I'm a twenty-something-year-old INTJ who grew up with a passion for design, art, photography, writing, reading, and of course--traveling! I recently quit my job as a product designer to travel the world for a year with my boyfriend. We're currently making our way through Asia, Europe, and South America, and I'm documenting it all on my own blog (thetravelsketch.com).

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I love meeting people from around the world and forming new connections.

Interests

My favorite things to do while traveling are to find the best photo spots, eat delicious local foods, interacting with local people, discover off-the-beaten-track destinations, and simply walking around and taking in my surroundings.

• arts
• writing
• design
• graphic design
• photography
• cooking
• reading
• blogging
• drawing
• travel
• videography

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Of Monsters and Men, The XX, Head and the Heart, The Killers, Maroon 5, Lumineers
Movies: Spirited Away, Harry Potter (all of them!), The Lion King, Shawshank Redemption, The Sound of Music, 10 Things I Hate About You
Books: Harry Potter, The Things They Carried, Memoirs of a Geisha, The Power of Habit, Tuesday's with Morrie, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Watched the sunrise over Bagan, Myanmar
Hiked the tallest mountain in South Korea
Attended the biggest comic convention in the world
Recorded one second of my life every day for a year and compiled it into a video

Teach, Learn, Share

Anything you've ever wanted to learn about design--I gotchu :)

I'm always looking to improve my (currently very poor) language skills! Particularly in Mandarin, French, and Spanish. I also just love learning about different cultures in general.

Countries I’ve Visited

Bulgaria, Canada, China, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Myanmar, Netherlands, Scotland, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, United States