I am originally from San Francisco but have lived in a big house (co-op?) full of musicians in Berkeley for the last 3 years playing lots of music gigs and supporting the habit through waiting tables.

I recently moved all my worldly possessions to Chengdu, China and will be starting a new job teaching English there in July!

I am a drummer, a tea enthusiast, a linguistics nerd, a foodie, and I love to climb and ride bicycles.

I love to jam and make music whenever possible, but I enjoy sharing and comparing musical tastes as well.

I am very easygoing for the most part, but I do have a penchant for animated debate when the mood is right. Overall, I am genuinely interested in people and I want to learn about what they are passionate about.

I have been told I am a delightful houseguest (I do dishes!) and that I have high emotional intelligence. I try to meditate regularly, but it's hard on the road, so I usually settle for brief mindful moments here and there.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I'm currently traveling alone, so I want to meet people along the way, but I'm excited to host people in Chengdu once I'm settled there as well!

Interests

• cooking
• wine
• meditation
• politics
• traveling
• live music
• jazz
• drums
• hiking
• rock climbing
• teaching
• food
• linguistics
• chinese
• tea
• learning new things
• whiskey
• bicycling

Music, Movies, and Books

Music
I'm just gonna go with genres here: hip hop, R&B, jazz, indie, funk, neo-soul, afrobeat, just about anything Brazilian or Cuban, some math rock, a bit of bluegrass... I'll listen to anything though

Movies
Not a huge movie buff, but I like the Coen Brothers, Tarantino, Christopher Nolan...
Dope, Get Out.. really drawing a blank here at the moment.

TV Shows
Better Call Saul, Horace and Pete (!!!!!), Louie, The Wire, The Young Pope, Fargo, Game of Thrones, Silicon Valley

Books
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, Dharma Bums, The Road, Infinite Jest, Proust and the Squid, Siddhartha

Teach, Learn, Share

Did you know that the Peace symbol ☮️ is comprised of the semaphore hand positions for N and D layered on top of one another? "Nuclear Disarmament!" Pretty cool huh?

What I Can Share with Hosts

I have some pretty incredible tea that I got directly from the farmers in China who grew and aged them. They all have a story, and I love to share tea!

Countries I’ve Visited

Brazil, Canada, China, Costa Rica, Mexico, Taiwan, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, United States