CURRENT MISSION

Just got back from 6 months in Vietnam; trying to reacclimate to life in the US, with frequent trips planned

PHILOSOPHY

"Problems. Life is full of problems, although life was wonderful in Barcelona in those days, and problems were called surprises."

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

host; spread the word; at least try to meet up with those who contact me, even if i can't host. i do my best to help people discover cool parts of SF they might not have seen otherwise

Interests

writing and reading, espresso, microbrews, the history of exploration

• writing
• flying
• reading
• history

Music, Movies, and Books

writers and poets: Bolaño, Anne Carson, Helen DeWitt, Gaddis, Aidan Higgins, Mina Loy, Rushdie, Wallace Stevens

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

once i fed a giraffe

Teach, Learn, Share

heading off to live the expat life in SE Asia and flying out of SF? get in touch with me and i'll give you some pointers. also, you can't exchange dollars for dong in the US, or nearly anywhere outside of Vietnam (not that you really want to)

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, United Kingdom, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Switzerland, United States, Viet Nam