Hi! My name is Brad, and I'm originally from Chicago, USA. I just finished working at the 2025 Osaka World Expo! I was a Youth Ambassador at the USA Pavilion, and I was so happy to make a lot of friends from around the world! I often visited the China Pavilion, where I really enjoyed their many exhibitions on the many different provinces of China!

I've always been fascinated by Chinese culture, history, food, and society, so it's been my dream to visit China, and now I'm finally doing it! I plan to visit many different places, and I'm really looking forward to making a lot of new friends here! I have been studying Mandarin Chinese intermittently for about a year now, but I hope to improve a lot more during my time here.

After I graduated from university, I worked as an English teacher in Vietnam for about a year and a half. My passions are traveling, language learning, and drinking tea! I studied Japanese in university for 4 years, self-studied Vietnamese for 3 years, and I've been learning Mandarin with a tutor for the past year. I love visiting museums, hiking, and trying new foods. My biggest goal on my trip is to make good friends, so I hope we can get along well!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I'm here to meet with local people and exchange about language, food, and culture.

Interests

• traveling
• history
• tea
• gaming
• language learning
• train travel
• japanese culture
• chinese culture

Music, Movies, and Books

Japanese pop and rock, Vietnamese pop, Mandopop, Cantopop, 80s and 90s Rock and Metal music.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I climbed to the top of Hallasan on Jeju Island.

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach about English, Japanese, and Vietnamese language.

I love to learn about languages, culture, history and food!

What I Can Share with Hosts

I hope to share with my hosts about my experiences traveling and living in different countries, my love of language learning, tea, and food. I love to chat about history, culture, politics, and language, so I'm always excited to make friends with local hosts!

Countries I’ve Visited

Cambodia, China, Japan, South Korea, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Japan, United States, Viet Nam