CURRENT MISSION

East Asia!

ABOUT ME

I'm always enjoying meeting new people, especially through travel and adventure. I try to be as sincerely enthusiastic, and optimistic as possible. I hope to inspire/be inspired by people via enthusiasm and positivity!

Smile and get on with it.

PHILOSOPHY

Quotes:

Some people do not have to search, for they find their niche early in life and rest there seemingly contented and resigned. At times, I envy them, but usually I do not understand them…and seldom do they understand me. I am one of those searchers. There are, I believe, millions of us. We are not unhappy, but neither are we completely content. We continue to explore life, hoping to uncover its ultimate secret. We continue to explore ourselves, hoping to understand. We like to take walks along the beach; we are drawn by the ocean, taken by its power and unceasing motion, its mystery and unspeakable beauty. We like forests, mountains, deserts, hidden rivers, and lovely cities as well. Our sadness is as much a part of our lives as our laughter. To share our sadness with the ones we love is perhaps as great a joy as we know, unless it is to share our laughter. We searchers are ambitious only for life itself and for anything beautiful it can provide. Most of all, we want to love and be loved, to live in a relationship that will not impede our wanderings and prevent our search. We do not want to prove ourselves to others or compete for love. This passage is for wanderers, dreamers, and lovers who dare to ask of life everything which is good and beautiful.
-James Kavanaugh

When we love, we always strive to become better than we are. When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too.
-Coelho: Alchemist

It is in the moments when the mind is most active and the fewest things are forgotten that the most intense joys are experienced.
-Bertrand Russel

Strength itself becomes your morality. The kind of strength to be able to absorb outside power, to stand up to it. To quietly endure things, unfairness, misfortune, sadness, mistakes, and understanding.
-Murakami: Kafka

If you see your free time as an opportunity, if you use it to think, then the worst part of a job, becomes the best part.
-Aravind Adiga: The White Tiger

Never refuse an invitation, Never resist the unfamiliar, Never fail to be polite, Never outstay your welcome. Just keep your mind open, and suck in the experience, and if it hurts, it's probably worth it.
-Garland

The pure present is an ungraspable advance of the past devouring the future.
-Murakami: Wind Up Bird

It's the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting.
-Coelho: Alchemist

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Please come visit Chiba. It's an often overlooked area of the Kanto Region as far as tourism is concerned. It doesn't feature in the travel books, which makes it all the more authentic. And, the world's biggest playground is right in my backyard: The Mighty Blue!

I try to travel during my vacation and long weekends. So, I'll let you know if I'm swinging through your area too.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've been surfing and hosting for over two years, and I've had stupendous experiences both hosting and surfing.

Interests

Kite-boarding, surfing, soccer, hiking, exploration, adventure, learning about new cultures, ideologies, and lifestyles.

Not being able to stop laughing.

• books
• beauty
• flying
• traveling
• hiking
• kite surfing
• surfing
• soccer
• study abroad
• tourism
• beaches
• rivers
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Tunes:
-Thievery Corporation
-Emancipator
-Beats Antique
-Architecture in Helsinki
-Cut Copy
-Yeasayer
-Seeed (Peter Fox)
-The Cat Empire
-Yoshida Brothers
-Xavier Rudd
-The Tallest Man on Earth
-Pretty Lights
-Miike Snow
-Lyrics Born
-i-sHiNe
-Fat Freddy's Drop
-Bon Iver (Wisconsin!)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Semester at Sea, and Study Abroad (Bangkok, Thailand)
Motorbiking Southeast Asia, The mighty Burning Man

Country List: USA, Canada, UK, Germany, Spain, France, Netherlands, Belgium, Austria, Switzerland, Bahamas, Costa Rica, Panama, Brazil, South Africa, Mauritius, India, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, China, Japan, South Korea

Teach, Learn, Share

Surfing. Kite Surfing (or at least flying power kites for beginners). Slack Line. Spinning Fire. Bad Jokes. Strange Tricks. English of course.

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