CURRENT MISSION

To grow a pair of angel wings and travel around the world.

*[I just finished 2 years traveling in Asia/India and now I'm bicycling from Tijuana Mexico through Central & South America!]

ABOUT ME

I am 25 years old and absolutely love to travel! I went to the University of Southern California in LA and worked a corporate real estate job for a couple years, but found that I am so much happier when I'm not stuck in an office all day. Throughout the last 2 years I lived in Taiwan for 13 months teaching English and studying Chinese and then traveled all over SE Asia (Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Nepal, India) working on organic farms, surfing, trekking through the Himalayas, teaching ESL, and acquiring a yoga teacher certification.
Thi is my first bicycle tour. January 2015 I bought a used touring bike in San Diego and have cruised down through Mexico, Central America, and South America. I have no time frame....I just want to cycle, camp outside, volunteer on permaculture farming projects, teach ESL, teach yoga, climb mountains, surf, and practice Spanish.
I enjoy a good beer or wine now and then but I don't smoke cigarettes. I love vegetarian food, but I eat ANYTHING when I travel (I've eaten snakes in Cambodia & pig brain soup in Taiwan so aka: I am not picky!).
My only allergies are to penicillin medication.

I am an American citizen - but born in Japan because my father was a Navy pilot. I have lived in Japan, Italy, America (Los Angeles, Seattle, Montana, Rhode Island), Taiwan, and have traveled all over North America, Europe and Asia.

My best friends would say that I am incredibly positive, intelligent, compassionate, considerate, ethical, ambitious, adventurous, eccentric, creative, and fun!

I'm the kind of person who wants to leave the planet a better place than I found it. I want to instill great change and heal myself and the world - help every living being to enjoy longer, happier, healthier lives in a state of peace.

Thank you for reading! I look forward to meeting you! :)

PHILOSOPHY

"Dream as if you'll live forever. Live as if you'll die today."
- James Dean

EMERGENCY INFO:
In case of a medical Emergency, all of my Emergency contacts are listed in the emergency contacts section of my account. If my condition is really severe, i have insurance for being transported to the USA, and I have medical insurance there. All the info is listed in my account in case of emergency.
**Allergies: (Penicillin)**

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I wish to surf couches around the world in order to be a traveler and not a tourist. I love to meet new & interesting people, run into crazy adventures and give back by offering a helping hand and ultimately offering up a couch whenever I have one.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have been so blessed to surf couches all over California, Asia, and Latin America - you simply do not meet the same kinds of wonderful people on a tour bus or in a hotel that you do when you couchsurf.

Interests

I love art, creativity, writing, film making, acting, photography, painting, reading, YOGA, gardening, music festivals & concerts, clubbing, dancing, surfing, snowboarding, skiing, skateboarding, travelling, running, cooking, hiking, camping, biking, exploring, and mountain climbing.

I also enjoy academia and studying an array of subjects such as cultural anthropology, engineering & technology, business, theology, psychology, consciousness, natural health, yoga, astronomy, zoology & ecology.

• arts
• writing
• photography
• film making
• acting
• concerts
• music festivals
• festivals
• dancing
• dining
• cooking
• wine
• beer
• vegetarian
• yoga
• running
• clubbing
• gardening
• technology
• reading
• traveling
• painting
• music
• cycling
• hiking
• camping
• surfing
• skydiving
• skiing
• snowboarding
• skateboarding
• rock climbing
• anthropology
• astronomy
• business
• divinity
• ecology
• teaching
• engineering
• psychology
• volunteering
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: American Beauty, Garden State, Adaptation, Pulp Fiction, Lord of the Rings, Star Wars, Jurrasic Park, Jaws, Forrest Gump, Blow, Fight Club

Music: House Music, Classic Rock, Live Jazz

Books: On The Road, The War of Art, Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas, Our Town, Teachings of Don Juan, Shantaram, Stranger in a Strange Land, Hells Angels, Electric Koolaid Acid Test, Autobiography of a Yogi

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

3 Moments that left me awestruck:

Standing before one of the top 10 tallest mountains in the world in the Himalayan range, Nepal.
Jumping out of an airplane to skydive for my 18th birthday present.
Looking up at Michaelangelo's Sistine Chapel while living in Italy.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach a wealth of information about natural health & foods, business, engineering, & technology, how I've navigated through my adventures, and beginning or advanced yoga poses.

What I Can Share with Hosts

If you are so generous to host me, I love sharing my travel stories, cooking food, and teaching yoga and ESL. I'm also helpful around the house if you need dishes washed, gardening, or help with other projects.

Countries I’ve Visited

Cambodia, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Germany, Guatemala, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Mexico, Nepal, Nicaragua, Panama, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Italy, Japan, Taiwan, United States