CURRENT MISSION

save money, support my baby

ABOUT ME

I'm American, born in Germany. I've lived in China for 5 years. I'm a new father.

PHILOSOPHY

we should all contribute something to the world, so we can help make it better before we depart.
i'm a spiritualist and practice meditation (but not very regularly)
i think a simple life is best. :)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

...i've surfed one couch...soon i can host.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

couch-surfed in Shenzhen at the beginning of February...it was a good experience.

Interests

interested in studying Chinese, food, calligraphy, chinese art and film
I also like pets, reading, watching films.

• pets
• arts
• dining
• meditation
• movies
• reading
• calligraphy

Music, Movies, and Books

movies: nearly anything accept romance films
music: house, alternative rock, reggae, blues (i'm not so interested in country or pop)
books: non-fiction - world history/chinese history, philosophy, science
fiction - fantasy novels, classical literature
i use my kindle well.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I've travelled to many countries: other than US, I've been to: Canada, Mexico, UK, Denmark, Germany, Angola, Zimbabwe, South Africa, India, Laos, China (and HK), Japan

Teach, Learn, Share

I can help with practicing English or Chinese.
I have a lot of knowledge about rural Chinese development and development issues (even a lot of things which Chinese people don't know about) from my previous NGO work.