no expectations, no disappointments

i dont have a password hidden in my profile

im sorry but snoring people arent welcome (because we sleep in the same room). please confirm that you don't snore.

The "My Home" section of my profile will tell you the housing and sleeping conditions.

I may simply decline your request without a message because I sometimes receive too many requests.

I'm a hands-off, freedom-giving host. This means I want you to be independent and have things you want to experience on your own. Please tell me your itinerary or areas interest because I may be able to assist or give suggestions. I most likely won't go out with you and I definitely will not be a tour guide. But you never know. I have gone out and done things with guests many times, such as bike, hike, boulder, go to a fully nude spa, or go to a board game cafe. Museums, palaces, street food, random bar, kbbq, neighborhood explorations, etc. are best done with someone else. CS hangout is a good resource.

I'm straight and not interested in sex with you.

if youre coming from taipei, taiwai let me know! a surfer took some books of mine, never returned them, and then blocked me when i tried to arrange to get them back. maybe you can contact her and pick them up for me :)

2014:
I'm interested in new and novel things: experiences, ideas, places, items, food, colors, feelings, words. Obviously I like old and traditional things, too.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

The people I've met have been very kind and open (and rarely arrogant or pretentious). I've met some cool people who I wouldn't have otherwise, and it's a fun way to travel.

Interests

Nature, Patterns, Mysticism, Cosmology, Fractals, Gastronomy, Consciousness, Architecture, Filmmaking, Health and Nutrition, Cycling, Philosophy, Music, Plants, Fungi, Bacteria, Surfing, Life, Death, Truth, Beauty,

Tbh I would appreciate it if, in your message, you mention any conspiracy theories you believe because they are another interest of mine.

• music
• cycling
• surfing
• nature
• nutrition
• truth
• arcitecture

Music, Movies, and Books

2023: a lot of things have changed, but i refuse to update this.

2020:
i havent updated this in years but it's still kind of accurate and also meh, no need to delete

2015:
in general, i prefer things that challenge and surprise me, or are melodically interesting.

instrumental music: jazz, classical, and guitar-based music. also blues music, hiphop, electronica (Kraftwerk, Soulwax, etc). also soul, gospel, Motown, and dance music like disco and funk. Pink Floyd, Radiohead, and AKB48. death metal, too.

film directors: Tarkovsky, Bergman, Kieslowski, Fellini, Hitchcock, Kubrick, Polanski, and Miyazaki. also Godard, Kurosawa, Coppola, Ozu, Chaplin, Bunuel, Lang, Lynch, Leone

Television: i haven't watched TV in over a decade, but I did enjoy Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations, Planet Earth, Reno 911, and a few other shows.

Books: philosophy, parables, short stories, and sometimes long novels.

Teach, Learn, Share

knowledge, memories, exploration, dishwashing

What I Can Share with Hosts

pearls i held on to when i found myself before swine

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Cambodia, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mexico, Monaco, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Norway, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, San Marino, Scotland, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State