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Overview

  • 10 references 2 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning Chinese
  • 38, Male
  • Member since 2008
  • Boarding school Housemaster - High school
  • Bachelors Degree - Bachelor of Arts in Business Administr...
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

My mission is to develop my understanding of cultures around the world through experiencing them first hand. I would love to meet people from around the world and I hope to do this through CS.

ABOUT ME

I enjoy family and friends. I am always up to try anything new and enjoy meeting new people and making friendships. I moved to China in 2010 and since that time China has developed into one of my life passions.

Backpack In China:
In November 2012 I launched my latest project: Backpack In China. A website / blog with the goal to support, inspire, and connect travelers around the world who are interested in backpacking through China.

Website URL:
http://www.backpackinchina.com

Twitter:
http://www.twitter.com/backpackinchina

PHILOSOPHY

Sound mind, Sound body. Everything is healthy in moderation.

Express your opinions. I believe that there are too many people in this world today that are divided because of of government.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Beijing Couchsurf. What an awesome group of people!

Once I hiked the great wall with CSers from Iran, Germany, Italy, and Canada. World views in every direction, but thats the best part.

Trivia night with some local Philippines CSers in Cebu? awesome!

CS exists to foster friendly relationships around the world. Unite world cultures.

Interests

Photography, Diving, Oceans, World cultures, Mandarin chinese, My 230 international students, backpackinchina.com.

  • photography
  • partying
  • drinking
  • clubbing
  • trivia
  • socializing
  • blogging
  • music
  • hiking
  • backpacking
  • scuba diving
  • skydiving
  • wrestling

Music, Movies, and Books

V for Vendetta, 311, misc. jazz artists

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Skydiving over lake Ocochobee, diving, Hiking Tiger Leaping Gorge in Yunnan, Backpacking through the Philippines, Eating Dim Sum in Hong Kong, Arm wrestling local farmers in Lijiang, Helping minority road workers build a road in Shangrila, Being superman for Club 88's 3rd year anniversary party in Chengdu, Visiting ShaoLin in HeNan, Drinking tea with a amdo tibetan monk in his home, spending a week in Kashgar, sleeping in a yurt on Karakul lake in Xinjiang.

Teach, Learn, Share

music. Lets jam....

Countries I’ve Visited

Aruba, Belgium, China, France, Greece, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Mexico, Netherlands, Turkey, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

China

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