4 countries and counting, I like to get to know them, and resonate with Anthony Bourdain's description "a traveler, not a tourist." Enthusiastic about the arts, bonus points if you like to play strategy games or Ultimate Frisbee.

Please let me know what the rules/expectations are like, I've stayed with friends a lot in different parts of the US (and a few other countries) and happy to make the stay easy and fun for you, to the extent I know what works best for you :)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I prefer stays to be relational rather than transactional.

Interests

• literature
• poetry
• walking
• anime
• board games
• music
• piano
• psychology
• gaming
• learning new things
• church
• mindfulness
• exploring new places
• esports
• anime and manga

Music, Movies, and Books

Top 5 Movies: The Sting, Patch Adams, Shawshank Redemption, The Dark Knight, Monty Python and the Holy Grail.

I like excellence in pretty much any form. If I don't know how to appreciate a given art, someone who's passionate about it who can make me see the beauty is one of my favorite people in the world.

Good books: Ender's Game, The Hobbit, anything by C.S. Lewis, Slaughterhouse V, A Clockwork Orange, The Brothers Karamazov, The Sea Wolf, Hamlet, The Little Prince and A Tale of Two Cities.

Anything by Thomas Sowell, Tim Keller, Robert Greene, Seth Godin, or Jonathan Haidt.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I was once the highest ranked support player in Heroes of the Storm.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Let's cook! I can read/write you poetry, discuss philosophy, psychology, politics and other humanities. I can play some piano, but my favorite move is to bring unique board games to teach people.

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States