CURRENT MISSION

live and work in Seoul

ABOUT ME

I live and work in Eumseong, South Korea as an English and psychology teacher. I commute to Seoul on weekends to attend church at New Philadelphia Church and to hang out. I love going to 찜질방.

PHILOSOPHY

"'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.' This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.'"

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

i couchsurf

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

hung out, cooked, and drank with Agata in Krakow; got to have dinner and wine with Marta & Anya's family in Wroclaw; had interesting conversations with Eugenius in Warsaw. overall, an excellent experience.

Interests

I love to play and listen to music. I'm always open to listening to new things. I play guitar (not very well) and the drums (pretty well, though it's been a while). If you play any instrument, I'm always down to jam. I'm a very good djembe player. i also believe that you don't need instruments to make music.

One of my favorite past times is playing American football. Though more and more, I'm gaining an appreciation for soccer. One of my favorite childhood memories is playing football in the church parking lot.

I love world literature, though I never studied it formally. My two favorite authors are Alexandre Dumas and Fyodor Dostoyesvsky. I write prolifically in my journal and i've got a few ideas for novels. But we'll see if it ever amounts to anything.

I have a passion for food. I love to try new and exotic dishes. I also like to experiment with cooking.

• literature
• dining
• cooking
• wine
• drinking
• music
• guitar
• drums
• american football
• soccer
• teaching
• history
• psychology
• volunteering

Music, Movies, and Books

Favorite movies: Lord of the Rings Trilogy, Waking Life, Shawshank Redemption, The Matrix, Pulp Fiction, Kill Bill, A River Runs Through It, Inglourious Basterds, Pan's Labyrinth, The Dark Knight, Zoolander, Dumb and Dumber, Spanglish, West Side Story

TV Shows: The Simpsons, That 70's Show, Cavemen, Arrested Development

Music: Corinne Bailey Rae, John Legend, Bob Marley, Jimi Hendrix, Coldplay, Notorious BIG, Mozart, Common, The Roots, Jill Scott, Miles Davis, Wes Montgomery, KRS-ONE, Led Zeppelin, Damian Marley, Pharrell, Timbaland, Jurassic 5, John Coltrane, Paco de Lucia

Books: The Bible, Count of Monte Cristo, The Brothers Karamazov

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Ukraine.

I took a cargo ship across the Pacific Ocean.

Teach, Learn, Share

I am an excellent djembe player and percussionist in general. I'm always down to jam and teach someone how to play a basic beat.

I always want to learn about new cultures: the food, drink, history, language, people, etc.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, China, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, Indonesia, Moldova, Poland, South Korea, Spain, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

South Korea, Ukraine, United States

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