ABOUT ME

Young, energetic, friendly. I'm secretly a pretty nerdy guy, but I hide it well and blend in quite nicely. I can make conversation with just about anyone, and I always try to leave things just a little bit better than I found them.

PHILOSOPHY

Be nice to people, do stuff, stay hungry

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

First timer

Interests

Surfing, snowboarding, playing bass guitar, studying Japanese, distance running, hobby electronics. I read a lot and play in a local band.

• cooking
• running
• electronics
• guitar
• surfing
• snowboarding

Music, Movies, and Books

Noisy rock, hip hop with a solid back-beat, a little bit of EDM.

Shawshank Redemption, Fargo, The Big Lebowski, documentaries

Vonnegut, Crighton, Krakauer, Hemingway and Camus

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Watching the sunrise half-way up the glacier on Mt. Shasta

What I Can Share with Hosts

I speak a good amount of Japanese and would be happy to share a few phrases. I've traveled a good bit to Asia and Central America so I'd be happy to share some tips. I'm also a decent cook and pretty quick with a joke.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, China, Costa Rica, Hong Kong, Ireland, Japan, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Taiwan, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Japan, United States