Hi there! My name is Richard and I’m from Seattle, Washington, USA 🇺🇸. I love travel, and I work at Expedia as a Software Engineer so you can tell that travel is always on my mind. The world is such a big place, there’s so many things I want to see, so many amazing and fascinating people to meet. and so little time to do it all.

Before the pandemic I didn’t travel that much because I was still in school, and I was focusing on my studies. But the pandemic really made me reevaluate my life values. Now I want everyday to be an adventure!

Thanks for taking the time to read my profile!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I love to meet people from around the world. Every culture is unique and every friend I make in a new country gives me more understanding of different perspectives.

Interests

Playing piano for 20 years: love music. I work in tech and I love exploring computer science topics. I love understanding the history and culture of places.

• singing
• clubbing
• technology
• traveling
• music
• piano
• opera
• hiking
• skiing
• musical theatre

Music, Movies, and Books

Moulin Rouge
The Phantom of the Opera
Dear Evan Hansen
The Book of Mormon
Anything by Whitney Houston
Chopin
Liszt
Beethoven
Josh Groban

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Swimming with Sea Turtles in Ishigaki Japan

Teach, Learn, Share

Machine Learning, Chinese Language and Culture, American Culture

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Canada, China, Czech Republic, England, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Mexico, Norway, Palestine, Poland, South Korea, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State, Viet Nam, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States