CURRENT MISSION

I would very much like to utilize this site to branch out my connections around the world during my planned travels and build some lasting friendships in the process.

ABOUT ME

I am 31yrs old, currently working as a Merchandising Specialist for a software company in San Mateo, CA. I am happily married (for about two and a half years now) to the love of my life, Michelle. I am very much an otaku at heart. Anime, video games, manga, gashapon & figurine collection take care of most of my hobbies. I fancy myself a metal head, though my musical tastes do not strictly belong to that genre. I like to think I have a pretty open mind and am always excited to learn about new cultures and ways of life. I'm a pretty low stress kind of guy, and low maintenance, which I suppose makes it easier to adapt to new situations. Anyways, please pardon the jumbled wall o' text, I'm not very good at formatting my thoughts. ^_^

PHILOSOPHY

I don't have a personal mantra or feeling towards how I live my life really. I just go with the flow and see where it takes me. To distract you from how boring that sounds, enjoy this favorite quote of mine!

Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read. ~Groucho Marx

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I'm still new to the site so I'll need to be getting my feet wet sooner than not. Will hopefully have fun things to share here soon!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Made a couple friends (brothers) while bowling in a small tournament in Bankstown, New South Wales, Australia. Spent a night with the lot of the Aussie team in the hotel our group was staying at. Not a couch surfing story I suppose, but it was lovely spending time with people I would normally be closed off to.

Interests

I suppose I covered a lot of this in the 'About Me' section. Here it comes again, then!

Anime, video games, manga, gashapon & action figure collection, bowling, penguins (emperors and chinstraps are my favorite species), bad 1980's cartoons, fantasy/sci-fi/horror novels, Japanese culture (and all it encompasses), world mythologies. *More coming soon when my brain decides to start functioning properly again.*

• dogs
• culture
• books
• anime
• cartoons
• video games
• surfing
• bowling
• software

Music, Movies, and Books

Hope you have a lot of time to waste here, because I have plenty to share!

Authors: Anne McCaffrey, HP Lovecraft, Ray Bradbury, Mercedes Lackey.

Movies: Monty Python's Search for the Holy Grail, Nacho Libre, History of the World Pt.1, Amelie, City of God, Summer Wars, Perfect Blue, Howl's Moving Castle.

TV Shows: Dr. Who (classic and modern), Game of Thrones, Star Trek (TNG, DS9, Voyager), Chopped, Archer, Hellsing, The Devil is a Part Timer, Boogiepop Phantom, Serial Experiments: Lain, Black Lagoon.

Video Games: Dragon Quest IV, Suikoden II, Parasite Eve, Dragon Age: Inquisition, Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 2, Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, Chrono Trigger.

Bands/Musicians: Devin Townsend Project, DevilDriver, Slayer, Amon Amarth, Lamb of God, Machine Head, Children of Bodom, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Bob Seger, Utada Hikaru, D'espairsRay.

*More to come... eventually...*

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Mexico, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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