CURRENT MISSION

To live my life to the fullest and make some friends along the way

ABOUT ME

I am a recent graduate from the University of Oklahoma. I am moving to Singapore in early 2011 to start my career in advertising. I have a love for travel and part of the reason I chose Singapore was to explore Asia in my free time.

PHILOSOPHY

Carpe diem, dude.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I'm a newbie.

Interests

snowboarding, sustainability, football(American), pizza, girls

• writing
• traveling
• snowboarding
• soccer

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Pan's Labyrinth, Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World, Tron Legacy

Music: Everything 80s

Books: The Perfect Pitch, Chief Culture Officer, Goosebumps

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Visiting Easter Island was one of the most amazing experiences of my life. The people, the energy and the mystery of the island made this trip of the best of my life. Ask me about it. It's a great story :D

Teach, Learn, Share

Practicing and expanding cultural sensitivity according to author Simon Anholt involves 4 levels.

The bottom (incomplete three)

1. Ignorance and intolerance ("Because you are a dirty foreigner, I hate you and everything about you.")

2. Political correctness ("Because you are a local-country individual, I have been programmed to respect you, whatever I may personally think about you, and we will celebrate our differences in a joyful world community, whether you like it or not.")

3. Tolerance ("Well, we're certainly different from each other, but that's okay, we're both human beings, and I guess it's because we were brought up differently.")

The top (complete)

4. Cultural sensitivity ("I want to find out more about you, and tell you more about me, so that we can understand each other better.")

Reaching #4 is reaching a mastery of cultural sensitivity.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Canada, Chile, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Singapore, Spain, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Chile, Spain, United Kingdom, United States

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