Hi! I'm Erik. I'm an undergraduate hoping to potentially meet many new friends from all different walks of life. I hope to use CS as a way of exposing myself to new viewpoints and ideas while I (futilely) attempt to find out who I am as a person :)

I'm currently in Saigon, and would love to meet some folks to practice speaking Vietnamese or Chinese with! Also finding some people to hang out with would be really neat.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I want to travel in a way that is as authentic as possible, and I believe Couchsurfing would help realize that!

Interests

• writing
• literature
• cooking
• hiking
• philosophy
• films
• chinese culture
• cycling,

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Susumu Hirasawa, Carissa’s Wierd, Jim O’Rourke, Leonard Cohen,Death Grips, Aphex Twin, etc etc
Film(s): Yi Yi, Love Exposure, Punch Drunk Love, Barry Lyndon
Books: In Search of Lost Time, The Brothers Karamazov, The World of Yesterday

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I did a 150-mile charity ride for MS last October!

Teach, Learn, Share

While I have very little I believe I could teach others I try to picture myself as a sponge for learning anything new and different from what I am used to.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I hope to exchange life experiences with those who come from radically different backgrounds and contexts :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Taiwan, Turkey, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States