CURRENT MISSION

Acquire a taste for kaoliang instead of feeling sick from it.

ABOUT ME

I'm a first generation American of Japanese and Indian descent, lived all around the States, and currently reside in Taipei, Taiwan.

I spend my days teaching in the evening, but when I'm not working, I spend most weekdays with friends shooting pool, playing dominoes, cards, watching a movie or having drinks at the local bars.

If you have time, come through town!

PHILOSOPHY

Stranger, if you passing meet me and desire to speak to me, why should you not speak to me? And why should I not speak to you?

-Walt Whitman

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I eat food and have drinks with people around town.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've met nothing but friendly and engaging people through this site.

Interests

• dining
• drinking
• billiards
• hunting

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies/TV Short List:
Caddyshack, Big Lebowski, Million Dollar Baby, L.A. Confidential, The Bicycle Thief, Ran, The Wire, 24, Fringe, Simpsons, etc.

Books:
100 Years of Solitude, Heart of Darkness, Ender's Game Series, Harry Potter, The Bourne Trilogy, It, A Walk in the Woods, The Elegant Universe, Calvin and Hobbes collections,

Music:
Miles Davis, Hiromi Uehara, Lifesavas, Z-Trip, Dan the Automator, My Morning Jacket, Toots and the Maytals, Preservation Jazz Band, White Stripes, etc.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I saw my students raise several hundred dollars for Haiti earthquake relief in Korea with extremely limited time and resources, but an abundance of enthusiasm. It was a terrific time.

Teach, Learn, Share

Queue up for food wherever the locals are queuing up.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Canada, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Luxembourg, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan

Countries I’ve Lived In

South Korea, Taiwan, United States

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