I grew up in the US near Washington DC in the state of Maryland.

I taught English in China at a university from 2010-2013. During that time I was able to travel around much of Southeast Asia including Malaysia, Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia and the Philippines. After that I went back to the states to get my masters in International Education Policy at the University of Maryland which I completed in 2015.

I just finished 10 months in Kunming, China on a Fulbright Research Scholarship studying local education policy and practice revolving around English language teaching in the secondary public school system.

Beginning October 17th, I will be traveling for two months in southern Europe.

我精通汉语，为了进一步练习我汉语口语，我要求在我房子待的中国人跟我全讲汉语。

If you want to stay with me, you MUST send a formal request. I will not respond to the messages.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I'm here to meet new people especially when I'm traveling.

Interests

• education
• politics
• movies
• traveling
• sports
• history
• public policy
• language exchange
• travel
• language learning
• current events
• learning foreign languages

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Hiking through the mountains of Shangrila, Spelunking in the Philippines, watching the sun rise at Angkor Wat, binge drinking with the mayor of a small Chinese town, earning a highly competitive research scholarship to China

What I Can Share with Hosts

Experiences in China

Countries I’ve Visited

Cambodia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, United States

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