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Overview

  • 7 references 7 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning Korean, Spanish
  • 39, Male
  • Member since 2010
  • English Teacher
  • College
  • From Stockton, CA
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Traveling far and wide....to see the unseen and eat the uneaten...and hopefully survive to tell the tale~

ABOUT ME

Im known to laugh quite a lot, especially at things that are meant to be serious.........yes, laughter is most important above all. Life is top short to be serious .The wide spectrum of humanity intrigues me.

PHILOSOPHY

Experience beyond the realm of normal is the domain that I strive for. There's a part of me that craves a dose of chaos and disorder in daily life. I deem the unpredictable to be of great value...

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I hosted a few surfers in 2011.....Been to a couple of local events and now I have me and my girlfriend Jennifer are traveling through SouthEast Asia in Early 2014 to explore this place and hopefully get the inside story from some local CS friends!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Two epic journeys to Queensland, Australia have taught me the definition of the word hospitality, So I hosted some surfers from different corners of the globe. Had an awesome time with all surfers so far, can't wait to host some surfers this time.

Interests

Slapstick comedy, all things musical, outdoors, eating and cooking (of course), reading, running, learning from humans. Any experience worth having.

  • cooking
  • running
  • reading
  • traveling
  • guitar
  • outdoor activities
  • cycling

Music, Movies, and Books

Music----Queens of the Stone Age, Foo Fighters, Led Zeppelin, The Flaming Lips, Pendulum, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, 311, Them Crooked Vultures, Tom Petty, The Raconteurs, Paul Van Dyke, Junkie XL, Minus the Bear, CCR, Steel Pulse, The Doors, Pink Floyd, dance/electro, Arctic Monkeys, white noise meditation, classical, .....Books- Vagabonding (Rolf Potts), Infinite Self (Stuart Wilde)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Marathons.....The most earnest conversations I've ever had are with people on the brink of their endurance capacity, about to collapse. Also staying in Lago Atitlan in Guatemala near the Mayan rainforest with crazy Deutsch bread bakers and overstaying at a hand painted secret hostel in Koh Chang, Thailand

Teach, Learn, Share

Drumming, guitar(ing), biking, wandering, most things the end in "ing"

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Guatemala, Japan, Laos, Mexico, New Zealand, Thailand, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

South Korea, United States

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