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Overview

  • 15 references 10 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Hebrew (modern), Korean; learning German, Japanese, Swiss German
  • 39, Male
  • Member since 2006
  • I study...then work....then study some more
  • Should be a passion...maybe im just weird....
  • From Kibbutz Hatzor
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Shine on!

ABOUT ME

Born and raised in a Kibbutz, and you might take me out of the kibbutz but you cant take the kibbutz out of me. (Dont know what's a kibbutz? Im not surprised :) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kibbutz now you do!)
What does that mean? It means I'm usually easy going...especially when things are going my way!
I'm quite an organized person, though I have had no problem adapting to anything life has thrown my way yet.
I enjoy meeting new people and learning new stuff.
I graduated from East Asia Studies at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, majoring in Japanese...and am now working on my Korean in Seoul.
And for all those people who keep asking why....my answer is...why not :) !

PHILOSOPHY

Traveling, meeting new people and going through life with a smile.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

By providing the bars who host CS meetings with too much money...plus the oh so usual hosting of people.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have surfed in Europe, Mongolia, Thailand, Japan and Korea...all of them were amazing!
I have hosted my share of surfers...for some reason they tended to be German, Korean or Japanese...guess which cultures I like?

Interests

East Asia culture and history, mmorpgs (as if I have time for that anymore :( ), reading (I try to read as much as I can ya know!), Ski and snowboarding.
As an employee of the largest chain of outdoor gear in the country for the last 5 years I have to admit I'm into hiking and annoyingly expensive gear I cant afford.

  • culture
  • reading
  • traveling
  • outdoor activities
  • hiking
  • skiing
  • snowboarding
  • history

Music, Movies, and Books

Terry Prachet...really anything by him, fantasy, historical novels, Japanese literature.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Too many to count too few to mention, inspire me and I'll recall too many stories to bore you ;)

Countries I’ve Visited

Cambodia, China, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Laos, Liechtenstein, Mongolia, Norway, Romania, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

South Korea

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