Japanese friends with this little phrase.

Countries I’ve Visited

Colombia, Dominica, France, Mexico, New Zealand, Puerto Rico, Saint Lucia

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, Japan, United States