My name is Adam. I grew up in London, Tokyo and Montana. I went to college at Brown in the US and then did my MA in sociology in Japan. I work on organic farms in the South of France in between schools.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I'm hitchhiking the US. My mum is American, but I never really saw or felt much of the US outside of college (which, although awesome, didn't feel like a genuine 'America'.) After finishing my MA in Japan in HIV prevention in South-east Asia, I traveled half a year and arrived at the East Coast. From abroad, I always get only the negative of the US, so I decided that after reading some Kerouac, hitchhiking across would be the best way to get re-acquainted after 7 years in Japan.

Interests

fiction, film, skiing, traveling, food, cooking, (sushi, pasta, ice-cream, chocolate, making awesome eggs Benedict breakfasts), sociology, languages, biking, boxing, learning anything, funny stories.

• dining
• cooking
• chocolate
• meditation
• reading
• traveling
• cycling
• skiing
• boxing
• languages
• sociology
• hitchhiking

Music, Movies, and Books

I love books - Haruki Murakami (Norwegian Wood, Dance Dance Dance, The Second Bakery Attack), Milan Kundera, Easton Ellis, The Tale of Genji, Musashi, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, Wuthering Heights.

I also love movies - Grosse Point Blanke, In the Mood for Love, Chunking Express, Detachment, The Princess Bride, Good Will Hunting.

Music - Arcade Fire (The Suburbs), Tallest Man, Fleetwood Mac, Dylan, Joe Cocker, Raphael, Ali Farka Toure, Radiohead, kings of convenience, anything involving blues.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I hitchhiked Morocco for a few months through the dessert and hiked between oases. It was awesome - and hot.

I did 10 days silent meditation in Nepal where I couldn't move, but was covered in fleabites I couldn't scratch.

Teach, Learn, Share

I am happy to share any of the languages, experience, and things I've learned along the way if anyone would be interested.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can cook, enjoy good company and am up for most anything.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, China, Fiji, Germany, Greece, Guam, Hong Kong, Italy, Laos, Malaysia, Morocco, Nepal, Netherlands, North Korea, Qatar, Russian Federation, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Japan, United Kingdom, United States