CURRENT MISSION

To see coffee quality improve at the farm level so that farmers can get a fair price for the coffee they grow

ABOUT ME

My wife Yaqin, our two daughters and I live in South West China (Yunnan, Pu'er) and run a coffee training Lab that works with coffee people along the whole supply chain mainly in the form of training to improve quality.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I have hosted a few folks and stayed with some great folks last time I was in the states

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Both through this site and just randomly I have slept on a lot of floors, couches, beds and cars of people I did not know at the time and have had more then a few hitch hikers and friends of friends have crashed at my place.

Interests

Chinese Language, food and culture.

The life and teachings of the Jesus

The Middle East and Palestinian Israeli relations.

Race relations

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Gone to Yemen in search of the best coffee on earth

Teach, Learn, Share

Coffee. I love every part of it

Countries I’ve Visited

Bahrain, Egypt, Hong Kong, Jordan, Kuwait, Laos, Malaysia, Mexico, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, Yemen

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, United States

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