CURRENT MISSION

Make friends, travel, learn.

ABOUT ME

My dream is to become a doctor to practice medicine abroad and promote global health. I am starting my third year of medical school (once I drag myself out of Thailand, at least) in the US.

PHILOSOPHY

Difficult takes a day, impossible takes a week.
(yes, I did just quote Jay-Z :p)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I've been to a meeting in Chile, done language exchange in Buenos Aires, and surfed in Manila. I'm looking forward to surfing more through my travels, and hopefully hosting at some point! :)

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I went to a meeting in Santiago, Chile where we ate tapas and I met some pretty cool Chileans. Otherwise, I'm pretty new to this.

Interests

Languages, medicine, baking, animals, nature, people.

• animals
• baking
• traveling
• cycling
• hiking
• surfing
• skydiving
• languages
• medicine
• language exchange

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Drive, Motorcycle Diaries, City of God, Contagion, Blood Diamond

Music: it varies greatly, and I go through phases. Currently i'm in an upbeat indie phase.

Books: Mountains Beyond Mountains, The Kite Runner, Marching Powder, The Time Traveler's Wife, The Good Earth, The Poisonwood Bible, Me Talk Pretty One Day

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Driving through the Uyuni, Bolivia. Spectacular!
Treacherous bike ride through the Atacama Desert.
Hiking the Inca Trail in 2010 with my mother.
Feeling a little terrified at Sevilla's Semana Santa as a 13 year old.
Skydiving in California in 2010.

Teach, Learn, Share

Share: English (California, USA), Spanish (fluent mix of Spanish from Spain, Argentina, and Mexico), Medicine (or at least I can try!)
Learn: anything and everything

Countries I’ve Visited

Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Bolivia, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, France, Guam, Japan, Mexico, Morocco, Myanmar, Peru, Philippines, Singapore, Spain, Thailand, Uruguay

Countries I’ve Lived In

Argentina, Costa Rica, Dominica, Spain, United States

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