CURRENT MISSION

In search of the elusive Tanuki of Japan

ABOUT ME

Just spent three years teaching the youth of Japan (that is the 5 kids in class who would stay awake). Now back in Arkansas with big trees and applying to grad school.

PHILOSOPHY

Re-arrange the words in my Interests section, turn them into a complete sentence and maybe you'll have a good idea.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Currently living at my parents' house, but we're remodeling, so temporarily couchless for the next month or so.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I couchsurfed briefly in Osaka on my way to Mt. Koya and had a great time. Hosted a couple people in my little apartment in Daishoji and had a great time.

Interests

Making things, Art history, Movies, Japan, Robots, Music, Travel, Photography, Buddhism, Hikes.

• arts
• photography
• movies
• traveling
• music
• hiking
• buddhist
• art history
• history

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Yo La Tengo, Arcade Fire, Radiohead, Bjork, BeckBooks: H. Murakami, E.L. Doctorow, Denis Johnson, Watership Down, H. Hesse, Tezuka OsamuMovies: Logan's Run, Rashomon, Air Doll, Ghost in the Shell

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Spent 2 days at Borobudur in Indonesia, hiked the Great Wall in the rain, and held the baby of a living buddha while his mom changed his diapers on the Tibetan plateau

Teach, Learn, Share

The reason you don't pronounce the 'S' at the end of Arkansas is that when they were deciding what to name the state, there was a debate between "Arkansas" and "Arkansaw" so they compromised by spelling it "Arkansas" but pronouncing it "Arkansaw".

Countries I’ve Visited

Cambodia, China, Indonesia, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, Japan, United States