I'm a teacher, traveler, and lover of the world. I enjoy comedy, food, cities, mountains, and spontaneous adventures. I'm finishing up my degree online in Social Justice Education. The online format has allowed me to work on-and-off in Japan for the last couple years and explore various parts of Asia. My life has been in flux a lot recently, but I enjoy these constant changes. It keeps me fresh and allows me to meet a lot of cool new people along the way. I'm passionate about "love" as a concept, and I think the world needs more of it to function as it should. I'm always down for a meaningful conversation, a fun night out, or a chill night in. I'm new to Couchsurfing, and I hope to meet some new friends here. =)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I want to meet new people and explore! I'll be in San Francisco for a few nights in mid-December and would be delighted if someone could host me. It's my first time there, and I'd love to check out the sites and the gay scene too. ;D

Interests

• wine
• cocktails
• mountains
• food
• adventure
• improvisation
• cities
• comedy
• netflix

Music, Movies, and Books

For music, I like anything from Paul Simon to Sufjan Stevens to Quantic to Rachmaninoff. But if I'm at a bar, give me jazz plz.

Movies: Good Will Hunting, Shawshank Redemption, Airplane!... basically something that will make be cry or laugh. I like to FEEL.

Books: I'm not a big reader, but I enjoy Ryūnosuke Akutagawa's short stories, poems by Edgar Allan Poe, essays by E.B. White, and anything by Brené Brown.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Motorbiked down Vietnam's Hai Van Pass, then survived Da Nang's rush hour traffic surrounded by close to 400 billion other motorbikes.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you how to make a whistle from a blade of grass. I’d also happily offer alcohol and make banana bread for you if you’d be kind enough to host me.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I'm very low maintenance, and wouldn't judge you even if you were covered in shit and singing Celine Dion. Actually, that would be preferred. In any event, I'd love to explore the area with you!

Countries I’ve Visited

Bahamas, Belgium, Bermuda, Cambodia, Canada, China, England, Germany, Haiti, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Macao, Malaysia, Netherlands, Peru, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Japan, Thailand, United States