English teacher, author/writer, spending a year or two in SE Asia, mainly in Vietnam. Love to meet other travelers. Published author, with a literary agent in San Francisco, still do some screenwriting. Was once a barber, then went to University of Chicago, then to film school and worked in TV & movies, produced some stuff for Oprah, also worked as a paralegal, then went to Le Cordon Bleu cooking school, and now i work for the state of California in healthcare.

Into travel, friends, books, ideas, people, places, music. Witty, clever, well-traveled, cool, laid-back, geeky.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

In the 1990s we only had Lonely Planet books and Couchsurfing, so I surfed across Asia, and made some lifetime friendships. Lived in New York City, and most recently in Long Beach, Hollywood, Burbank, and West Hollywood, now in Westwood LA and love being part of this amazing community.

Interests

ideas, books, psychology, science, history. science ai

• animals
• writing
• books
• flowers
• traveling
• music
• backpacking
• history
• psychology
• science

Music, Movies, and Books

love music and books and podcasts

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Wrote a book called "The Brain Mechanic" that was published around the world ~ https://a.co/d/0biP4V48 ~ It became a textbook at NYU where i guest-lectured, here are some professional blurbs:

“Concise, accessible, and indescribably powerful.” 
—David Geffen, cofounder of DreamWorks SKG

"The Brain Mechanic keeps the smiles coming."
—Steve Wozniak, cofounder of Apple

“I feel brighter and better having read it!” 
—Carole Bayer Sager, singer, painter, and Oscar-winning songwriter

“Great book.”
—Sheri Salata, executive producer of The Oprah Winfrey Show

"Only the brightest minds can distill a complex subject into drinkable parts. Spencer Lord does just that in the ‘Brain Mechanic.’ Drink it up. It goes down smooth, and will change the way you view the world."
—Carole Radziwill, Emmy-winning journalist, author of 'What Remains,' Real Housewife of NYC

“Mr. Lord uses letters like words, words like thoughts, thoughts like tools, tools like dreams, and dreams like reality...”
—Christopher G. Ciccone, artist, film director, artistic director, dancer,, and author of Life with My Sister Madonna

https://a.co/d/0biP4V48

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Cayman Islands, China, Denmark, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Nepal, Pakistan, Singapore, Sweden, Thailand, Timor-Leste (East Timor), United Kingdom, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

India, Indonesia, Thailand, United States