-Half Japanese and half Caucasian if you were wondering hahah
-Biochemistry Major at Temple University (Philadelphia)
-Environmentalist
-Advance Open Water Scuba Diver trying to become Divemaster but lack time
-Love all foods
-New to traveling
-My Spanish is awful, please forgive me
-I mostly live in Philadelphia, PA but occasionally come back home to San Francisco, CA

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

-Meet new people who can show me the ropes, be great friends with, and go out with because I have no clue where to start sometimes
-You show me your city and if you visit me in San Francisco, I'll show you my city if I am there.
-Trying to see new things
-I also want to have a more authentic travel experience. It is very difficult to understand a city "authentically" but it is definitely worth while.

Interests

-jumping from dangerous places (after my friends do it though)
-taking the long way through the trail
-story sharing
-looking for volunteer work (preferably in environmentalism but anything will do)
-(insert what you like to do because I bet it's interesting)
-Looking for academic research in my major
-Most importantly I am looking for a really authentic learning experience in all settings (museums, clubs, restaurants, parks, etc)

• culture
• dining
• clubbing
• traveling
• volunteer work
• scuba diving
• biology
• chemistry
• volunteering
• parks

Music, Movies, and Books

Mostly read scientific books for enjoyment but because of my major I'm mostly read textbooks... I also enjoy thoughtful books that present a different philosophy than what I have.
-Clockwork Orange
-One Fell Over the Cuckoo's nest
-Blood Meridian
-Great Gatsby
-9 stories
-The Catcher in the Rye
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One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I've gone cavern diving in some of the coolest cenotes in the Yucatan Peninsula.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach these things
-my culture
-my language (Conversational English)
-great things about San Francisco, Philadelphia or just the US in general.
-things to watch out about San Francisco and US
-College-Level Calculus, Chemistry, and Biology
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I want to learn these things
-language (I try)
-culture
-what to look for
-what to be careful of
-some tips on traveling

What I Can Share with Hosts

-Donations for food, stay, and other costs
-a funny guy
-someone who loves adventuring, eating, and going out
-insight on my culture in exchange for insight on yours
-a authentic friend who will try their hardest to learn about another world.
-a listener

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, England, France, Italy, Japan, Mexico

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States