CURRENT MISSION

Number of countries visited exceeds number of years in age I've attained.

ABOUT ME

My name is Sho, and I have the travel bug.

I'm currently in Seattle studying law (JD) and business (MBA). Life has been busy since coming back from living in Japan, but when I am not buried in books, I can usually be found traveling (hence the first sentence above), hanging out with my different circles of friends, learning about other people's cultures, food, and just trying to experience all the different and awesome things in life!

PHILOSOPHY

"Don't cry because it's over---smile because it happened."

"Two things define you: your patience when you have nothing, and your attitude when you have everything." - Unknown

"It's not about who disappointed you or who broke your heart, but rather it's about who can make you smile again."

People who know me well know that I follow the Chinese zodiac as though it were my bible. Some characteristics about people born in the year of the rat: passionate, ambitious, humorous

Finally, karma is a bitch---that's all :)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Hosting and surfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Newbie, but want to get some experience by both hosting and surfing

Couchsurfing experience thus far:

May 14th - hosted John from Seattle
August 30th and 31st - hosted Miguel from Spain
September 1st and 2nd - hosted Tommy from Italy

Interests

Traveling, languages, food

• culture
• books
• dining
• traveling
• surfing
• business
• languages
• law

Music, Movies, and Books

Good music

Good movies

Good books

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I used to live in Japan---that was kind of awesome.

Teach, Learn, Share

I like down-to-earth people, especially those who are open to other cultures and do not have this ethnocentric view that their culture/race is the best. Also, people who have a sense of humor and do not take everything in life so seriously is a plus~

And although I currently reside in Seattle, I am by no means passive aggressive and prefer directness!! :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, China, France, Germany, Indonesia, Italy, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, Philippines, Portugal, San Marino, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, United Kingdom, Vatican City State, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Japan, United States