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Overview

  • 2 references
  • Fluent in Chinese, English; learning Chinese, Japanese, Spanish
  • 38, Female
  • Member since 2012
  • Postgraduate student
  • MA in International Relations (Sept 2012)
  • From Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (born), San Francisco (grew up)
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

To gain new perspectives and to explore my surroundings!

ABOUT ME

I'm always out and about doing my own thing. Nobody knows exactly where where I am or where I'm going. Will I ever settle down? I can't really answer that but for now, it's the journey that counts. I want to be meet like-minded people who like to think outside the box.

PHILOSOPHY

“The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn, like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars and in the middle you see the blue centerlight pop and everybody goes "Awww!” - Kerouac

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I'm new to Couch Surfing but I hope I can be more involved soon and I hope that I will be able to host some people when I move back to California.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Hopefully I will have one soon. =)

Interests

traveling, running, reading books, engaging in meaningful conversation, opening my mind

  • books
  • running
  • technology
  • reading
  • traveling
  • surfing
  • boxing
  • logic

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Bruce Springsteen, Ben Harper, Radiohead, Leonard Cohen, Jose Gonzalez and many more
Movies: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Chungking Express, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Shortbus, The Royal Tenenbaums
Books: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Kafka on the Shore, 1984, On the Road, White Teeth

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Underground cities in Turkey were amazing and shows how long before modern technology, the capability to use logic and reasoning was already so great.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Belize, Canada, Cayman Islands, China, Croatia, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Monaco, Netherlands, Panama, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Czech Republic, Japan, Malaysia, United Kingdom, United States

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