*currently backpacking solo through Southeast Asia*

I'm a fundamental travel lover with an unquenchable thirst for exploration of new cultures.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I'm here because I thoroughly enjoy engaging with people of cultures different than my own.
A firm believer in the "local" experience, I like to get as involved in a country as I can for the length of my time I'm fortunate enough to be there.
I seek out challenge and am up for most adventures.
I enjoy travel with friends, partners, and alone, but believe traveling by oneself can often be rewarded with the most spontaneous and fabulously strange of events.
Making international friends comes with the rewards of shared travel and history, as well as getting to see treasured spots by locals (which I aim to reciprocate in return).
As a curious individual fascinated by people's stories, I learn the most about the world through understanding how others tick.

Interests

dream interpretation
sitting in silence on rooftops at sunrise
challenging gender norms
engaging in intellectual and deep and long conversations
being curious and ever-observant

• fashion
• dancing
• dining
• traveling
• music
• hiking
• beaches
• antiques
• crafting
• chasing waterfalls
• helping others

Music, Movies, and Books

I like a wide array of musical genres, but am particular about subgenres within, including:
- Acid jazz, IDM, alt hip hop, jazz fusion, old school industrial, synthpop, trip hop, progressive house + trance.
Some artists representative of the above genres that I very much enjoy are:
- Mondo Grosso, Amon Tobin, Nujabes, Keith Jarrett, Nitzer Ebb, And One, Cibo Matto, Faithless + Orbital.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Climbed Mt. Fuji when it was off season. Got mild hypothermia, found an inn, and passed out. Woke up several hours later to continue my trek to the top.
Clubbed for 36 hours straight on a weekend-only trip to Berlin from San Francisco.
Savored the stars while wading in a natural hot spring on the borders of California, Nevada, and Mexico with a collection of incredible, progressive artists.

Teach, Learn, Share

Suggestions for the best places to hike, watch the sunset, and find the yummiest tacos in the Bay Area.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Instruction in English as a second language.
Lots of adventure ideas!
Cooking + cleaning

I enjoy researching unusual things to do in the places I visit. So I can more than likely teach you something you didn't know about where you're from.

Countries I’ve Visited

Cambodia, Canada, England, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Netherlands, Romania, Spain, Thailand

Countries I’ve Lived In

Japan, United States