CURRENT MISSION

Traveling together throughout the Pacific Northwest as we live the life in Portland, Oregon!

ABOUT ME

Johnny: 26 :: ½ Japanese; ½ Caucasian American :: Trilingual :: MSc Tourism Management, BA Psychology :: Home New York, USA :: INFJ

David: 26 :: American :: Organic Farmer :: BFA Documentary Film Making :: Home Idaho, USA :: INFJ

Johnny was born in Washington, D.C. and relocated seven times in his childhood between Greece, Japan, D.C., and New York, traveling to myriad countries in the interim. He previously worked in the tourism industry in Japan & Costa Rica, and attended graduate school in three European countries studying sustainable tourism management. He has traveled to 35+ countries with many, many left to see! Personal travel blog: http://travelsofahapa.blogspot.com/

David was born in Half Moon Bay, California and was raised in Oregon and Idaho before studying Documentary Filmmaking in Southern California. During his university studies, he made documentaries in the US, England, India, Mozambique, and Singapore. He has worked at various filmmaking entities, but has since began pursuing his true passion for organic farming and agriculture. He is currently interning on an urban educational farm in Portland, Oregon, learning the tricks and trades of the small-scale organic farming world.

We were set-up in 2015 through a family introduction, and together love meeting new people, expanding our horizons, and smiling all along the way :)

Through being together, we hope to dispel preconceptions about gay relationships and shatter homophobia through understanding and discussion.

PHILOSOPHY

To live healthfully, philosophically, tranquilly - all with respect to nature - that is a life well-lived

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

We have had excellent Couchsurfing experiences thus far in Singapore, Australia, Finland, the US, and Scotland, and now seek hosts throughout all our future travels! As couch surfers, we are organized, amiable, respectful of hosts' private lives and spaces, and always willing to adjust our schedule around theirs.

We are both non-smokers, social drinkers & veggan (vegan +eggs)

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Since 2015 and have loved every experience meeting myriad like-minded world travelers :) We are both laid back and love sharing life stories, philosophies & deep conversation

Interests

Sustainability
Traveling
Hiking
Running
Yoga
Healthy eating
Photography
Nature

• photography
• yoga
• running
• traveling
• blogging
• hiking
• languages
• psychology
• tourism

Music, Movies, and Books

Many genres, but particularly love jazz/new age/classical music; nonfiction psychology & self-improvement books; and nature documentaries

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

One week of turtle conservation work together in southern Costa Rica...

Teach, Learn, Share

Languages, active listening skills, mindfulness

Countries I’ve Visited

Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canada, China, Costa Rica, Croatia, Denmark, Dominican Republic, England, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Mexico, Montenegro, Mozambique, Norway, Peru, Philippines, Scotland, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Costa Rica, Denmark, Greece, Japan, Slovenia, Spain, United States