CURRENT MISSION

Settle down on one ambition long enough to actually accomplish it.

ABOUT ME

I'm open and friendly with people, because I like them and they mostly like me. I'm kind of nerdy, because I'm really curious about all kinds of things, and so I want to know about them... in occasionally nerdy detail. I read a lot. I exercise a lot. I get along with animals. I like beer, especially the thick black motor-oil-looking kind. I know all the lyrics to both "Mama Said Knock You Out" and "Rocky Raccoon."

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I lend out my couch to strangers.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

My brother and I recently showed up at the Auckland, NZ airport without having done much advance planning. We met a friendly CS'er there; he brought us with him to meet his host. Pretty soon we had a place to stay that night, as well as two friends who could show us the town. That sold me on CS.

Interests

Travel, politics, sports (ultimate frisbee, skiing, volleyball, basketball), music (jazz, electronic, various other stuff).

• animals
• beer
• exercise
• politics
• traveling
• juggling
• music
• jazz
• skiing
• sports
• basketball
• volleyball

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Right now, Afro-pop (Fela Kuti, Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra) and ska (Desmond Dekker, The Ethiopians, Toots and the Maytals). Before that it was always jazz and various DJs.

Movies: Love and Death, Last Night, The Big Lebowski, Seven Samurai, Ikiru, Spirited Away, Blade Runner, The Jerk

Books: modern fiction, contemporary fiction, and lots of science and history non-fiction. Joyce, Woolf, Hemingway. And Bill Bryson. That guy's hilarious.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you how to make a website, juggle, throw a frisbee forehand, and speak a little Japanese. As for what I'd like to learn -- I'd love a chance to practice my own Japanese.

Countries I’ve Visited

Cambodia, China, Croatia, France, India, Italy, Laos, New Zealand, Switzerland, Thailand, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Japan, United Kingdom, United States

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