CURRENT MISSION

Travel through Australia and New Zealand :)

ABOUT ME

Yep, my real name is indeed China, just like the David Bowie song. I get asked this a lot so I figured I would clear it up for you right off the bat!

I love meeting new people from all around the world, especially when they entice me to stay in their country for a while. Be careful, invite me anywhere, and i'll most likely take up the opportunity in a heartbeat.

I am at that stage in life where I am trying to "figure it out." I was freaking out about it earlier this year, but now I've realized that I need to just sit back and see where the wave takes me. I'm currently living in Australia at the moment and intend to travel all over the country.

PHILOSOPHY

Begin anywhere. -John Cage

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I couchsurfed a lot throughout my time in Europe and to be honest, it really transformed my experience..I hold forever in my heart some of the best and fondest memories of the wonderful hosts who took me into their homes and showed me their hometowns with such passion and excitement. It truly was an incredible experience and I owe soo much to this website!!

Interests

venturing out to new lands, hiking, road trips, collecting records and books, film marathons of my favorite directors, live music, dancing until my legs feel like taffy, singing! (I can do a mean cover of The Beatles' Oh Darling)

I LOVE, love, love running. I have ran the San Francisco Half Marathon for 2 consecutive years. I am hoping to do a full marathon while I'm here in Australia.

• books
• singing
• dancing
• marathon
• running
• traveling
• music
• live music
• hiking
• rock climbing
• road trips

Music, Movies, and Books

awhhh good ole music- I like sooo many different genres and am always open to recommendations. TOPS: radiohead, fela kuti, the beatles, amy winehouse, fiona apple, gladys knight and the pips, erykah badu, pink floyd, neil young, buena social vista club, james blake, caribou, bob dylan, explosions in the sky, nina simone, aretha franklin, gal costa, joanna newsom, otis redding, mos def, marvin gaye, david bowie, sade, the black keys, a tribe called quest
Love my bossa nova mixes friends have made me. Jazz and classical always ease my mind- miles davis , charlie parker, john coltrane, arvo part, mozart, bach, stan getz, philip glass, chopin, eric satie

Movies- I love watching and critiquing film, especially hearing other people's thoughts on directors, scripts, the whole film process. I have a a pretty lengthy list of my favorite films but my absolute favorites are: the 400 blows, eternal sunshine of the spotless mind, le samurai, talk to her, before sunrise, attack the block, reality bites, the lives of others, down by law, do the right thing, night on earth, moonrise kingdom, there will be blood, boogie nights....

Favorite Books: Haraki Murakami is one of my favorite authors so I try to get my hands on every single one of his novels and short stories. I love the book A Confederacy of Dunces. Just Kids, Middlesex, Let the Great World Spin are all books I've recently read and enjoyed.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

i can't pinpoint exactly ONE amazing thing. i've been fortunate enough to have experienced a slew of mind-blowing adventures.... if i had to pick one thing (ok maybe 3)
1) Meeting the most amazing group of people in Lisbon, and deciding to spend a summer with them. Portugal is one of my favorite places in the world. I encourage everyone to visit that magical place!
2) 10 countries in 21 days. Decided to do the big trip after I read Dave Eggers' "You Shall Know Our Velocity"... YEP, totally modeled my trip after the premise of this book!
3) Climbing the H of the Hollywood sign back when I was 16. Pretty electrifying to be able sit there and see how wonderfully massive LA is. Helicopters and "security" came 20 minutes later, but I was able to stumble down and run away just in time.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Switzerland, United States, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Portugal, South Korea, United Kingdom