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I'm a wandering fashion designer by trade, and I travel the country running how-to workshops on cosplay. It's a pretty grand job.
Besides that, I'm really into martial arts, cycling, tabletop roleplaying games, comics, anime, and all that good nerd stuff. I recently finished a master's degree in Popular Culture and Ethnic Studies, and I'm I'm traveling around the US working the convention circuit for the summer. Ater that, I'm heading off to SE Asia for a year of traveling this fall.

Pourquoi je suis sur Couchsurfing

I travel for work (I run workshops at cosplay conventions where I teach people how to make armor), and find couchsurfing is a vastly more enjoyable way to explore a new place and make friends than crowding into a hotel room.

Centres d'intérêt

Fashion has been a big part of my life for many years, though it's taken a back seat to martial arts and academia in the past few. I'm hoping to start a PhD in 2023, and want to do some high-quality traveling and Living Life before then.

• arts
• design
• fashion
• fitness
• modeling
• clothing
• comics
• anime
• video games
• traveling
• metalworking
• leatherworking
• martial arts
• teaching
• languages

Morceaux de musique, films et livres

I'm very into heavy metal and anime - in terms of books, I'm (against all odds) mostly a non-fiction reader. I tend to gravitate towards economics, cultural theory, and most recently psychology - the various "Why are People Like That" fields.
Also absolutely love video games.

Une aventure extraordinaire que j'ai vécue

I once got into a sword fight on a rooftop in Hong Kong.
I know how incredibly made up that sounds, but it's true! I even have the video to prove it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTQfrTE2YFQ
I also got stranded in Thailand for 5 months, which turned into the five best months of my life.

Enseignez, apprenez, partagez

I've got a fair knowledge of martial arts (Karate, BJJ, Muay Thai, Judo, Sambo....) that I'm always willing to teach. I speak a couple of dead Asian languages (literary Chinese and Manchu), which is fairly close to about as esoteric as knowledge gets.
I love discussing the deeper aspects of popular culture - what the popularity of superhero movies, professional wrestling, etc. has to say about the society that consumes and how these texts function as contemporary mythology.

Ce que j'aimerais partager avec mes hôtes

I'm always happy to share tales from the road; I feel like working outside of the normal institutions of capitalism have given me a unique insight on life and economy.

Pays que j'ai visités

China, Cuba, France, Netherlands, United Kingdom

Pays dans lesquels j'ai vécu

China, United States

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