ABOUT ME

Past youth worker in San Francisco, sometimes marathon runner, aspiring wanderer.

Scraped up some time and moolah to travel before I start medical school this fall, so I won't be able to host. Looking forward to meeting fellow travelers!

Mostly described as: diplomatic, calm, quirky, non-judgmental, honest, awkward in a good way--whatever that means, ha! :p

PHILOSOPHY

"To laugh often and much
To win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children
To earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends
To appreciate beauty, to find the best in others
To leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch, or a redeemed social condition
To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived.
This is to have succeeded."

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Attended a meet-up in SF, LA, Lima
Couchsurfed in Oahu, Brooklyn, NOLA.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Each person I encounter through CS teaches me something new and gives me a refreshing new perspective on life. I'd like to continue that while traveling!

Interests

running, reading, sketching, art galleries and museums, music shows, amassing uniquely flavored chocolates, exploring nooks and crannies, novelty

• arts
• sketching
• beauty
• recipes
• cocktails
• marathon
• running
• gardening
• reading
• traveling
• music
• biology

Music, Movies, and Books

Books:
Milan Kundera, G Gabriel Marquez, Chuck Palahniuk are some of my favorites.
One Hundred Years of Solitude, Invisible Monsters, The Picture of Dorian Gray, Brave New World, Perks of Being a Wallflower, The Fault in Our Stars, Norwegian Wood, Hardboiled Wonderland

Movies:
Spirited Away, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Midnight in Paris, Lost in Translation, Amelie

Music:
BANKS, the xx, Yuna, The Strokes, Zedd, Ingrid Michaelson, Lykke Li, Bastille, Lorde, Angus & Julia Stone, Jaymes Young, OneRepublic; smooth beats, jazzy tunes... anything!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Running 26.2 miles through the misty fog of San Francisco with a bad ankle

Teach, Learn, Share

Cantonese slang and Mandarin phrases, molecular biology topics, philosophizing, cocktail recipes, typography and doodling.

We can practice speaking Spanish and Mandarin, if you don't mind me stumbling A LOT.

Countries I’ve Visited

China, Colombia, Japan, Peru, Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, United States

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