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Overview

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  • Fluent in Chinese (Simplified), German
  • 52, Male
  • Member since 2015
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  • 4yr Undergrad BA, Some GradSchl China+Germany
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About Me

People who travel and engage other culture are the coolest. Commercial hotels not as much.

When flying into a foreign country I've often been invited to sleep on someone's couch. Those were some of the best trips.

I've done hosteling in No and So America, Europe & China.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Advice about shopping and local lore are so much better from, well, a local.
It is the spice of life to get to know new people. People doing such activities as Couchsurfing are likely to have more interesting points of view.

Interests

Travel, languages, biking, working out, books, civil rights.

Music, Movies, and Books

Bill Bryson, Tom Wolfe, James Michener, John Steinbeck, Koine Greek

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Living in China at level of locals in neighborhoods that rarely see a foreigner.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Well traveled viewpoint with novel political conclusions that are neither properly Right nor Left, seeking to transcend both these synthetic conceptual constructs.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Brazil, China, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Norway, Russian Federation, Spain, Sweden

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, Germany

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