I was born in Eagan, MN, grew up in Everett and Mukilteo, WA, attended college near Philadelphia and worked for a year in Albuquerque, NM and a year in Seattle, WA. Now I live in Aiea, HI.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I enjoy traveling and meeting new people.

Interests

I like to learn new things.

• books
• walking
• reading
• traveling
• music
• piano
• violin
• hiking
• biology
• environmental studies
• history

Music, Movies, and Books

Some books: Sometimes a Great Notion, One Hundred Year's of Solitude, Half of a Yellow Sun, Caucasia, A Tale for the Time Being, The Mushroom at the End of the Universe, Mixed Race Amnesia: Resisting the Romanticization of Multiraciality, The Last Reader Standing, Roots & Reflections: South Asians in the Pacific Northwest, Asian American Dreams: The Emergence of an American People, Signs Preceding the End of the World, Unaccustomed Earth, Crime and Punishment, Sula, Independent People, The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven, For Whom the Bell Tolls, Exile and Pride: Disability, Queerness, and Liberation, The Death of Artemio Cruz, The Death of Ivan Ilych, The People of Paper, The Rest is Noise: Listening to the Twentieth Century, Long Day's Journey Into Night, Living With Herds: Animal-Human Coexistence in Mongolia

Some music: Jonsi and Alex, Sigur Ros, Radical Face

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

During one of my fall breaks, I walked with a friend for 75 miles from Philadelphia to Atlantic City over a course of three days. It was very interesting walking through both forest and city during the night and day. At our destination, we saw the ocean and ate some delicious pho and then took the bus back.

Teach, Learn, Share

I know some piano and violin.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, France, Italy, Mongolia, Peru, Spain, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Mongolia, United States