ABOUT ME

Well, I guess I now call Shenzhen, China home. After graduating university in 2008, I decided that I was more interested in traveling than pursuing an entry-level job in a bad economy. So, I moved to the Middle Kingdom and got a job teaching English. At the moment I am backpacking through India with the aim of eventually travelling overland back to Shenzhen.

PHILOSOPHY

Not nihilism, but I'm pretty sure nothing matters. I mean, it does, but at the same time, it doesn't. Is that too zen? I believe in conducting oneself with decency and taking care to enjoy and appreciate the very short time that we are on this earth.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

At the moment I participate by sleeping on the couches offered me by generous other surfers. Once I get my new place set up I'll happily host any confused souls who have somehow ended up in the strange industrial center that is Bao'an, Shenzhen.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have surfed many a couch in my day, but never one through this website. So at the moment my Official CouchSurfing Experience is limited to hearing plenty of enthusiastic testimonials.

Interests

Playing the guitar and listening to all sorts of music, especially jazz and, lately, glam rock. Skateboarding is something I have done for a very long time and feel very strongly about. My inner jock surfaces when I play basketball. I am also trying to write a book.

• books
• traveling
• music
• jazz
• guitar
• backpacking
• skateboarding
• basketball

Music, Movies, and Books

Backpacking in India, I opted for Karma Cola over Shantaram. The Great Gatsby is an American classic and I enjoy anything written by Charles Bukowski or David Foster Wallace. I don't watch many movies but really like Baraka.

Teach, Learn, Share

I will happily teach anyone how to play guitar, ride a skateboard, brick a layup, or speak Chinese like a wei guo ren.

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