I grew up in San Jose, CA and went to school on the East Coast and graduated in 2015. I worked as a software engineer in the Silicon Valley for 2 years and am now getting my PhD.

Despite being from the tech geekiest city in the world, I am very social and love to make friends. I always enjoy hearing about my hosts'/guests' life experiences, and getting to make new ones with them!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I love being exposed to new ideas, interesting stories, and unique people. I love making new friends, and offering whatever I can to make my new friends' lives just a little better.

Interests

Basically, I love being outside!

• dining
• beer
• running
• traveling
• homebrewing
• woodworking
• outdoor activities
• cycling
• hiking
• sports
• rock climbing
• engineering
• science
• mountain biking
• canyoneering

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: House of Leaves, Fault in Our Stars, Tana French novels, Infinite Jest

Movies: From vastly different veins-- Bridge To Terabithia (which makes me cry like a little bitch every time I watch it), anything by Christopher Nolan, and Wedding Crashers.

Music: This changes too often for me to feel okay about writing anything down. I really love Styx, the song "Hallelujah", and the Counting Crows. Those are probably the only things I'm sure about in life

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I road tripped across the USofA with someone I met one day before. We for some reason thought it was a good idea to listen to the audiobook of "The Shining" while we drove. No one went crazy though, even though we spent 3 weeks (and about 100 hours in the car) together.

What I Can Share with Hosts

- I am really good at untangling headphones. I could untangle some of yours.
- If you have a harness, I could build some anchors and we could rock climb somewhere together! I'm in Yosemite most weekends hehe
- I'd love to cook for you (I am not a 5-star chef, but I put in a 5-star effort).
- I'll find and buy you the best beer in your local pub and teach you how to be a beer snob about all the other beers
- But most of all, I enjoy conversations of all ranges (from light-hearted to witty banter to complaining about the current state of the world/our lives to deep emotional content) and would love to share my experiences and learn about yours

Countries I’ve Visited

Bolivia, Canada, Costa Rica, France, Italy, Japan, Peru, Switzerland, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Japan, Switzerland, United States