CURRENT MISSION

Survive 2 years in Japan with my apalling Japanese skills

ABOUT ME

English Teacher on the JET program in southern Kyushu. Love my small town and all the traveling I've been doing in Japan and around Asia.

PHILOSOPHY

Each of us by nature sees the whole world from one point of view with a perspective and a selectiveness peculiar to himself... we want to see with other eyes, to imagine with other imaginations, to feel with other hearts, as well as with our own... we demand windows. - C.S Lewis

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I'm new to the couchsurfing community, but have been already doing what it stands for for quite a while. I have friends around the world that I've met through the international community of my university and through my travels, and I love the knowledge and adventures all these people have shared with me.

Interests

Travelling, Language, Reading, Photography, Art, Cooking

• arts
• culture
• photography
• dining
• cooking
• wine
• indian food
• reading
• traveling
• surfing
• rock climbing
• teaching

Music, Movies, and Books

All kinds of books favorites include Boris Vian, Fitzgerald, Murakami, Kundera, Romain Gary.....

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Can't choose one. Sitting in a natural hotspring, in Manciano, Italy after a home cooked meal in an Italian villa, Summer 2010. Climbing half dome in Yosemite National Park in my home state and taking in the few from 10,000 feet, Summer 2010. Indian food with hostel friends in London, Xmas 2010. Sipping local wine on the gorgeous coastline in Cinque Terra Spring 2011. Watching snowfall in Daejeon, South Korea, Xmas 2012. Popping champagne as fireworks shoot from the top of Taipei 101, New Years 2013. Watching the sun set in Ha Long Bay, Vietnam, Spring 2013.

Teach, Learn, Share

I love learning and sharing new food ideas and discussing language and culture

I like to try new things, and wouldn't mind increasing my (minimal) surfing skills.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, China, Denmark, France, Hungary, Indonesia, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, South Korea, Taiwan, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Japan, United States