CURRENT MISSION

Live abroad for at least 6 months, speak proficient Mandarin Chinese, create lifelong friendships

ABOUT ME

Diversity, adventure, and learning are great words to summarize my life philosophy. I decided to leave a financial advisory job with Merrill Lynch in March 2008 to fulfill my dream of living in another country and learning a language proficiently. Now I live in New York doing investment banking.

PHILOSOPHY

Always learn.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

My first experience was in May 2009 in Beijing, and it was amazing! The first host was incredibly welcoming and had an immaculately clean home.

My second host was just as good. I was the first man she had let CS, we had dinner together, talked for hours over wine and chocolate, and developed a good friendship.

Hong Kong was the next location. I stayed with an airline pilot and had a fabulous time.

Interests

Cooking, wine tastings, all types of music, SCUBA diving, flying, traveling, foreign languages, MeetUp.com, Salsa dancing, engaging conversation, investing, finance, entrepreneurship, business, psychology (especially social), movies, reading

• dancing
• salsa dancing
• cooking
• chocolate
• wine
• wine tasting
• flying
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• investing
• music
• scuba diving
• business
• entrepreneurship
• languages
• psychology

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Climbed the Great Wall, got a private pilot's license, SCUBA dived, traveled the world, and talked with fascinating people.

Countries I’ve Visited

Bahamas, Canada, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Haiti, Jamaica, Mexico, Norway, Russian Federation, Sweden, Thailand, United Kingdom, Virgin Islands, British

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, United States