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Overview

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  • Fluent in English; learning French, Japanese
  • 39, Male
  • Member since 2007
  • I'm an English Teacher
  • Graduated from UW Madison in 2006
  • From Rockford, IL, USA
  • Profile 55% complete

About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Travel SE Asia and Europe

ABOUT ME

I love music. If we meet, we will probably spend at least some of our time together talking about music. From electro-house like Daft Punk and Justice, to classic rock like Yes and Boston, to reggae like Lucky Dube and Steel Pulse, to metal like Pantera and Dragonforce and even J-pop like Shiina Ringo and Utada Hikaru. I LOVE MUSIC!
I also love food and going out to eat and trying as many kinds of food as possible.
I collect Pez, I have over 500.
Besides that, I'm a nice guy and people think I'm funny, and I want to see the world. That's all.
Oh, and I love shopping.

PHILOSOPHY

Do what makes you happy, but do it in a way that makes others happy too.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I want to see the world and help others see it with me.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

None so far. I'm new here.

Interests

Music, food, drink, fashion, having the best life that I can.

  • fashion
  • dining
  • drinking
  • shopping
  • traveling
  • music

Music, Movies, and Books

Recently, I read and was influenced by Eggers "A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius." I also enjoy Ryu Murakami books like "Coin Locker Babies" and "69."

I love Japanese and French film, especially art and avant-garde cinema. Too many to list.

To see the music I like you'd have to look at my iPod, because there's way too much. Don't worry, I'll let you look and I won't even preface you're looking at it with a "There's some random stuff on there that I don't even know that well" as many people do.

But a short list- Daft Punk, Klaxons, Bloc Party, Crowded House, Mad Caddies, King Crimson, ELO, ELP, Faith No More, New Order

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