CURRENT MISSION

travel and make friends? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

ABOUT ME

Into the arts and the sciences and both at the same time. Lives for new experiences and ideas, and pesto sauce. Laid back, often literally. Easily sedated with good music. Often dreams of being a panda.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Surfing and hosting

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I hosted several people when I lived in Shenzhen, China, and then couchsurfed for a few months in other parts of China.

Interests

MUSIC Music music. I'll play anything with strings or buttons on it. Available to jam at all hours.

Also: reading, cooking, watching movies, playing soccer and ping pong, hiking, travel

• arts
• singing
• dining
• cooking
• chinese food
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• painting
• drawing
• music
• classical music
• guitar
• piano
• drums
• hiking
• surfing
• soccer
• table tennis
• software

Music, Movies, and Books

---MUSIC---
Beirut, Lambchop, Arcade Fire, The Field, Okkervil River, Chopin, Tom Waits, Animal Collective, Rachmaninoff

---BOOKS---
David Foster Wallace, Borges, Vonnegut, Milan Kundera, Game of Thrones books, Letters to a Young Poet

---MOVIES---
Tampopo, Happiness, Zoolander, Don Juan DeMarco, Fargo, any Christopher Guest, any David Lynch, Jodorowski's Dune

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

-- Waking up with the summit of Annapurna out the window, 3000m up in Nepal.

-- Meeting a man in India who opened a school in the slums, hearing his young students play beautiful Indian classical music, then being treated to amazing home cooking.

-- Becoming the house band at the Bad Monkey for a weekend in Dali and being recognized by strangers around the town.

Teach, Learn, Share

Music: I can teach piano, bass, guitar, ukelele, music theory, ear training, production and recording, and a little singing and drums. But I'm always looking to pick up more instruments and tricks!

Software: I make websites for a living, so I can help out here if needed.

Cooking: I can make a little American, Italian, Indian, and Chinese food, but I've only been at this a short time. Teach me more!

Art: I love art but never have been much good at it. If you can paint or draw, I'd love to see!

Countries I’ve Visited

Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Nepal, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, Panama, United States