CURRENT MISSION

Experiencing the World

ABOUT ME

I am originally from New Orleans, LA, but I'm currently a graduate student in Seattle. I've also spent a significant amount of time living elsewhere. I went to high school in Singapore and college in Portland, OR. I have also studied in Beijing, China. I have studied and worked in Indonesia, in Batam, Jakarta, Yogyakarta, and Maluku. While I lived in those places, I really tried to take advantage of the wonderful travel possibilities. I really enjoy traveling and experiencing the cultures, noises, tastes, and landscape that surround me. I love music, history, and languages, and wherever I go I try to learn more about those things. I'm pretty adventurous. I don't have particularly high-standards as a traveler and I'm fairly easy-going.

PHILOSOPHY

Wherever I go, I like to dive into the culture and interact with the locals. I always learn a little bit of the language if I have no prior experience with it.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I am eager to host couchsurfers whenever I am able to do so. I love meeting fellow travelers and couchsurfers: hearing their stories, exchanging experiences, sharing culture. I am also always excited to surf on others' couches.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

In the past I have couchsurfed with some friends, but I just recently started my own profile. I've had some pretty great experiences, meeting interesting people and seeing a city/culture/country from their perspectives. Most of my past hosts didn't have much to offer aside from a floor to sleep on (I brought sleeping bags), but their hospitality has been tremendous.

Interests

I have a strong interest in languages, music, and history, which I try to incorporate into all of my travels. I find that even speaking a few simple phrases in the language of the location that you are traveling in takes you very far.

• culture
• traveling
• music
• history
• languages

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I have lived in the United States, Singapore, Indonesia, and China. Moreover, I have visited many other countries and done some amazing things there. I have backpacked across China and Indonesia, and learned both Mandarin Chinese and Indonesian. The traveling in those countries certainly helped me learn those languages.

visited 17 states (34%)

visited 16 states (7.11%)Create your own visited map of The World or Like this? try: Google Chat Bot

Countries I’ve Visited

Cambodia, Canada, France, Ireland, Malaysia, Morocco, Russian Federation, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, Indonesia, Morocco, Singapore, United States