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Overview

  • 8 references
  • Fluent in English; learning Korean, Spanish
  • 38, Male
  • Member since 2009
  • Helping non-profits fundraise and use Salesforce.
  • Accounting & Tech
  • From Hudson, OH, USA
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Explore New England and the eastern cities.

ABOUT ME

Enjoy meeting new people and doing new things. Five years of Spanish are in my pocket as well as one semester of French. I also learned some Korean while teaching English in South Korea.

Enjoy wine.

From Hudson, Ohio. College at Miami University (of Ohio). Studied for one semester in Luxembourg (where I took the semester of French) and was fortunate to travel through Western Europe. Taught English in South Korea and traveled all over South Korea. I also traveled to Beijing, China; Thailand; Cambodia; Laos and Vietnam. Lived in Seattle and worked in bicycle advocacy.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Interacted with CS Seoul; was hosted in a hutong in Beijing

Interests

Sports: Rock-climbing, running, bicycling
Technology: The internet is amazing
Movies: I try to watch the "critically acclaimed" movies every year as well as random old ones on Netflix.

Talking with and meeting new people.

  • wine
  • running
  • technology
  • movies
  • traveling
  • sports
  • rock climbing

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: The Shawshank Redemption, Pulp Fiction, 12 Angry Men, Once Upon A Time In The West, and The Lives of Others

Books: "The Kiterunner", "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" series, and "Into Thin Air".

Music: MGMT, Röyksopp, Ratatat, The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Sigur Rós, Kanye West, Jay-Z, Kid Cudi, Neon Indian, St. Vincent, Arcade Fire, Cut Copy, and The Black Keys.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Deep Water soloing in Ha Long Bay, Vietnam

Teach, Learn, Share

Small phrases from any language are interesting. Really, anything that anyone has to share would intrigue me. Random knowledge is also a lot of fun.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Cambodia, Canada, China, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Laos, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Luxembourg, South Korea, United States

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