I am open minded, friendly, playful, and modest. I have a genuine curiosity about the world.

I believe the world is a playground meant to be experienced; This is impossible when you watch Netflix all day so I always prefer outings.

"When a resolute young fellow steps up to the great bully, the world, and takes him boldly by the beard, he is often surprised to find it comes off in his hand, and that it was only tied on to scare away the timid adventurers."
-Ralph Waldo Emerson

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

The essence of couchsurfing is friendship. It's about broadening your perspectives, and meeting people who can teach you new things about life, the world, and yourself. Although sometimes it's just great to have someone to hang out with in an exotic location

Interests

At home I eat healthy and cook often, lots of vegetables. On the road I always seek the local cuisine.

I enjoy learning new languages despite not being very good at it. Right now I'm learning mandarin but I've dipped my toes in Russian, Spanish, Korean, Japanese, and French.

I'm a big space nerd, I follow space missions and space news and recently went to the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

I'm also a video game nerd although I don't play as often these days as it falls under the same category as watching Netflix all day. My last inspirational game was Kerbal Space Program; It's one of those rare games that mashes so many of my favorite things -space-engineering-travelling-video games. My favorite game of all time is Super Smash Bros.

I'm not a heavy drinker, but a pint with friends after a long day is a great way to relax.

• dining
• cooking
• news
• video games
• traveling
• socializing
• engineering
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

An Astronaut's Guide to Life On Earth by Chris Hadfield

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Hang off the edge of the cliffside trail at Huashan, China.

Countries I’ve Visited

Chile, China, Dominican Republic, England, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia, Mexico, North Korea, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Canada, United States