Hello! I am from the USA and have been living in Taiwan for almost two years. I am a teacher, and have many more aspirations in life such as traveling the world, studying yoga, holistic nutrition, culinary arts, writing a book, having a family and unraveling the matrix.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Its a great way to meet people and connect with locals while traveling.

Interests

Yoga, cooking, health, biking, writing, reading, good convo with a good cup of joe, or tea or wine or beer,things that are alive, political scandals, philosophy, vices, mushrooms, gardening, homesteading, meeting new people with new and old ideas.

• arts
• writing
• books
• environment
• cooking
• wine
• beer
• yoga
• gardening
• reading
• traveling
• socializing
• homesteading
• cycling
• teaching

Music, Movies, and Books

Progressive rock, deep house, reggae, heavy metal, funk, indie, rock and roll, hiphop, worldly rhythms, blues, bluegrass...I can live without Christian praise music, Zydeco, or smooth elevator jazz.

Authors-Hunter S. Thompson, Robert Adams, Haruki Murakami, Aldous Huxley, Chuck Palahniuk, Kerouac, Ginsberg, Howard Zinn, David Sedaris, ...to name a few.

Movies-The Big Lebowski, Any Cohen brothers movie, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, To be honest its hard for me to sit through a movie these days.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I moved to Asia.
I completed a teacher trainers course in Ashtanga yoga.

Teach, Learn, Share

Yes, I agree.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Yoga, good conversation, a great meal, health advice, some laughs, gardening etc.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Croatia, England, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand, United Arab Emirates

Countries I’ve Lived In

Taiwan, United States