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I'm from San Diego, but haven't lived in California for 3 years or so. After traveling to a few countries for several months, I lived in Saigon, Vietnam for one year, traveled a little more, and then moved to Phnom Penh, Cambodia, where I worked full time as a tattoo artist. Now I'm back in the US deciding where to go next and tattooing as I go.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I'm looking to connect with people wherever I go, make new friends, and learn about different people and cultures.

Interests

Tattooing, art, music, language, culture, comedy, yoga, psychology

• arts
• books
• street art
• tattoos
• education
• cooking
• beer
• yoga
• meditation
• traveling
• billiards
• socializing
• painting
• drawing
• music
• live music
• guitar
• piano
• cycling
• hiking
• surfing
• scuba diving
• basketball
• boxing
• rock climbing
• gymnastics
• teaching
• languages
• mathematics
• physics
• psychology
• science
• hitchhiking
• language exchange

Music, Movies, and Books

I like a variety of music. This hasn't been updated for a while. Some examples in no particular order: Odesza, Tokimonsta, La Luz, The Allah-Las, Night Beats, The Growlers, Thee Oh Sees, Ty Segall, Wavves, Bass Drum of Death, Mac Demarco, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Violent Soho, King Gizard and the Lizard Wizard, FIDLAR, Black Lips, David Bowie, The Seeds, The Mamas & The Papas, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Strokes, Jonathan Richman, Tomorrows Tulips, St. Vincent, Apollo Sunshine, Lykke Li, Little Dragon, Florence & the Machine, Grimes, Flying Lotus, Clams Casino, A$AP, Vince Staples, Kendrick Lamar, Earl Sweatshirt, Danny Brown, Schoolboy Q, Mos Def, Madvillain, Hieroglyphics, The Alkaholics, NWA, Nas, The Underachievers, Alison Wonderland, Bassnectar, Hermitude, RL Grime. jazz bars.

Film: Tarantino (Death Proof!)... Wes Anderson.. Donnie Darko, Requiem for a Dream, Percs of Being a Wallflower, American Beauty, Garden State, Memento, Boyhood, Mr. Nobody, A Scanner Darkly, and Green Room are a few I like.

Books/Authors: Kerouac, Bukowski, Vonnegut, Chuck Palahunik. Shantaram, Bangkok 8, The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, The Alchemist. Crime novels.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Hitchhiked through Japan

Teach, Learn, Share

I'll cook for you and hook you up with tattoos

What I Can Share with Hosts

Tattoos, language, food, booze.

Countries I’ve Visited

Cambodia, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, France, French Polynesia, Germany, Hungary, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Mexico, Panama, Poland, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Thailand, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Cambodia, United States, Viet Nam