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Overview

  • 1 reference 1 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in Chinese (Simplified), English; learning German, Spanish
  • 30, Male
  • Member since 2016
  • Musician
  • Majored in International Business and Chinese at Bryant U...
  • From Scituate, MA, USA
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About Me

I'm a musician from the Boston area. I love learning languages, cooking, exercising, traveling, reading, and having a good time. I just started on Couch Surfing because of reading Tim Ferris's blog and I really love the idea. One of the bad parts about travel is sitting in a boring hotel room when you could be meeting new people.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I'm couch surfing because I spend a lot of time traveling and there's much more fun that can be had by crashing with random people (aka soon to be friends) than posting up in an expensive hotel. I also love meeting new people.

Interests

  • exercise
  • technology
  • movies
  • music
  • live music
  • hiking
  • travel
  • food
  • old movies

Music, Movies, and Books

Favorite artists: Ed Sheeran, Billy Joel, Michael Buble, Frank Sinatra, Coldplay, John Mayer, the Lumineers, Ray Charles, Stevie Wonder, Jackson Browne, James Bay, Ben Howard, James Vincent McMorrow, etc.
Favorite Movies: Midnight in Paris, all of the Harry Potters, Goodwill hunting (I'm from Boston afterall), Wedding Crashers, all the James Bond movies with Daniel Craig, etc.
Favorite books: Four Hour Workweek, Body, and Chef, the alchemist, the name of the wind, Letters from a Stoic, the Time Machine, the Art of Racing in the Rain, and Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I studied in China for six months and won the International Music Festival/competition while I was over there.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach: Chinese, guitar, piano, drums, and entrepreneurship.
I'd love to learn: Just about anything. I always love learning more about philosophy.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can share my music, food, and stories with the host. I've got a lot of incredible dishes that I make with my girlfriend and I used to make them for a lot of my friends at school. I'd be happy to make them for the host. I also bring my guitar everywhere with me, I'd love to play some music and share my stuff with any host that's interested.

Countries I’ve Visited

Aruba, Canada, China, Macao, Mexico

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, United States

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