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Overview

  • 21 references 7 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning Japanese
  • 33, Male
  • Member since 2013
  • Student, Artist
  • Recently graduated from Loyola Marymount University
  • From Rancho Palos Verdes, California, USA
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About Me

ABOUT ME

Really nice and respectful guy looking to meet and connect with people and see the world :)

PHILOSOPHY

"Be Water"

"The less I needed, the better I felt" -Charles Bukowski

I really just want to be a good person and make the most of my time here.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I am a little new here but am about to embark on a year long backpacking trip through Cambodia, Thailand, Myanmar, India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Western China, and Mongolia (2013-2014). I am extremely excited to experience the world and meet new friends

Interests

Hiking, Longboarding, Surfing, Exploring, Rock Climbing, Music (I play a little guitar), Photography

  • photography
  • beer
  • music
  • guitar
  • hiking
  • backpacking
  • surfing
  • rock climbing

Music, Movies, and Books

Books
Into the Wild, On the Road, The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test, The Art of War, The Alchemist, The Prophet, Slaughterhouse Five, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, Shantaram, Motorcycle Diaries, The Power of Now, The Pilgrimage, Roald Dahl Short Stoies, The Stranger, Crime and Punishment, The God of Small Things, Silence, Sh*t My Dad Says.

Music
Nujabes, Lord Huron, Of Monsters and Men, Pink Floyd, Rolling Stones, The Beatles, The Carpenters, Simon and Garfunkel, Queen, The Outfield, Steve Miller Band, Bob Dylan, Donovan, Led Zeppelin, The Doors, Woodkid, Frank Ocean, Eric Clapton, AM, Mansions on the Moon

Movies
Perks of Being a Wallflower, Fight Club, City of God, Death Proof, True Romance, Almost Famous, A Single Man

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Sharing beer on a cliff face above Tonsai, Thailand about 100 meters up on the night of the full moon with fireworks exploding in front of us. A moment I will never forget.

Teach, Learn, Share

Maybe a little Photography, maybe a little Japanese

Countries I’ve Visited

Cambodia, Greece, Thailand

Countries I’ve Lived In

India, Japan, United States

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