CURRENT MISSION

To see the world as it is.

ABOUT ME

I'm from rural Iowa, USA, now live in a huge city in Japan.

English teacher, bassist, traveler.

PHILOSOPHY

Every moment is precious

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

We've couchsurfed in Russia, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Singapore, and Australia. Amazing experiences! We've also hosted couchsurfers at our home.

Interests

Music (I play the contrabass/double bass/string bass, piano, guitar, etc). I write and play music (from hiphop to classical to country).
Books
Travel

• books
• cooking
• traveling
• music
• guitar
• piano
• teaching

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: On the Road, This Side of Paradise, The Brothers Karamazov, Love in the Time of Cholera

Music: Brahms, Mingus, Fela Kuti, Hank Williams

Movies: 12 Angry Men, Travelers and Magicians, The Gold Rush, Akira Kurosawa, Stanley Kubrick, Coen Brothers.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. I saw lava!
Tiger Leaping Gorge, Yunnan, China
Bangladeshi hospitality
Lake Toba, Sumatra, the largest volcanic lake in the world, and the largest island inside an island.
Crater Lake, Oregon
The Japanese countryside
Palawan, Philippines

Teach, Learn, Share

Music, Japanese cooking, computer stuff.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Our place and some information about the city

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Bangladesh, Belgium, Cambodia, Canada, China, Croatia, England, Ethiopia, France, Georgia, Gibraltar, Greece, Guam, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Myanmar, Netherlands, Philippines, Russian Federation, Scotland, Singapore, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State, Viet Nam, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, Japan, United Kingdom, United States