I'm currently an animation student trying to balance my life, figure out what exactly I want to do, and how to get there without destroying myself in the process.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

While traveling abroad the kindness and generosity shown to me was absolutely astounding. It really changes the experience when you get to meet people who live in the place you're visiting. I can only hope that I can offer some of that to someone else.

Interests

THE ARTS!

I'm an animation student, so I'm very very knowledgable about this specific medium. Just a bunch of random facts and opinions about various studios and the relationship between workers, the industry, and the content that's created.
I also love music. Going to shows is one of my favorite things in soCal, so if you know about the scene wherever you're from I would love to talk about that with you.

• arts
• culture
• diy
• cooking
• movies
• tv
• traveling
• socializing
• drawing
• music
• hiking
• swimming
• animation

Music, Movies, and Books

Music:
Andrew Jackson Jihad, Listener, MewithoutYou, Janelle Monae, Jay Reatard, Jeff Rosenstock, Pangea, Tough Stuff, Ojne, Rainmaker, Struckout, La Bella, Sun Kill Moon, Walter Mitty and His Makeshift Orchestra, De La Soul, milo, Run the Jewels, Busdriver, Madvillian

Movies:
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Little Miss Sunshine, In the Mood for Love, Chungking Express, Seven Psychopaths, Django Unchained, Sunshine, The Princess Bride, Princess Mononoke, Spirited Away

Books:
Sherlock Holmes, Life of Pi, The Little Prince, The Count of Monte Cristo, Frankenstein, Good Omens, all of David Sedaris, Everything is Illuminated, The Great Gatsby, In Cold Blood, Flowers for Algernon

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

My friend and I got lost hiking in the Sequoia National Forest where we came across a spectacular waterfall and went swimming in it before wandering around and purely through luck finding the trail again before nightfall.

Another time I took a train from Florence to the little town of Cesena, Italy in order to see this band who I had talked to over facebook. They were telling me about the Italian music scene and where to go and what I should listen to. So they invited me to this show on their tour. ( I had only lived in Italy for two weeks and I knew essentially no Italian, so this was a little crazy/scary) It worked out! I walked to the venue, met the band, they were incredibly kind, saw the show, they drove me home, and now we're buds. I later hung out in Milan with one of them for a week.

Teach, Learn, Share

If you want to know about the soCal diy music scene I know about that. If you want to talk about movies and tv I got that too. I also know a relative amount about Filipino culture if you're curious.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I'm always ready to cook a meal or two in order to earn my keep. I also can draw things. A quick portrait maybe?

Countries I’ve Visited

Germany, Italy, Philippines

Countries I’ve Lived In

Italy, United States