CURRENT MISSION

reach fluency in Mandarin

ABOUT ME

I am a 32 year old guy from the US. I love to hike, visit natural wonders, and go camping. I moved to Taipei to work on my Mandarin. I love to travel and can't wait to get around more of Asia while I'm out here over the next year. 我也說中文，所以台灣人，大陸人，馬拉西亞，新加坡人，香港澳門人，不說英文的話還可以這裡住！

PHILOSOPHY

I try my best to be the best person I can be. Sometimes that is easy, sometimes that is hard. I make my mistakes, but hey... I'm human :)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

When I was in Japan I stayed in a hostel for 1 night while I climbed Mt. Fuji. While there I met a lot of people from all over the world who were traveling the world. When I was in Tokyo, I was fortunate enough to be able to stay with a friend I had met in 2009. After the trip to Japan, I realized that I wanted to open my apartment to travelers and help take the financial edge off of someone during the travels.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've never couchsurfed from this website, but I have couchsurfed off my friends. Actually, I lived in my frined Justin's couch for 2 weeks when I first moved to NY 8 years ago.

Interests

Traveling, hiking, reading, nature, camping, swimming, beach, writing, poetry, art, spirituality, cooking, and yoga.

• arts
• writing
• poetry
• cooking
• yoga
• reading
• traveling
• hiking
• camping
• swimming
• beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

Mary Oliver - poet, Varieties of Religious experience - William James, The Ethics - Spinoza, Think and Grow Rich - Napoleon Hill

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

watching the sunrise on Mt. Fuji

Countries I’ve Visited

Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States