CURRENT MISSION

to study as much Chinese as humanly possible

ABOUT ME

I love good company, especially if they like to cook, drink coffee and tell fantastic tales of glory or adventure.

I believe in fate, going to new places, constant change, reevaluation, trust, hard work and treating yourself well. The sun + the perfect combination of colors + good company, cooking, Blacks cigarettes, long hot showers and singing loudly can make ANY day better.

I'm always up for a good chocolate bar, long LONG walks, random bike rides, games of sudoku or research about gender, sex, language or how people learn and come to their worldviews. In my spare time, I try to translate Chinese children's books to keep myself from losing what Chinese I already know.

Pandora, podcasts and documentaries keep me sane on a daily basis.

I believe talking with other people helps me verbalize things I've already known about myself but were not able to pinpoint.

PHILOSOPHY

I try to remember, as often as possible, all the times that I've been completely and utterly content, romanced or in awe. Then, I'm satisfied and all is well.

"Power is the freedom and ability to not have to please."

"We did not change as we grew older; we just become more clearly ourselves."

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

The number of kind and willing people on CS never ceases to surprise me!

Interests

• books
• singing
• documentaries
• cooking
• chocolate
• coffee
• drinking
• sudoku
• podcasts
• cycling

Music, Movies, and Books

Stiff, Woman at Point Zero, The Red Tent, Marriage: A History, 7 Pounds, Dexter, Six Feet Under, The Phantom Tollbooth, 500 Days of Summer, The Prestige, NCIS, Billie Holiday, Owl City, Contiunuum, Michael Buble music videos, Almost Famous, Marquez's 100 Years of Solitude, Jhumpa Lahiri's The Namesake

I love movies, music and books that can make me feel like I want turn myself inside out, burst or can push me to see my life from different perspectives.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Three years ago, I climbed Tai Shan and tied a red ribbon on a tree off the side of a cliff. A couple months ago, I climbed Tai Shan again and saw that that red ribbon was still the only ribbon on that tree. Not only has the tree grown and the ribbon is now out of my reach, I've tied a second ribbon on the bottom branches in hopes that I can be awe again in a couple years.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, China, France, Italy, Malaysia, Monaco, Taiwan, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, United States