CURRENT MISSION

Live simply and love

ABOUT ME

I have lived in South Korea for over five years. I arrived in August 2006. I love having guests.

PHILOSOPHY

"Aim at heaven and you will get earth thrown in. Aim at earth and you get neither." -C. S. Lewis
"Life is like music; it must be composed by ear, feeling, and instinct, not by rule." -G. K. Chesterton

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I served as a city ambassador for Seoul, South Korea during 2007-8.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I LOVE hosting travelers. I've had Couchsurfers from England, France, Ireland, Sweden, India, Canada, Japan, Taiwan, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Holland, and all over the States stay on our couch-- sometimes for 2 days, sometimes for 3 weeks! I enjoyed surfing around Europe in summer 2009 and got to stay with some of my past guests. What a great treat! I look forward to more connections because of this site.

We're also very involved with the CS community in Seoul, and the other members have become our great friends!

Interests

I love to read, travel, listen to music, go out to shows, eat healthy and interesting foods, camp, go for walks, discuss meaningful topics.

• traveling
• music
• camping
• surfing

Music, Movies, and Books

BOOKS: Vagabonding (Rolf Potts), The 4-Hour Workweek (Tim Ferriss), Thr Dark Tower Series (Steven King), Life Together (Dietrich Bonhoeffer), On the Road (Jack Kerouac), Harry Potter series (J. K. Rowling), The Chronicles of Narnia (C.S. Lewis), The Bible, Integral Spirituality (Ken Wilbur), Mere Christianity (C.S. Lewis), Orthodoxy/Heretics (G. K. Chesterton), The Man Who Was Thursday (G. K. Chesterton), Traveling Mercies (Anne Lamott), Dune (Frank Herbert)

MUSIC: Boards of Canada, Imogen Heap, Frou Frou, Portishead, Marumari, Hank Williams, U2, Coldplay, Patty Griffin, Sara Groves, Casino Versus Japan, The Strokes, Morr Music, Sondre Lerche, Death Cab For Cutie, The Postal Service, Iron & Wine, Dntel, Amon Tobin, Alison Krauss, Willie Nelson, Roger Whittaker, Randy Travis, Keren Ann, Over the Rhine, Wilco, The Shins

FILM: Garden State, Nostalghia, White Christmas, The Secret, An Inconvenient Truth, Donnie Darko, The Music Man, Blade Runner, The Neverending Story, The Princess Bride, While You Were Sleeping, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, The Truman Show, The Life Aquatic, The Royal Tenenbaums, Yojimbo, Run Lola Run, Dancer in the Dark, Matchstick Men, Big Fish, Amelie, Forrest Gump, Focus Features - they make great films, Criterion Collection - Masterpieces in film

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Jessica sang at Carnegie Hall in New York City.

Teach, Learn, Share

I will always be up for anything music-related, and she can cut your hair.

I also know the coolest spots in Seoul.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Norway, Russian Federation, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

South Korea, United States

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