CURRENT MISSION

Live every day to its fullest!

ABOUT ME

I just graduated from music school in Cambridge, MA and moved to Hong Kong August 7 for cello work and a new adventure!

PHILOSOPHY

If you have the good fortune to actually know what it is that makes you happy, you have an obligation to fulfill those dreams.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I'd like to connect with new people and would love to show them around San Francisco or New England when I'm in the vicinity. I'm looking forward to meeting folks in Hong Kong who want to explore the outdoors, arts and nightlife, and am definitely open to hosting couchsurfers who want to explore together.

Interests

Classical, jazz, indie rock, folk music; jamming/improv/doodling collaborations; songwriting; poetry and writing stories; running; beach exploration; hiking; camping; traveling; filmmaking; documentary; musicals, plays, theater of every kind.

• arts
• writing
• poetry
• theater
• documentaries
• film making
• running
• nightlife
• traveling
• music
• folk music
• jazz
• outdoor activities
• hiking
• camping
• surfing
• sailing
• journalism
• beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

John Steinbeck rules the earth: East of Eden!, Grapes of Wrath, Cannery Row, The Wayward Bus. Pearl S. Buck also lovely: Imperial Woman! Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Toni Morrison, Jane Austen, Edith Wharton. Movies: Philadelphia, The Color Purple, War and Peace (Audrey Hepburn), Autumn Sonata, Bergmann, The Road Home, To Live. Music: Ray LaMontagne, Jeff Buckley, Sara McLachlan, Iron & Wine, James Morrison, Ra Ra Riot, Kate Walsh, Sara Watkins, Kris Delmhorst, James Blunt, Regina Spektor, Radiohead, Coldplay

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Got to work as a reporter in Cape Town - watch the sun set at Cape Point.

Teach, Learn, Share

I love teaching English and cello. I need to learn Cantonese, love learning Spanish and salsa, and want to learn surfing and sailing.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Jamaica, Mexico, Netherlands, Puerto Rico, South Africa, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, South Africa, United States