My name is Kyle and I'm 28 years old and trying to live authentically and follow my passions in life. I was born in Japan, moved to Canada, and then San Francisco. Since then I've been living my life in and around the Pacific Ocean. After college, I started an ocean adventure company in San Diego teaching people to shark and scuba dive.

Now I film goofy animals underwater for a career!

You'll be hard pressed to catch me without a smile on my face.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Although a country may hold landmarks, and the landscape may be beautiful...
I'm a big believer that it's the relationships you make along the way that make life worth living. I'm couch-surfing to travel meet people, to get out of the city centers and make friends I hope to hold on to and maybe see back in San Diego!

Interests

The ocean, scuba diving, sharks, and WHALES.
Filmmaking, photography, and evoking emotional connections.
I'm obsessed with finding out how to make people care.

• photography
• film making
• traveling
• surfing
• scuba diving

Music, Movies, and Books

At the moment: Abrazo de la Serpiente
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Pan's Labyrinth
Lord of the Rings
Billy Joel

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

There have been times where I fend off great whites with a mopstick...the mop stick is actually industry standard.

Teach, Learn, Share

I love to teach people about my passion, the ocean. Whether I'm teaching a friend how to scuba dive or a stranger how to be calm in the water with sharks, sharing the ocean with people is one of my favorite past times.

What I Can Share with Hosts

My smile reaches from ear to ear and is almost always on my face.
Stories, deep musings, and tales of adventures!

Countries I’ve Visited

Bahamas, Colombia, England, Fiji, France, Maldives, Mexico, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, Peru, Philippines

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, United States