A nerd who grew up in israel but spent his entire adult life from age 21 in Los Angeles.

If you really want to get a glimpse into who I am you can have a listen to my podcasts (one about philosophy and one about lucid dreaming). I know i am risking sounding self promotional but it is really a window into who i am:
lastturtle.com/podcast
lucidsage.com/the-podcast/

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

A way to get a local perspective on a place, while meet interesting folks, and being frugal. What's not to like?

Interests

• coding
• philosophy
• tech
• japanese culture

Music, Movies, and Books

Books:
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Sphere (and most Micheal Crichton), Illusions, Waking Up (Sam Harris), anything by Ken Wilber, Stranger in a Strange Land, Nexus. Been devouring mostly science and non-fiction audiobooks lately (Like Our Mathematical Universe and The Beginning of Infinity). Latest addition: The Big Picture by Sean Carroll.

And of course the entire Alan Watts audio archives.

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Podcasts:
Waking Up, StarTalk Radio, RadioLab, TED Radio Hour, (this is) 99% Invisible (I'm Roman Mars), Buddhist Geeks, Skeptic's Guide to the Universe, ATP, Tim Ferriss, Found My Fitness, Joe Rogan Experience

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Movies:
Back to the future, Matrix, Primer, Cloud Atlas, Predestination, MirrorMask, The Protector, Paprika, The Prestige, Inception (all films by Chris Nolan really), The Fountain, Waking Life, Spirited Away, Ex Machina, Sunshine, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, lock stock, Princess Bride, Labyrinth, Never-ending Story, basically all of Pixar minus some of the sequels, memento, anything with time travel, 1 giant leap, 3 idiots, Fifth Element, sixth sense

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Not sure if amazing, but deciding to leave and move to a new continent by myself at the age of 21 felt pretty big at the time.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can probably teach some coding but philosophy has become a strong interest of mine and something I'd like to engage more in.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Some good conversation. Fun stories. I'm not sure yet, ask me after my first stay :)