I was born and raised on Guam. Went to college in the US (Wisconsin). Came back and taught in Guam for almost 10 years. Moved to Japan to make my own way and get out of my comfort zone. Now I’m back on Guam looking at life a lot differently and loving it.

I’m always learning. I’m actually pretty shy, but my friends would never think that of me. I like to talk to new people. My job has kind of long hours, so I won’t be able to hang out util about 7pm on weekdays.

I like doing karaoke and just talking with people about life over drinks.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I like to talk to people.

Interests

• japanese food
• anime
• volleyball
• teaching
• philosophy
• nature
• english
• coaching
• japanese
• japanese culture
• japanese language
• teaching english
• political philosophy

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Daft Punk, Jack Johnson, Bob Marley, Iron Maiden, willing to give anything a try.

Movies: The Prestige, Wolf Children, The Other Guys, Deadpool, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, comedies

Books: The Graveyard Book (Neil Gaiman), Mistborn (Brandon Sanderson), Emperor of Thorns (Mark Lawrence)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I moved to Japan to start over. I was too comfortable in my job at home on Guam. Left my teaching job at the school I grew up in to teach English in Sendai.

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach: English (I like to edit papers for friends) and Volleyball (I was a coach for almost 10 years).
Learn: Culture, Religion, Personal philosophy.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Funny stories

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Japan, Micronesia, Federated States of, New Caledonia, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Philippines, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Guam, Japan, United States