CURRENT MISSION

Studying

ABOUT ME

I think I'm pretty flexible, which is why I enjoy traveling so much. Although I can be very economic, I always try to be generous with what little I have. I'm very talkative, but I can usually judge when I've stepped on someone's toes. I'm easily inspired by other people, so if you host or surf with me, I can guarantee I will learn something valuable from your life experiences.

PHILOSOPHY

"Every man is in his own person the whole human race without a detail lacking....I knew I should not find in any philosophy a single thought which had not passed through my own head, nor a single thought which had not passed through the heads of millions and millions of men before I was born." -Mark Twain and myself

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Great way to see the world and meet the people in it!

Interests

• politics
• news
• video games
• traveling
• music
• piano
• cycling
• hiking
• kayaking
• sports
• communications
• economics
• social work

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Magnolia, Broadcast News, Synecdoche, NY
Music: Folk, Indie, Rap, Blues, Classical
Books: Mark Twain, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Bertrand Russell, Jim Holt

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Stayed with a Maori family in New Zealand
Climbed to the top of Huangshan and Wudangshan
Piloted a private plane
Rode a junk across Victoria Harbour
Smoked a cigarette with a platoon of Chinese soldiers
Met a U.S. President
Watched a tornado

Teach, Learn, Share

I have a rudimentary understanding of human philosophy (no experience with animal philosophy whatsoever), politics, economics, interpersonal communication, film, music (piano), and American sports.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Cambodia, China, England, France, Greece, Hong Kong, Iceland, Ireland, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Thailand, Ukraine

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, Greece, United States