CURRENT MISSION

Adventuring, outdoors, and sharing travel stories. Found an awesome view? I'm in. There's a bar with a live band and dance floor? We're going. You're not allowed back in a country? Tell me about it.

ABOUT ME

Guitarist, finance professional, photographer, dedicated to pursuit of simple pleasures. I like food, jokes, athletics, food, football players named Messi, reading, and speaking Spanish to my Chinese mother though she understands none of it.

Pourquoi je suis sur Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

New to the CS community, but let me know if you're near Monterey or San Francisco!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Met some really cool people through this site. Shout out to the 5 country bonfire crew, and everyone I met in Europe 2014.

Centres d'intérêt

See above. To add something, I love the outdoors. Trail running, hiking, diving into deep water. I am one with the nature.

Having a beer and chatting about whatever.

• oktoberfest
• dancing
• dining
• beer
• running
• drinking
• reading
• traveling
• outdoor activities
• hiking
• backpacking
• scuba diving
• trail running
• sports
• soccer
• table tennis

Morceaux de musique, films et livres

Books: I love reading.

Music: 1970s rock & roll, electroswing, 1990s rap, Irish folk music, Luciano Pavarotti

Movies: Comedies (Will Ferrell and Seth Rogan), anti-hero crime media (Goodfellas, Breaking Bad), and senseless action (Jackie Chan's filmography, Arnold Schwarzenegger's filmography).

Une aventure extraordinaire que j'ai vécue

I leave for Oktoberfest on 21 September and will backpack Europe for 2-3 months.

Enseignez, apprenez, partagez

Teach: English, ping pong, American sports, the California accent, igloo building, personal and professional finance (I'm a numbers nerd)

Learn: teach me how to dribble a football, bad words in your local language, and your favorite drink

Share: dessert, stories from growing up in the western USA

Pays que j'ai visités

Austria, Belgium, Chile, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, Netherlands, Norway, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Uruguay, Venezuela

Pays dans lesquels j'ai vécu

Argentina, Mexico, United States