Left the States a couple years ago to pursue travel and work by teaching English. Has been a good gig so far, so I plan on keeping it up while I can.
Spend a lot of my time with words in front of my face, writing them, reading them, scratching some out and replacing them.
Like a board beneath my feet, and wheels, water, or snow under said board.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Since I've started traveling, I've found myself in any number of new cities and countries. I figure that this is a great way to not only find a place to stay while passing through areas, but to get a glimpse of how the people in the area live, to share experiences, and make the world a little smaller for the both of us.

Interests

• video games
• reading
• origami
• hiking
• languages
• travel

Music, Movies, and Books

Books:
-'The Sea of Fertility' cycle by Yukio Mishima
-'100 Years of Solitude' by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
-'Hard-boiled Wonderland and the End of the World' by Haruki Murakami
-'The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Klay' by Michael Chabon

Movies:
'There Will Be Blood'
'Princess Mononoke'
'Children of Men'

Music:
-Rap (Earl Sweatshirt, Rejjie Snow, Shahmen, Mac Miller, Kendrick Lamar, Aesop Rock, Atmosphere, and so on)
-She Wants Revenge
-Arctic Monkeys
-Rachmaninov

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Climbed a high-rise tower under construction in China

Teach, Learn, Share

I know a bit about linguistics. Read and annotated David Crystal's "Encyclopedia of Language" for kicks last year.
I like learning little facts. Always down to trade tidbits.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Experiences from around the world
Stories and writings I've compiled over years
Philosophy that doesn't matter

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, China, England, Latvia, Netherlands, Russian Federation, Sweden, Taiwan, Turkey

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, Russian Federation, United States