CURRENT MISSION

To see the world as it is.

ABOUT ME

I'm from rural Iowa, USA, now live in a huge city in Japan.

English teacher, bassist, traveler.

PHILOSOPHY

Every moment is precious

Pourquoi je suis sur Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

We've couchsurfed in Russia, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Singapore, and Australia. Amazing experiences! We've also hosted couchsurfers at our home.

Centres d'intérêt

Music (I play the contrabass/double bass/string bass, piano, guitar, etc). I write and play music (from hiphop to classical to country).
Books
Travel

• books
• cooking
• traveling
• music
• guitar
• piano
• teaching

Morceaux de musique, films et livres

Books: On the Road, This Side of Paradise, The Brothers Karamazov, Love in the Time of Cholera

Music: Brahms, Mingus, Fela Kuti, Hank Williams

Movies: 12 Angry Men, Travelers and Magicians, The Gold Rush, Akira Kurosawa, Stanley Kubrick, Coen Brothers.

Une aventure extraordinaire que j'ai vécue

Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. I saw lava!
Tiger Leaping Gorge, Yunnan, China
Bangladeshi hospitality
Lake Toba, Sumatra, the largest volcanic lake in the world, and the largest island inside an island.
Crater Lake, Oregon
The Japanese countryside
Palawan, Philippines

Enseignez, apprenez, partagez

Music, Japanese cooking, computer stuff.

Ce que j'aimerais partager avec mes hôtes

Our place and some information about the city

Pays que j'ai visités

Australia, Bangladesh, Belgium, Cambodia, Canada, China, Croatia, England, Ethiopia, France, Georgia, Gibraltar, Greece, Guam, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Myanmar, Netherlands, Philippines, Russian Federation, Scotland, Singapore, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State, Viet Nam, Wales

Pays dans lesquels j'ai vécu

China, Japan, United Kingdom, United States