Hi I'm James!

I like to hike, camp, discuss cryptocurrency, and write code.

I also love playing Richii Mahjong, 立直麻雀 - I will beat you unless you cheat : D

I'm a bit of a nerd about electronic things, but I love the outdoors. I want to experience living overseas and the Asian cultures. I've never been to Japan before, but I did work for Murata early in my career.

I'm not into religion or spirituality, but I'm willing to explore that as well. I do really like history, but I'm only familiar with western history. Learning is very fun to do.

Tea is better than Coffee

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I'm looking to explore and travel Japan! I have very basic fluency of Japanese, but I am learning every day. Ideally I'd like to see some sites, have lunch, and participate in the cultural exchange.

My goal is to travel much of Japan by walking, which is quite ambitious but I have time. I would like to try and live and work in Japan for awhile as well. So although I'm not desperate for employment opportunities, it would be nice to see what's available there.

My intent is not to get free rides or free travel, but to meet points of contact that can show me around. I'll try to be as entertaining of a guest as I can!

I would also like to play real life mahjong and go to the many parlors. I might lose money, but the experience will be great.

Interests

• technology
• hiking
• camping
• history
• software
• youtube
• tea
• programming
• code
• cryptocurrency
• mahjong
• discord
• mahjongg
• richii mahjong
• richii

Music, Movies, and Books

Ambient music - Loscil
I'm not really into movies, but I like Inception and the original Ghost Busters.
I usually read nonfiction books, but I loved LotR, Brave New World, and Great Expectations.
I watch a ton of youtube.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Made my own cryptocurrency. It's on the Binance Smart Chain which is a blockchain similar to Ethereum's. It has over 3000 holders!

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach and explain all about cryptocurrency, programming, software development, and what it's like to live in the USA. I can recommend you some youtube channels as well.

What I Can Share with Hosts

A great experience of meeting someone from the USA. I'm not a typical American. Let's play some Mahjong.

Countries I’ve Visited

China, South Korea

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States