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Overview

  • 6 references 6 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning Japanese
  • 31, Male
  • Member since 2012
  • Applications Engineer
  • University of Edinburgh
  • No hometown listed
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About Me

We are in Edinburgh for the Fringe until August 12th and have some spare rooms if anyone wants to crash.

CURRENT MISSION
"Being useful to people to whom it is easy to do good, and who are not accustomed to have it done to them"
Travel on a journey of different experiences and self reflection

ABOUT ME

Hey! I'm a pretty chilled out guy. I absolutely love to laugh and talking to people from different parts of the world . I'm pretty inquisitive so I love exploring new places and meeting new people. And finally, to add a few more things to the list: reading, watching movies, listening to music, and meditating. Back in Edinburgh we had a couple CSers over already and I have a great time talking to them about their lives/adventures.

PHILOSOPHY

My philosophy is that you should take any chance you get to go on an adventure.
Appreciate everything, there is so much on this planet to appreciate and be awed by.
Dont take life to seriously and love every moment of it.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

So far I have only had people at our old flat. My flatmate was the one hosting but I had such a great time talking to the people and showing them around that I decided I wanted to become a couchsurfer

Interests

My big hobby/passion is sailing. Music is obviously one but everybody loves that so I dont think it really counts. I guess dancing, its not really a hobby or something that I can do well (sometimes i like to think I can) but I admire a good dancer. I also find it fun to occasionally let my mind be blown away by our modern world, like taking a big step back and looking at all the crazy things we can do, have accomplished, and can see (quantum mechanics wtf). I also really love amazing views and I think dogs are fantastic. I'm also starting to get into biking I think its a totally awesome way to travel.

  • dogs
  • beauty
  • dancing
  • meditation
  • partying
  • reading
  • traveling
  • music
  • cycling
  • surfing
  • sailing
  • robotics

Music, Movies, and Books

books: Steinbeck, Tolstoy, Into the Wild, One Flew over the cuckoos nest, Brave New World, and 1984
Music: electronic, rock, indie, hip hop, chill, classical. Some artists: Macklemore, alt - j, Glitch Mob, Chet Faker, bonobo, M83, Arctic Monkeys, Bon Iver
Movies: Lord of the Rings, Pulp Fiction, Shawshank Redemption, Dark Knight. pretty much anything.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

- solo cycled from Vancouver to San Francisco

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you about english, robotics, programming, sailing. I would love to have a discussion on philosophy and your views on the world.

I would like to practice my japanese. I also love learning new recipes

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Puerto Rico, Singapore, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Japan, United Kingdom, United States

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