CURRENT MISSION

Making a life for myself in Seoul.

ABOUT ME

I'm a writer by trade and I love to learn. I love music, art, culture and history. I live in Seoul, speak some Korean, and can share this culture with you.

I've traveled in India, Nepal, Mexico, Costa Rica, Trinidad and Tobago, Ireland, Hungary, Austria, France, Ghana, Japan, China, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Indonesia, Myanmar, and Singapore.

PHILOSOPHY

I do my best to live without resentments, to be helpful to others, to learn and always keep growing.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I'm new to this, but looking to meet locals in the places I travel to.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

My best couch surfing experience was when I lived in Korea. A Korean friend took me to her family's home in a rural southern province, and I had to the opportunity to sleep in a traditional Korean house (with an outhouse!), meet her parents, visit the family's Buddhist temple and the family tomb, and spend some time on their pepper farm. It gave me an experience of Korean culture that I couldn't have gotten any other way.

Interests

Art, culture, music, history, museums, galleries, hiking

• arts
• culture
• writing
• traveling
• music
• hiking
• backpacking
• teaching
• history
• buddhism

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Very varied. Radiohead, Miles Davis, Led Zeppelin, Beatles, MIA, tUnE-yArDs, Air, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan.

Books: Nonfiction mostly. Lots of Asian history these days, as I pursue my MA in Asian Studies.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Backpacking in Yosemite. Hearing the call to prayer at dusk at the Taj Mahal. Waking to gongs and horns at a Tibetan monastery in Nepal. Living in New York City. Teaching "Mellow Yellow" to Korean kindergarteners.

Teach, Learn, Share

I know lots about Korean culture, Asia, cultural offerings in New York City, art and music.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, China, France, Ghana, Hungary, India, Ireland, Mexico, Nepal, South Korea, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

South Korea, United States