CURRENT MISSION

To write a book

ABOUT ME

I have worked and volunteered with companies, nonprofits, publications, cultural and health centers, community and film festivals; and sold my own artwork. I am semi-fluent in the Korean language. It was in South Korea that I taught English for over six years and studied Korean at Seoul National University for two years. I have also traveled throughout Japan and China. I have recently returned to the US.

PHILOSOPHY

forgive and learn, dance is life

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I just found out about you guys. I'd love to contribute in any way that I can.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Besides family and friends, I have had the great privilege to have been a guest at the homes of several strangers that kindly befriended me in Japan and Korea.

Interests

writing, dance, painting, sculpture, graphic design, travel, science, cinema, foreign cultures, cooking, martial arts, and more...

Music, Movies, and Books

god, mostly travel stuff, been reading murakami haruki and murakami ryu lately; been watching asisan stuff for a while -- love foreign films in general

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Biked around Japan;
Backpacked in Tibet/Northern China;
Did my art on the streets of NYC;
Survived four months in Korean immigration detention;
Learned Korean.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can speak, read and write Korean (and a smathering of Japanese and Mandarin). I love languages. I studied Capoeira Angola--an afro-brazilian martial art--for three years with Mestre Joao Grande. He has a school on 14th street and 6th avenue. I am fairly web/computer literate.

Countries I’ve Visited

China

Countries I’ve Lived In

Jamaica, Japan, South Korea, United States