Hi!

I enjoy traveling and meeting new people which I assume is why most of us are here.

I'll happily ditch my own plans to explore with new friends as long as I have a warm spot to sleep by the end of the night, so feel free to pitch me ideas.

I enjoy sensory experiences and nature: trippy immersive art exhibits, club or partner dancing, a bone-tiring hike that ends at a natural hot spring, native gardens, the heavy silence of a temple in a rain shower, the feeling of cool ocean water seeping through my neoprene suit while I admire our last (slowly dying) coral reefs. One of my goals is to see all the nature that's going to be gone in the next 20 years due to climate change (RIP).

I don’t feel the need to drink or party, but I love a good gay bar~

My biggest goal in travel, (and please beware asking me about it because I will not stop talking about it once I start) is most of all, to train in at least one nogi jiu jitsu gym in every city I visit. And if there’s no bjj, I’ll try any martial art at least once. I live for friendly beat-downs.

I love good food and like to cook, so if you know of a hidden gem restaurant, please invite me and I'll pay for your meal in thanks.

Nerdy stuff: I'm a programmer, but I probably won't talk about it much. I enjoy tech generally and think robots are cool, although AI is overrated. I read a lot and watch some anime. I used to read and write BTS fanfiction. I'll fix your broken computer probably.

Also I recently got interested in sumo wrestling! I hope to see a live basho sometime.

As a guest: I take up very little space and clean up after myself. I like soft voices, calm environments, and hot tea in the morning.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I'd like to meet some folks for my next big adventure and eventually give back as host when I get a space big enough!

Interests

• writing
• dancing
• cooking
• reading
• hiking
• backpacking
• scuba diving
• rock climbing
• jiu jitsu
• tea
• computer programming
• robots
• sumo wrestling
• immersive art

Music, Movies, and Books

Currently Reading:
Pirate Enlightenment, or the Real Libertalia
The Age of Surveillance Capitalism
Laundry Files (IT guy fighting Eldritch Horrors)
The Fisherman

Recently Finished:
Murderbot Series
Pride and Prejudice (again)
Glasshouse
Emily Wilde's Encyclopedia of Faeries
Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell
Piranesi
Great Gatsby
Gideon the Ninth
Stolen Focus
Educated
Capitalist Realism
Name of the Wind (again)

Movies:
Mad Max: Fury Road
Children of Men
Hunt for the Wilderpeople

Music:
Alt-J
Glass Animals
BTS

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Committed to meditating at least 5 minutes daily no matter what. It's life-changing but also sucks sometimes.

Teach, Learn, Share

Share me a great story! I'm a pretty good audience, I think.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I used to do computer repair. If you have an electronic thing that speaks in beeps and boops and isn't working for some reason, I'd be happy to try to fix it.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belize, Canada, Ecuador, Germany, Indonesia, Japan, Mexico, Poland, South Korea

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States