CURRENT MISSION

Getting all of Asia excited about documentary photography & film

ABOUT ME

i like to share and teach and learn and travel.
I run a foundation/ gallery called Documentary Arts Asia.
i love cooking, cycling and mountains
I build adobe houses and brew my own wine.

PHILOSOPHY

every stranger is a genius, Saint or artist...

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I have hosted a ton of people when i lived in Japan and have stayed at a few peoples houses as well.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

have hosted about 50 people, 11 at one time! love the idea, thanks everyone for making this work.

Interests

Photography, documentaries, Hiking, Biking, Cooking,

• arts
• photography
• documentaries
• cooking
• wine
• running
• traveling
• homesteading
• cycling
• hiking
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Samsara, Nausicaa,

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Nikon Inspiration Award Winner
Pulitzer Center Grantee
2 time TEDx Speaker
Doc Arts Asia Founder
Built my own off grid homestead

Teach, Learn, Share

Wine-making, photography, adobe building, Thai & Japanese language

What I Can Share with Hosts

Photo lessons and good Japanese, Mexican, Thai or salads

Countries I’ve Visited

Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, China, Cuba, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, India, Italy, Japan, Laos, Latvia, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mexico, Monaco, Myanmar, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey

Countries I’ve Lived In

Japan, Myanmar, Thailand, United States