I'm an aspiring architect moving to Los Angeles to continue my career.

Growing up, I've always been interested in other cultures, customs, and foreign languages. I have my master's degree in architecture and I also study Spanish in my free time. In college I was awarded a scholarship to study Chinese in Taiwan. I do speak a little Chinese although it's not the best. 对不起.

I've always found that I can easily chat with people about their background and hearing what their life is like.
Oh, and lastly, this should go without saying, but I'm incredibly respectful of people's places. I am very clean and promise to keep your place in the same condition in which I arrive.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

An Australian tourist I hosted, who then became a good pen pal, suggested I check out this website for my move to Los Angeles. I'm moving to LA from Florida in the beginning of January. I have a place to stay for the immediate week I arrive but shortly thereafter I will need a place to stay for a week while I continue pinning down some job interviews in my field (architecture).

I hope I can use this as an opportunity to meet some fantastic people in a place that will be brand new to me. Although I'll be using some time during the day for job interviews, I'm down to go exploring, go on mini-adventures in the city, and see what your daily life in LA is like.

Interests

• architecture
• design
• cooking
• traveling
• crochet
• hiking
• chinese
• lgbt
• spanish

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Indie electronic & classical music.
Movies: Scott Pilgrim vs the World, Kill Bill, Koyaanisqatsi, and such
Books: Classic literature, architecture, essays

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Volunteered teaching English at a high school in rural Taiwan

Teach, Learn, Share

Exchanging past experiences with one another are some of the most rewarding kinds of conversations people can have.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Haiti, Israel, Japan, Mexico, Taiwan

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States