CURRENT MISSION

To simplify.

ABOUT ME

I was born and raised in Bloomington, Illinois. I cultivated peanuts in the Sahara desert before moving to China. I am currently an English teacher and Peace Corps volunteer.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I have been hosting people in Lanzhou, China for the past year or so. I hope to do some surfing during my travels through South Korea and Japan this summer.

Interests

Eating steak, live comedy, playing and watching sports.

• watching sports
• surfing
• sports
• soccer
• teaching
• volunteering

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: There will be Blood, Sideways

Books: Gone with the Wind, Middlesex, Lolita, Slaughterhouse-Five, Requiem for a Dream, The Brothers Karamozov, American Psycho

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I played soccer every day for two years in the African desert.

Countries I’ve Visited

Bahamas, Belgium, Benin, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, Egypt, France, Germany, Ghana, Guatemala, Hong Kong, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Macao, Mali, Morocco, Netherlands, Philippines, Puerto Rico, South Korea, Sweden, Switzerland, Togo, United Kingdom, Virgin Islands, British, Virgin Islands, U.S.

Countries I’ve Lived In

Burkina Faso, China, Spain, United States