Online ESL teacher, former teacher in Taiwan, artist, writer, and avid learner of everything.

I'm usually living in Kunming, China. I visited Hanoi and Chiangmai in 2019. Last year I stayed in Bangkok during lockdown, then lived in Krabi. After that was Indonesia; first Papua, then mainly Bali. Now I'm back in the US for a few months and looking to explore my own country!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I want to meet and help out travelers and adventurers. I enjoy meeting people who are well traveled and possess more than a bit of Wanderlust.

Interests

Art, philosophy, ideas, running, lifting, writing, stories, languages, history, spirituality, travel.

• arts
• writing
• running
• traveling
• teaching
• history
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: ambient, metal, traditional Celtic, folk, classical, religious hymns

the curious incident of the dog in the nighttime,
Nietzsche
David Foster Wallace (but I'm ambivalent about him)

Fight Club
Det sjunde Inseglet
Movies about the former East Germany (watched in high school)
Dead Poets Society, The Emperor's Club,

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Jump into the water at Taiping (仙女瀑布)
Ran a mile in under 5 minutes
Got lost in a foreign city and found my way back, meeting an interesting cast of characters along the way...
Ran across hot coals
Went diving at Raja Ampat

Teach, Learn, Share

English pronunciation and grammar
Clay wheeling
Drawing
Guitar (want to learn piano)
Salsa dancing (I'm a beginner/intermediate)
Online gambling (lol)

What I Can Share with Hosts

Art, photos, stories, creative writing prompts, a fun running activity near you, the meaning of life

Countries I’ve Visited

Belize, Bulgaria, Canada, China, England, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Indonesia, Ireland, Latvia, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, Thailand, Ukraine, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, France, Indonesia, Thailand, United States