PHILOSOPHY

"It is not the critic who counts: not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself for a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat."

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Newbie!

Interests

Frisbee
Exploring cities and mountains in Japan on my crazy "granny bike"
Finding local coffee shops
Reading books of all types.
Following Jesus and loving others.

• books
• coffee
• running
• reading
• cycling
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Les Miserables
The Last Sumarai
Memoirs of a Geisha

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Every birthday I run the number of miles that I am old. Last birthday, it was 24. Eeek! Next year...25!

Teach, Learn, Share

Those who have travailed difficult paths and are willing to share their journey.

Anyone with a story. That means everyone...especially you!

Countries I’ve Visited

South Korea

Countries I’ve Lived In

Japan, United States