CURRENT MISSION

To experience anything and everything I can. Be it culture, music, friendship, love, food, philosophy, spirituality, I'm always looking for ways to stretch myself.

ABOUT ME

I'm an electrical engineer in Austin, TX, currently working for the company the operates the states electric grid. Though I'm an artist at heart. I also love foreign languages, and I studied Mandarin Chinese for 4 years and spent a year abroad in Shanghai!

PHILOSOPHY

Impossible to narrow down in a small space like this. I'm a spiritual person, but have never personally felt an affinity with any organized religion. I believe everyone needs to find their own enlightenment or truth. Moreover, I believe humankind (at this point anyway) is incapable of truly and deeply comprehending the deepest truths (infinity, time, etc). I think each person must, through his/her life's journey, develop their own abstract perception on all these things. Most importantly I think every person needs to allow others this freedom with a kind, giving, forgiving and open heart.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I've gotten to meet amazing people in Europe and (most recently) India that have taken travel for me and my travel buddy Andy to another level. Connecting with locals and getting a glimpse of their everyday life is so much more fulfilling than being a tourist in a hotel. I'm hoping to connect with people and maybe make some lifelong connections.
Afterword, I would love the opportunity to offer a couch to other travelers coming to Austin. I am till getting set up in my new house but soon I'll finally have a great guest room to share.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I spent three weeks traveling through Europe (Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, France and Italy) in 2010 with my close friend Andy. I can't have asked for a better experience. Everyone we met was incredibly generous, and we made some connections that I hope will last years. Many of our friends left feedback on Andy's page. Should you want to see it, here is a link to his profile:
http://www.couchsurfing.org/people/andylo/

Interests

Piano, music, Chinese, Sustainability, Languages, Traveling, Eating Amazing Food, Cooking Amazing Food, Watching Films & Plays, Hanging With Best Friends, Spending Too Much Time on Wikipedia, China, Italy, Europe.

• culture
• design
• photography
• dining
• cooking
• movies
• traveling
• pottery
• music
• piano
• surfing
• engineering
• languages
• religion

Music, Movies, and Books

Western Classical-
Rachmaninov, Liszt, Prokofiev, Mahler, Chopin, Ravel, Puccini

Hindustani Classical
Pandit Nikhil Banerjee, Ravi Shankar, Kishori Amonkar, Ashwini Bhide Deshpande, Amir Khan, Kaushiki Chakraborty, Kalpana Zokarkar

Contemporary-
Joanna Newsom, Rufus Wainwright, Fleet Foxes, Of Montreal, Sondre Lerche, Lykke Li, tUnE-yArDs, Radiohead, Martha Wainwright, Muse, Scissor Sisters, Andrew Bird, Tegan and Sara, RATATAT, The Dance, The Dodos, Björk, Joni Mitchell, Islands, Jeff Buckley, Animal Collective, the bird and the bee, Goldfrapp, MGMT, Stars, Jackson Browne, Kings of Convenience, Kay Kay and His Weathered Underground, Neutral Milk Hotel, Menomena, Band of Horses, Akron/Family, Grizzly Bear, Grand Archives, Hot Chip, Lotus, Regina Spektor, Red House Painters, Sun Kil Moon, Guillemots, The Arcade Fire, Aqualung, Sigur Rós, Rogue Wave, The Knife, MIKA, Badly Drawn Boy, The Boy Least Likely To, Múm, MIA, Coldplay, Peter Bjorn and John, Nada Surf, The New Pornographers, Adele, Beirut, Gossip, Keane, Death Cab for Cutie, Pink Floyd, The Beatles, Queen, Bob Marley, Bob Dylan, Nina Simone, Patty Pravo, Alanis Morissette, Feist, Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within, Interpol, Iron & Wine, Built to Spill, Jewel, Oasis , Vampire Weekend....

Musicals-
Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Rocky Horror Picture Show, Wicked, Chicago.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

The Terracotta Soldiers in Xi'an were quite awe-inspiring.

Teach, Learn, Share

Piano, music, photography, pottery, graphics & web-design.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Cambodia, Canada, France, Germany, India, Italy, Netherlands, Taiwan, Thailand, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, United States