ABOUT ME

Hello!

My name is Matt, I am 28 years old, and I come from the United States.

In the past, I have worked in hostels, interned at farms and eco-villages, studied product design at an art institute, and written and performed as a musician. I enjoy gardening, cooking, fermenting foods, and am also interested in writing and reading on a variety of subjects.

This March, I returned to the United States after a three month trip to Japan, where I volunteered through Workaway. I enjoyed the experience, and am looking forward to continue using this site to look for volunteer opportunities in America, with a fresh, new perspective of the country.

I simply want to contribute my time to something beautiful; something that contributes to a healthy planet, full of healthy, creative people. If that sounds like something you are wishing to create as well as a host, then I would be happy to stay with you, and look forward to our chance of meeting.

Matt

初めまして、

マットです。28歳があって、米国から来ます。

過去には、ゲストハウスに働いて、小さい農場にボランティアをして、大学で工業意匠を学んで、音楽家する時に書いて、演奏しました。料理と発酵食品は趣味があります。いろいろな主語に読んでの、自然ついて学んでいての、パーマカルチャーという農業の方を勉強、興味があります。日本では、文化と言語の興味があります。

すいませんが、私の日本語があんまり上手じゃないです。これにもかからわず、日本にいている次回に日本語をもっと学んで続けたいです。

よろしくお願いします、

マット

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

As a participant, I offer the skills I have, my stories, and my company, in exchange for the hospitality I receive through couchsurfing. I have yet to host anyone, but want to contribute as much as I can in honoring the cultural and personal connections that traveling and hosting can create.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

A distillation of the human experience.

Interests

Carpentry, cooking, being more personable.

• arts
• writing
• design
• cooking
• baking
• working out
• walking
• gardening
• reading
• traveling
• drawing
• music
• economics
• history
• languages
• medicine
• physics

Music, Movies, and Books

Recently, i've come to a point where I don't know what kind of music I like anymore, so I listen to any song that is within audible range, or whatever everyone else is listening to. I enjoy whistling, listening to bird calls, and hearing the wind rustle through the leaves. Does that sound romantic, or boring?

Some of my favorite books are: --- I need to update this profile. I'll touch back on this section later.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

It hasn't happened yet.

Teach, Learn, Share

I am an amateur, in the true sense of the word, ama- coming from amare, or, 'to love'. I dabble in things here and there and assimilate the knowledge I am drawn to through a quasi-concious process of osmosis. This becomes evident in my speech, and in the often nebulous scope of interests that I draw upon. It is simply the experience of a lay-person - someone stationed in the empiricism of those experiences.

All I have to share is myself. All I want to learn is how I can be a part of something that is larger than myself by creatively participating and engaging with the world. All I have to teach is what i've learned.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can cook, clean, help with yard work and chores around the house. I love working outside. I can share conversations, smiles, and laughter.

Countries I’ve Visited

Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

Italy, Japan, United States

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