Hey there! I’m Jud, I’m an American author here in Japan for a month to meet folks, discover a new culture, and keep brushing up on my Japanese, which is probably somewhere in the intermediate range

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Meet folks, speak Japanese, discover new ways of seeing the world

Interests

Write, read, learn, etc. also staying active, I love the gym

• writing
• yoga
• meditation
• reading
• music
• learning new things
• exploring
• gym
• talking
• meeting new people
• card games
• making new friends
• drinking coffee
• seeing new places
• talking to strangers

Music, Movies, and Books

I love all kinds of art, these are just some off the top of my head;

Music: Devin Townsend, ABBA, AC/DC, Meshuggah, Dillinger Escape Plan, shy kids, Igorrr, Kimbra, Janelle Monae, Ihsahn

Movies: Punch-Drunk Love, Airplane!, the Hot Shots movies, The Third Man, Enter The Void, Twin Peaks: The Return (might as well be a movie), La maggiore parte dei film di Arnold Schwarzenegger fino a True Lies

Books: Douglas Adams, Stephen King, Terry Pratchett, Salman Rushdie, Donald Westlake, Candice Millard, Isabel Wilkerson, Andrew Solomon, Lawrence Wright, Lee Child, Arthur C. Clarke, etc etc

Teach, Learn, Share

Every conversation is an education!

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, England, France, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Scotland, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States