CURRENT MISSION

Travel the world, make lots of friends and learn to speak as many languages as possible!

ABOUT ME

I am a Peace Corps Volunteer from New York currently teaching English at a university in Sichuan, China.

I enjoy learning languages and am currently studying Mandarin, Sichuan Dialect, Japanese and German. I also love meeting new people!

I love traveling and in 2010-11 spent 6 months abroad as a Rotary Youth Exchange Student to Hachinohe, Japan. I learned a lot about the Japanese language and culture and hope to one day return to Japan!

In summer 2014 I interned for an NGO known as Sustainable Rural Community Development (SURCOD) Organization in Malawi. This was an amazing experience that made me realize my passion for youth and education.

From September to December 2014 I studied Mandarin Chinese in Taiwan at National Chengchi University. I then traveled independently around Asia (Japan, South Korea, Thailand, Malaysia, Hong Kong) staying at hostels and using WWOOF, Couchsurfing and WorkAway. From April 2015 to August 2015 I studied in Tokyo, Japan!

PHILOSOPHY

If you're not living on the edge, you're taking up too much space!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

In the future, when I have my own place, I hope to be able to host fellow travelers. For now though I want to meet people by going to events and couch surfing.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Tried it out in Taipei, Hong Kong and Japan, hoping to go on some more adventures!

Interests

learning foreign languages, piano, violin, ukulele, karate, badminton, amigurumi, yosakoi, collecting pins and random knick-knacks

• culture
• education
• traveling
• socializing
• piano
• violin
• surfing
• badminton
• teaching
• international relations
• languages
• volunteering
• wwoof

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies- Pixar Films, Ghibli Films, Mulan, Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter

Music- classical music (especially Chopin, Debussy, Rachmaninoff, Beethoven and Mozart), the Beatles, RHCP, the Kooks, Death Cab for Cutie, Postal Service, Muse, Owl City, Bump of Chicken, Flumpool, Radwimps, GReeeeN, Mongol800, Mayday, Yen-J

Some of my favorite authors include JRR Tolkien, Jane Austen, RA Salvatore, Charles Dickens, and Cornelia Funke.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Experienced the March 11 earthquake and tsunami disaster in Japan

Teach, Learn, Share

I have a couple interesting tales and know a few words in several languages.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Canada, Germany, Hong Kong, Malawi, Malaysia, Netherlands, South Africa, South Korea, Thailand, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, Japan, Taiwan, United States