CURRENT MISSION

Get my PhD, get my black belt! Ossu!

ABOUT ME

Academic? Jiujitsu nut. I've been living in China for 4 out of the last 5 years, but now I'm back in the states to get my PhD in linguistics at the University of Colorado Boulder, as well as my black belt in Brazilian Jiujitsu. I've got a long road ahead of me for both of those, but it's gonna happen!

PHILOSOPHY

Roll with the punches, roll with people who know more than you do. Fall in love as often as humanly possible.

我为什么加入 Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Limited. I've met one CSer on the road, Slept on one CSer's couch and been to one CS event. Soo.... limited, but very positive. :)

兴趣

I love talking about Brazilian Jiujitsu and Linguistics. Also a video game fan. Mostly adventure games. Shenmue, anyone?

• cats
• bouldering
• wrestling

音乐、电影和书籍

Brazil, Pan's Labyrinth, Princess Mononoke, Popeye (1980), etc.

Cloud Atlas, Historical Linguistics: An Introduction, Carbon Democracy, Cat's Cradle, etc.

我做过的一件不可思议的事情

I saw a cat jump towards something, change direction mid-air without touching anything, and land on a table directly above where it jumped from. That shit was weird.

教，学，和分享

When wrestling, be very conscious of where your elbows are. If you let them wing out away from your body, you compromise your strength and make yourself vulnerable. Keep them elbows tight.

我游览过的国家

Canada, United Kingdom

我居住过的国家

China, United States