CURRENT MISSION

See the world，fill up my passport before it expires，keep moving， not die。

ABOUT ME

California born and raised.
Come from Turkic/Arabic stock.
Consistently a stranger in strange lands.
Student of linguistics.

PHILOSOPHY

"Between a high, solid wall and an egg that breaks against it, I will always stand on the side of the egg."
-Haruki Murakami

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I promised one of the owners of a Viking-themed bar in China that I would join. I made good on that promise and have been meeting people and making friends via CS ever since.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Surfed in　Ｔａｉｗａｎ，　ｍｅｔ　ｕｐ　ｗｉｔｈ CSers in Thailand, trying to get out there.

Interests

books, movies, music, travel (of course), linguistics, semiotics, architecture, strange modes of transportation, sandwiches
In terms of travel, my footing's quite shit, but my preferences are traditional--caves, waterfalls, beaches, canal towns.

• books
• architecture
• movies
• traveling
• socializing
• music
• beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies:
Y Tu Mama Tambien, LA Confidential, Groundhog's Day, Psycho
Music:
Bob Dylan, Smokey Robinson, Pixies, Wilco
Books:
Blood Meridian (Cormac McCarthy), Sitt Marie Rose (Etal Adnan), The Elementary Particles(Michel Houellbecq), No Longer Human (Osamu Dazai)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I saw a building eat a tree.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Bahamas, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Laos, Lebanon, Mexico, Myanmar, Philippines, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, Iraq, Myanmar, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, United States

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