CURRENT MISSION

To learn and have fun doing it!

ABOUT ME

People say I'm a smiley person because I like laughing lots :)

I just finished up my degree in Computer Science at the University of Waterloo (in Canada) and moved to San Francisco for full-time work this summer and am super psyched about it! I like to think I'm a pretty laid back person, I generally like trying new things and when I go traveling I always make sure to check out the "touristy things", but I'm joining CS to hopefully see more local attractions!

PHILOSOPHY

Be happy! Or fake it :)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I had my first CS experiences when I stayed with a couple of different people during a backpacking trip through Europe. Would love to try out the hosting side as well!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've heard awesome things from people I know who have used CS. Decided I should give it a try myself :) and am super excited about it!

Interests

My roommate suggested three things I like for this section: I LOVE tofu, I'm addicted to spinach and my guilty pleasure is watching Glee!

I also love science, I ALWAYS order wheat beer and recently have gotten into rock climbing. I also like meeting new people, going out, and organizing events on campus. People say I'm really smiley.

• beer
• marathon
• running
• traveling
• backpacking
• rock climbing
• biology
• computer science
• genealogy
• science
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

I enjoy a lot of different types of movies, but lately I'm always in the mood for chick flicks. Some of my favourites are Love Actually, Pretty Woman, and anything Disney. I also loved The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Without thinking much beforehand, I signed up for "Tough Mudder". This is a "marathon" where you go through 12 miles of hills doing challenges like running through fire, dipping your head under ice water, getting electrocuted by live wire, running up a quarter pipe etc. It was incredible pushing ourselves to get to the end of it.

A ridiculous experience that comes to mind was dressing up in pig suits with some friends and running around San Francisco. A start-up in the area was filming a commercial for which they needed a hundred pigs. I think it was just a fun/memorable experience. I posted a pic!

visited 19 states (8.44%)

Teach, Learn, Share

From my school studies I've learned a bit about biology, especially genetics! I also know some stuff about programming and I've got some stories about working in the bay area.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Costa Rica, Cuba, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, France, Germany, Mexico, Netherlands, Panama, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, Russian Federation, United States