CURRENT MISSION

To explore the world and to be a hero in at least one person's life each day.

ABOUT ME

I've spent the past 11 months teaching English over here in Korea. I spend most of my free time working out, reading (online articles, books, magazines, poetry), writing (journal and occasionally poetry). I love basketball, music, martial arts (just received a black belt in Taekwondo), cooking, dancing, hiking, exploring.

PHILOSOPHY

I live my life to improve myself so that I can bring the best version of myself to the world so that I may enrich those around me. Creating something amazing is the most sublime feeling.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I'm about to set off on a months-long journey, so I would just be staying at people's places. However, in exchange for their gratitude I'd like to cook them a meal, take them out, or compensate them in some manner or another. Once I return to California I plan on hosting.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have crashed at friend's places, which is essentially the extent of my couchsurfing experience.

Interests

Vegan cooking, animal rights, sustainable enterprises, economics, history, philosophy, theology, nature, music, movie festivals, dancing, poetry, bettering the world.

• animals
• arts
• writing
• books
• poetry
• festivals
• dancing
• cooking
• vegan
• fitness
• working out
• reading
• music
• hiking
• basketball
• martial arts
• business
• divinity
• economics
• history

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Fight Club, Devil's Advocate, Pulp Fiction, Into the Wild, The Dark Knight, Batman Begins, Sword in the Stone, The Fountain, Braveheart, many others.

Music: From Eminem, The White Stripes, Neil Young, Beatles, Stan Getz, The Roots, Pink Floyd, to Clint Mansell (Requiem for a Dream composer), I enjoy a variety of music.

Books: Favorite authors include Chuck Palahniuk, Neale Donald Walsch, Paulo Coehlo, Haruki Murakami, Daniel Quinn, Mark Twain, Craig Clevenger, Jack London, many others. Books about adventure, spirituality, cooking, economics, history.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I taught English in Seoul, Korea without knowing a single soul going into the situation. I visited the DMZ, which was one of the most intense experiences of my life. I had to duckwalk in a tunnel burried 800 feet underground with a clearance that ranged from 5.5'-6.5' (I'm about 6', so it was rough on my legs).

Teach, Learn, Share

Knowledge about veganism, basketball, fitness (I've been working out for the past 9 years and I have read extensively into the subject) or business; I can teach some self-defense techniques; I can share some poetry and music.

Countries I’ve Visited

Mexico

Countries I’ve Lived In

South Korea

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