CURRENT MISSION

find something to get excited about！

ABOUT ME

i love talking to people and finding new and interesting things to get excited about. if i haven't run across any new ideas or new things to see in a while, i start to feel dehydrated. my condition unfortunately seems to require me to change location at least once a year.

PHILOSOPHY

"He prayed for storms and dreamt that storms would bring him peace."

never forget to bring a towel

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

lots of "official" surfing in china and india, plus unofficial surfing and/or occasional hosting in north africa, france and the states.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

mostly positive

Interests

unusual things and people, exchanging travel stories, western classical music, chinese classical/folk music, chinese calligraphy, reading, good conversation, plants (especially carnivorous ones), finding seashells, experiencing and interacting with other cultures, testing myself, talking to strange people (especially homeless ones), good food, good drinks, boats and the water

• animals
• books
• dining
• running
• drinking
• reading
• traveling
• music
• classical music
• folk music
• violin
• cycling
• hunting
• surfing
• calligraphy

Music, Movies, and Books

books... i used to love to read to the point that i perhaps read too much, and at this point i think it's actually only the living in china that's helped me kick the habit. i'm ever so willing to start it up again if i can only get my hands on a good book, though.
movies... used to like stuff like woman in the dunes, fight club, the night porter, run lola run, irreversible. now i'm kind of tired of that genre-show me something new!
music... i like stuff from almost every genre. it's best if i haven't heard anything like it before or it sounds unusual.
art...hieronymus bosch, cezanne, whatever's trippy

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

wild boar hunting in corsica with corsican fishermen
eating scorpions in china
unofficial couchsurfing in a casbah in morocco
impromptu 5 day cycling trip through rural hainan
animal sacrifice to kali in calcutta (left me more shocked than amazed...)
playing the wanna-be pirate while working the b-more water taxis

Teach, Learn, Share

i can tell you lots of travel stories and give you tips about living in china. if you like i can teach you some music (violin, and now erhu and leaf (that's right, like from a tree). we can also practice french, although mine is already getting rusty thanks to china. i'd like to hear your crazy travel stories, as well as book/music recommendations.

Countries I’ve Visited

Cambodia, China, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Laos, Latvia, Monaco, Morocco, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, United Kingdom, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, France, United States

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