CURRENT MISSION

Mastering Chinese

ABOUT ME

I'm a world traveler afflicted with wanderlust since the age of 23.

After being born and raised in Washington DC, I began down the career path in my early 20's until breaking free and becoming self employed. My life hasn't been the same since, as I've been aspiring to visit more countries, interact with a greater diversity of people, and acquire life skills.

I'm a graphic designer, web developer and DJ and I've been living in Asia for 10 years. I created a website about the city that I live in called Chengdu Living to share the experience of living in the capital of Sichuan Province with readers from around the world.

PHILOSOPHY

Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I've just begun to use Couch Surfing, but I've stayed with a few people while road tripping across the United States and have had an incredible time so far.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Stayed in a loft in Chicago, and 100-year old house in Cleveland. Great times!

Here's a list of the awesome people I've hosted in Chengdu:

Ted from Australia:
http://www.couchsurfing.org/people/georgemt84/

Rose from Germany:
http://www.couchsurfing.org/people/rose3010/

Takayuki from Japan:
http://www.couchsurfing.org/people/takayuki.saito/

Emerald from Taiwan:
http://www.couchsurfing.org/people/emerald.sun/

Jenny from Australia:
http://www.couchsurfing.org/people/jenius/

Joan from Ireland:
http://www.couchsurfing.org/people/joan.byrne/

Martin from Czech Republic:
http://www.couchsurfing.org/people/holistr/

Lukasz from Poland:
http://www.couchsurfing.org/people/gobaszewski/

Michelle from USA:
http://www.couchsurfing.org/people/michelle.tanaka/

Andrew from China:
http://www.couchsurfing.org/people/andrewangel/

Yana from Russia:
https://www.couchsurfing.com/people/krossovka/

Erika from Canada:
https://www.couchsurfing.com/people/tika347

Zsuzsanna from Hungary:
https://www.couchsurfing.com/people/zsanna

Luke from England:
https://www.couchsurfing.com/people/luke.r

And more! It has been a pleasure to meet such a friendly and diverse group of people.

Interests

Riding motorcycles, reading books (most commonly non-fiction), producing music (mostly instrumental hip hop), DJ'ing and photography.

• books
• design
• graphic design
• photography
• motorcycles
• reading
• music
• surfing

Music, Movies, and Books

My favorite novels are Day of the Triffids and Battle Royale. Favorite movies are Inception, Face-Off, and Reservoir Dogs.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

While atop a mountain that was the birthplace of Taoism, I survived a magnitude 8.0 earthquake just 40km from the epicenter.

Teach, Learn, Share

Not sure what this section means.

Countries I’ve Visited

Cambodia, France, Germany, Japan, Laos, Netherlands, Thailand, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, United States