Hello! My name is Rick, I'm from Los Angeles, but now I live in Tokyo, and sometimes I'm in Brighton (UK) and traveling around Europe. I don't host much as I"m always on the go, and work online. It's hard to stay in one place!

I love exploring new places, trying local cuisines and checking out the art and music scenes especially. I speak English, Japanese, and Chinese, but would really like to learn the romance languages, they sound so beautiful. I wish I had studied them in school!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I never get tired of making new friends and meeting new people, especially from different cultures. Also, FOOD.

I like to cook. Teach me your grandmother's recipes!

Interests

• cooking
• fine dining
• clubbing
• music
• jazz
• latin music
• travel
• techno music
• dining out
• street food
• indie rock
• fine arts
• tango dancing

Music, Movies, and Books

Slowdive, Guy Gerber, ARTBAT, Radiohead, Leonard Cohen, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Natalia LaFourcade, Max Richter, Scott Walker, Astor Piazzolla, '60s Japanese oldies... the list is endless!

Tobias Wolff, Haruki Murakami, Kazuo Ishiguro, David Foster Wallace... all great writers!

Nuovo Cinema Paradiso, Almodovar, Battle Royale, anything by Denis Villaneuve, Wes Anderson, Shinji Aoyama... too many to name!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I've partied with Bryan Ferry.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can tell you EVERYTHING you need to know about what to see, do, and eat in Tokyo and Los Angeles.

I also had the first proper English-language website dedicated to Japanese ramen noodles, and can teach you all about the subject in excruciating detail. 🍜

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Belgium, Canada, China, Croatia, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Jamaica, Kazakhstan, Mexico, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Japan, United Kingdom, United States