Dentist/Pianist/Polyglot

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I want to learn about cultures and hone my language skills through traveling.

Interests

piano, novels, movies, exercise, puppies, kittens, dragon boat

• books
• exercise
• movies
• traveling
• guitar
• piano
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies:
Mulholland Drive
Up
Stand By Me
In the Mood for Love (花样年华)
Raise the Red Lantern （大红灯笼高高挂）
Spirited Away
Inglorious Basterds
The Truman Show

Books:
John Steinbeck - East of Eden
John Irving - A Prayer for Owen Meany
Haruki Murakami - The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
J.R.R. Tolkien - Lord of the Rings
Alexandre Dumas - Le Comte de Monte Cristo
Yu Hua (余华）- To Live (活着）
Stephen King - It
Douglas Adams - Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Lewis Carroll - Alice in Wonderland/Through the Looking Glass
A.A. Milne - Winnie the Pooh

Music:
I'm a pianist, so: 20th century composers, Chopin, Liszt, Bach, late Beethoven
Radiohead
Nickel Creek
Simon & Garfunkel
Pixies

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Dune-buggying in Atacama Desert, Peru

Teach, Learn, Share

Languages, piano, guitar, dental hygiene, books, cultural knowledge

What I Can Share with Hosts

Friendly, open personality.
Help with languages
Dental hygiene advice
I have experience teaching languages

Countries I’ve Visited

Bahamas, Canada, China, Colombia, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Iceland, Italy, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Spain, Taiwan, Trinidad and Tobago, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, France, United States