I'm a life hacker.

Interests

I like to read many things, I like to think about how other people think, and I like to think about what kind of world I would create if I were a dictator.

• writing
• poetry
• cooking
• bbq
• scuba diving
• business
• tourism
• tours

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

In Hawaii, I grew up around tourism. Since immigrating from Japan, my parents started a small business of scuba diving tours. Memories of home have a distinctive soundtrack of interns bustling to washing scuba equipment, tourists being corralled to their surfboards, and my father teaching a comedic rendition of PADI lessons. Our home is an inn which we lovingly call a bed-and-barbeque. Visitors come and go, and often share a meal with my parents and me. The tourists who stay with us are often different from
those who decide to stay in one of the many hotels in our area. We understand that they enjoy experiencing our tropical lifestyle, and in turn, we enjoy hearing their personal stories.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach a bit of programming, neuroimaging, and signal processing. I'm also writing a lot of poetry these days.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Conversation, cooking, writing.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Brazil, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Japan, Kosovo, Macedonia, Netherlands, Poland, Russian Federation, Serbia, South Korea, Spain, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, United States