My wife, Catherine, and I made the decision in October 2014 to quit our corporate jobs in Chicago to travel SE Asia for a while and see what this part of the world and its amazing people have to offer. We are both positive, open-minded, caring, and humorous individuals and we look forward to meeting and spending time with YOU!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

We believe that this is a perfect way to get the local experience of where we are traveling along with making new friends along with the way.

Interests

New experiences, music, traveling, the beach, dinner, drinks, deep discussions, warm nights, sports, relaxing, not waking up to an alarm unless we are waking up to take an adventure.

• drinking
• traveling
• music
• scuba diving
• skydiving
• sports
• rock climbing
• beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Jam bands (Phish, Grateful Dead, Allman Brothers, etc.), EuroJazz (St. Germain), Reggae, Bluegrass (Yonder, Railroad Earth etc.), Rock n Roll (Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd), Electro, and anything else that catches our ear.

Movies: Epic journeys, comedies, deep thinkers

Books: John - non-fiction, Catherine - fiction... open for suggestions.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

John - Skydive in Switzerland, Ran with the Bulls in Pamplona, Scuba Diving in Thailand

Catherine - Taught English in Seoul for a year, Extensive travel through France, Rock climbing in Thailand

Teach, Learn, Share

French, English, live, laugh, love

What I Can Share with Hosts

New experiences, lessons from travel, many, many laughs, lighthearted banter, and general knowledge and perspective on most topics.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, China, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, South Korea, United States