CURRENT MISSION
Learning Japanese, moving to Japan soon (March 2023). Doing the English teaching thing again.

ABOUT ME

I have spent most of my life learning foreign languages because I have always been interested in other countries and cultures.

I tend to be a bit shy when first meeting people, but once I feel comfortable or feel I can trust someone, I can just be myself. one of my main goals in life is to learn to be more open with people so I can make more connections with people, and I think Couchsurfing is a good way to do that. I think that the more you give of yourself to people, the more they will give back, and everyone stands to gain from that.

I taught English in Korea for 15 months and then I traveled around Southeast Asia for 5 months.

PHILOSOPHY

Learn, explore, focus on what's really important in life.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I have couchsurfed in Nizhny Novogorod, Russia and it was a great experience. Other than that, I have used couchsurfing to meet up with lots of cool people in different countries.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I initially got an account here to find people to speak Russian with while I was studying Russian in Moscow.

I couchsurfed for the first time while visiting nizhny novgorod and it was an amazing experience. completely changed the way I think about people, traveling, the world, and so many other things! :)

I also couchsurfed in Jakarta, Indonesia and Penang, Malayisa. I saw local things that I never would have on my own and met some great people at the same time.

Interests

as long as i can remember, my greatest interest has been to visit and learn about other countries and other ways of life. i also really love studying languages.

also: russia, literature, riding bikes, yoga, pop culture, traveling, meeting new people and learning about their lives, good conversation

• literature
• coffee
• reading
• languages
• exploring
• long walks
• lgbtq
• pokemon go
• apex legends

Music, Movies, and Books

movies: the babadook, eternal sunshine of the spotless mind, willy wonka and the chocolate factory, t

music: anything from ani difranco to justin timberlake, sleater-kinney, kishi bashi, thao and the get down stay down.
books: john steinbeck, truman capote, fyodor dostoevsky, david sedaris.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Rode my bike 100 miles round trip with my friend.

Got lost in the crowd at Tet (Vietnamese New Year) in Hanoi.

Teach, Learn, Share

i can gladly help people with their english.

What I Can Share with Hosts

i can cook a meal or help clean the dishes :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Cambodia, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, Peru, Poland, Russian Federation, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand, Ukraine, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, Japan, Russian Federation, South Korea, United States