I'm a Seattle area native (Vashon Island) who loves traveling. I'm a knowledge addict finishing up his degree in computer science (its my last quarter!) I enjoy getting to know people from all walks of life - nothing helps me understand the world and myself better. I am equally in love with technology and nature, and hope to one day use the former to help protect the latter.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I will be going on a 5 month trip through South America from January - May 2016 and a friend, who is a member, highly recommended that I join the community. I hope that through couch surfing, I can meet friendly locals who are willing to share some of their culture with me. Couch surfing seems like a great way to make new connections and engage in two-way cultural exchange. I can't wait to meet new people in this community as I travel the continent!

Interests

Hiking, biking, fitness, technology, dancing, reading, self-growth, learning about new cultures, software development, cooking

• culture
• dancing
• cooking
• fitness
• technology
• reading
• traveling
• coding
• cycling
• hiking
• surfing
• computer science
• science
• software

Music, Movies, and Books

Books - I like most books I read a lot... Here are some of them:
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Diamond Age (Also by the same author Snow Crash, Cryptonomicon, Anathem)
The Language Instinct
Freakonomics
Lolita
7 Habits of Highly Effective People
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
The Lord of the Rings trilogy + The Hobbit
The Chronicles of Narnia
Hyperion & The Fall of Hyperion
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Movies
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American History X, Fight Club, Across the Universe, anything by Miyazaki, Zoolander, Wedding Crashers, sooo many others
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Shows
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Narcos, Breaking Bad, Mad Men, Game of Thrones, The Newsroom, South Park

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I took three months off from high school when I was 16 to study Kung Fu in China I was about an hour south of Yantai, if you know where that is.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Technology expertise - I am an experienced web developer and also know a thing or two about web marketing. I can code up other stuff too.
Cooking
Handyman skills
Good conversations about nearly any subject (as long as my vocabulary permits it in the host language, no guarantee there)

What do you need?

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, China, Costa Rica, Egypt, Mexico

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, Mexico, United States