CURRENT MISSION

To thoroughly explore the world people inhabitat and the people who inhabit the world.

ABOUT ME

Hello there!

I'm Austin, a college student based in Massachusetts, USA. I was born in southern California, raised in the neon lights and sin of Las Vegas, and am currently being outsourced to New England for a liberal arts education that will either land me in consulting or a cardboard box. Let's say, I'm stoked.

My interests span from Rubik's cubes to advocacy work in socioeconomic inequality. I enjoy traveling, exploring, drawing, photographing, and meeting other people. And maybe candle-lit dinners and long walks on the beach, but only if they' are accompanied with scaling rooftops and making smores.

PHILOSOPHY

A few of my favorite quotes: A man sets out to draw the world. As the years go by, he peoples a space with images of provinces, kingdoms, mountains, bays, ships, islands, fishes, rooms, instruments, stars, horses, and individuals. A short time before he dies, he discovers that that patient labyrinth of lines traces the lineaments of his own face." -Jorge Luis Borges

"We have to continually be jumping off cliffs and developing our wings on the way down." - Kurt Vonnegut

"Sometimes you climb out of bed in the morning and you think, I’m not going to make it, but you laugh inside — remembering all the times you’ve felt that way." -Charles Bukowski

我为什么加入 Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I predominantly participate in "couchsurfing culture" by meeting and inviting others to join in fostering a solid sense of camaraderie. As soon as I have my own place, I'll certainly open it up to the couchsurfing community.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

So far, I have couchsurfed in:
- Montreal, Quebec, Canada (3)
- Berlin, Germany (1)
- Prague, Czech Republic (1)

From these experiences, I have been able to meet the sweetest hosts and fellow couchsurfers at various meet-ups.

兴趣

I like to hike, run, sky dive, draw, photograph, and of course, travel!

• horses
• arts
• culture
• education
• beer
• running
• motorcycles
• traveling
• painting
• drawing
• cycling
• hiking
• boxing
• swimming
• teaching
• beaches
• mountains

音乐、电影和书籍

Movies: Into the Wild, Slumdog Millionaire, Waking Life, Little Miss Sunshine, The Pianist, Black Swan, Life of Pi

我做过的一件不可思议的事情

- Survived the motorcycles of Ho Chi Minh City
- Seeing the Pyramids of Giza,
- Hot air ballooning over Luxor
- Seeing the Mona Lisa
- Bearing witness to the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel
- Biking through the beer gardens of Munich
- Going on a canal ride through Amsterdam
- Swimming in Barcelona
- Riding a camel in Cairo
- Watching the Perseid Meteor shower from the roof of an abandoned eis factory in Berlin
- Strolling through the Red Light District of Hamburg
- Soaking in Paris from Sacre Coer
- Relaxing by the Seine at night
- Seeing the Prague Castle

教，学，和分享

I can teach you: how to fold a paper crane, how to draw/paint, how to solve a Rubik's cube, how to take fantastic jumping photos, how to work a camera, and how to speak conversational Vietnamese.

我游览过的国家

Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Egypt, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Spain, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam

我居住过的国家

Germany, United States

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