CURRENT MISSION

Working on moving to New York City!

ABOUT ME

I love traveling and meeting new people. I get restless if I stay in one place for too long.
I was born in Southern California, moved to Illinois, moved to Texas and then for most of my childhood I lived in Saudi Arabia.
I went to a boarding school in Southern California and then I went to the University of Texas at Austin. I studied Urban Development and English. I recently returned from teaching English to middle and high school students just outside of Bangkok, Thailand.
I love reading, writing, music, the outdoors, etc. etc.

PHILOSOPHY

In short, I want to be happy and never get too comfortable. I like having new experiences, being challenged, and learning about myself and other people and places.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I have hosted Couch Surfers in the past, and since I'm in limbo right now in terms of getting settled in a place of my own, I hope to surf around, meet tons of amazing people, and soon enough I'd like to host guests!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I had hosted couch surfers with my amazing roommates in Austin, TX my senior year of college (2010 - 2011). Since then I've lived in Houston and Bangkok, Thailand. I've traveled around SE Asia meeting tons of couch surfers and I knew it was about time to get more involved in the CS community. Right now I'm in limbo of getting settled and as soon as I do I want to host travelers!

Interests

Globe-trotting. Books of all kinds. I like to write - I have a blog that is in dire need of some updates. The outdoors is a huge value of mine - camping, hiking, picnicking, cliff jumping, swimming, etc. Music music music. Meeting new people. Coffee. Working with kids. Walking for hours. And more.

• writing
• books
• coffee
• walking
• reading
• traveling
• blogging
• music
• outdoor activities
• hiking
• camping
• cliff jumping
• swimming
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: Franny and Zooey, The Secret, Dr. Seuss anything, Calvin and Hobbes, The Crucible, Catch 22, Brave New World, Me Talk Pretty One Day, To Kill a Mockingbird, A Man Without a Country, Dharma Bums, Of Mice and Men, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time, Holy Cow, Ishmael, The Feminine Mystique
Movies: American Beauty, The Edukators, Shawshank Redemption, Dead Poets' Society, Good Will Hunting, Groundhog Day, As Good as it Gets, Juno, Bridesmaids, Pirate Radio, Dazed and Confused, Annie Hall, The Royal Tenenbaums, Savages, When Harry Met Sally, 10 Things I Hate About You, Now and Then
Music: Too many to name...a handful: Jack White, Jay-Z, Hot Chip, Radiohead, Gorillaz, A Tribe Called Quest, Atmosphere, The XX, TV on the Radio, Grizzly Bear, and many more

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

1. Glacier hiking on Fox Glacier with my entire family in New Zealand. We woke up as the sun was rising in winter time in NZ. We were staying at a B&B from which we could see the glacier from the bedroom window. We took a helicopter up to the glacier and hiked all morning in the crisp clear New Zealand air.
2. In India at the Sai Baba Ashram, my Grandparents, my mother and I stayed to see Sai Baba and attended one of his Bhajan sessions. There were people from all over the world. Just outside the Ashram gates was the bustling, unapologetic India that I have come to know, but the within the Ashram it was unbelievably serene and peaceful. It was an amazing study in contrast.
3. Pai, Thailand. Really, that city in itself left me awestruck. Hiking through the mountains at dusk was breathtakingly beautiful.

Teach, Learn, Share

I believe that the best planned trips are the loosely planned ones.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Bahrain, Cambodia, France, India, Indonesia, Italy, Jordan, Kuwait, Laos, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Oman, Singapore, Thailand, United Kingdom, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Saudi Arabia, Thailand, United States