CURRENT MISSION

Backpacking southeast asia before grad school.

ABOUT ME

It's always pretty weird to talk about yourself and try to stay objective and what not. I mean, not many tasks in life have you giving a summary of yourself, so when it does come up, like in that clutch interview, it sucks when you freeze up a little.

And as insignificant in the overall picture of my life as this CS profile may be, I'm freezing up a little. : )

I guess I'll start by saying I grew up in Orange County, California but I'm pretty much the opposite of the stereotypes people are familiar with from there.

I went to UCSB and graduated with a philosophy and music degree-- I absolutely love music. It's so cool how your mood can literally transform within the environment you're in if you're playing good music. I recently ran a marathon in san diego and I could not have done it without my ipod. Like seriously, I don't think I'd try without it.

That being said, I don't really care for 90 percent of all music out there, but it's that lucky 10 percent that I search for every day, my own music or others.

Good songs I guess are kind of like your friends. Only a few are seriously your favorite although there are a lot of good people in the world. (BFFFFFF's)

But I digress-- I've basically reached a point in my life where I need to go explore the world. I don't want to settle down before I've lived a little bit. I love hearing other's opinions about life mantras and what not.

PHILOSOPHY

I just want to die with stories. I want to be the grandpa who had lived an interesting life.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I just want to experience life, either it be through coffee, exploring, eating, whatever. I'm very open to anyone genuine.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

One of my really close friends recommended I make a CS profile while traveling so let's hope this turns out for the better!

Interests

https://soundcloud.com/danlolw

I make music in my spare time.

Don't worry, it's really bad.

Here's my other account (the first one was just a few samples so I could join some bands back in my hometown)

soundcloud.com/danlol

• environment
• coffee
• marathon
• traveling
• music
• backpacking

Music, Movies, and Books

Off the top of my head and in no particular order:

The departed
500 days of summer
anchorman
high fidelity (reminds me of my dad)
Amelie
a very long engagement

Music:
Strokes, radiohead, kanye west (I know he's an asshole, still love his albums) old weezer, kendrick lamar, Jai paul, james blake, wu tang clan (for the crown) so much more

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Ran a marathon-- checked it off my bucket list. It was pretty cool, it had live bands line the course. It's called the san diego rock n rolla marathon.

Other than that, I'd love to play more house shows in garage bands and hopefully try and get a record deal of some type.

Teach, Learn, Share

I'd love to teach english-- I plan on doing some english camps in thailand pretty soon.