CURRENT MISSION

To see the world and make a difference.

ABOUT ME

I'm a daydreamer. There is so much I want to do and experience in this life. This includes traveling, carpentry, teaching, beer brewing, volunteering and just generally making the world a better place in the best way that I can.

PHILOSOPHY

I believe in kindness. I like to be open-minded and get to know someone I meet before I make judgments. I enjoy making friends with all kinds of people from all different backgrounds.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I'm a new member to the couchsurfing community but I hope to be an active member from now on. I wish to make a lot of friends on my upcoming travel from Beijing, China to New York, USA and then to host the friends I make in my hometown of Saint Louis.

Interests

In my free time, I like to learn about the world's different cultures, current events, geography, and history. My favorite things to do are: read, explore the great outdoors, hike, cycle, study maps, kayak/canoe, listen to music.

• beer
• traveling
• eating out
• music
• outdoor activities
• cycling
• hiking
• canoeing
• kayaking
• camping
• cartography
• geography
• history
• volunteering

Music, Movies, and Books

Some of my favorite movies include: Fitzcarraldo, Grizzly Man, Good Will Hunting, Russian Ark, LA JETEE & SANS SOLEI, The Battle of Algiers, City of God.
Music: Beatles, Neil Young, Cat Stevens, Fleet Foxes, Radiohead, Van Morrison, Joanna Newsom, Shugo Tokumaru, Iron & Wine, Wilco, Bon Iver, Band of Horses, Elliot Smith, among others.
Books: The Awakening, Open the Veins of Latin America, A People's History of the US, Why Geography Matters, Botchan, The Stranger, Red and the Black, Slaughterhouse Five, Seize the Day, Midnight's Children, A New Earth, etc.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Taught English in the countryside of Japan for three years.
Attended a 3-day wedding in Lahore, Pakistan.
Stayed for 5 days in the outer regions of the Himlayayas in Northeastern Pakistan in the NWFP governor's home built during the British Raj.
Driven the Great Ocean Road in southern Australia.
Biked the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido for 10 days, camping and adventuring.

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