I have two younger sisters and a father (he had dreams of being a pilot never realized, left to the US in 1979, and worked as a civil engineer) who spent the overwhelming majority of his life supporting us. I grew up in Richmond, California, but through father's sneakiness with our official address, he ensured we went to middle/high-school near Albany/Berkeley. I got to know the cities around me through soccer (I love to play) and chess (setting up a board at a public spot and waited for the people to come).

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I'm hoping to save money; I normally wwoof, but I have couchsurfed with friends before. I am trying to make my way to Singapore from the Netherlands. It is a long trip, and I hope to accomplish this without taking a plane ride. I will be going through Italy, Greece, Lebanon, Turkey, Iran, and from their either to Turkmenistan... etc. etc. until I reach Malaysia and eventually Singapore.

Interests

• soccer
• permaculture

Music, Movies, and Books

movies: Taste of a Cherry,

books: a lot of philosophy, but mostly english translations (nietzsche, spinoza, the stoics); also david bohm's works , also a lot of permaculture texts.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

research on permaculture farms in Mexico; worked on behavior change interventions with adolescents in Lesotho to mitigate their HIV/AIDS risks

What I Can Share with Hosts

I like to play chess, I can take decent pictures, mmm... I have a hard drive with a lot of movies/shows (but I don't know how keen this is). I also pirate books.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Germany, Iran, Japan, Lesotho, Mexico, Netherlands, Uganda, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Lesotho, United States