CURRENT MISSION

GET OUT OF CHINA. Working my way to the west to the USA, one country at a time.

ABOUT ME

I graduated with a degree in finance last spring but now I am living in Shanghai teaching high school. Not really how I thought my life would work out but its interesting.

PHILOSOPHY

You live. you learn.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Well I just moved out of my apartment in Shanghai. I, well mostly my roommates, hosted several CSers.

I also CS my way through South Korea and Japan. The experience was great and I am hoping to meet some more people through CS this summer as my friend and I take the long way home from China- westward through Europe!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

My two favorite CS experiences were with couples-- Paul and Violet in Harbin (so cold) China and Bryan and Dianna in Busan, South Korea. YOU GUYS WERE THE BEST! I guess CS can be a little awkward at first... afterall you are sleeping at a strangers home! But couples are comfortable with each other at least and that seems to break the ice.

Interests

My problem is that I have too many interests and I don't know how to sort these into a career! The only one passion that I have is traveling and it is tough to find a job that can keep my interest more than this!

• marathon
• running
• working out
• traveling
• backpacking

Music, Movies, and Books

I love historical (fiction or not) novels. I just read Unbroken the Story of WWII and it left an unsetting feeling in my mind. After Japan, I read Memoirs of a Geisha and now I am fueling up on Russian literature since I am there right now.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I ran a half marathon on the Great Wall of China. I thought this made me a bad ass but to my surprise it was kind of easy... I guess there's nothing like the real thing- a full marathon. I promised a friend I would run the NYC marathon in 2013. Wish me luck because my only workout this summer will be carrying my giant backpack!

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Cambodia, Chile, China, Czech Republic, Estonia, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mexico, Poland, Russian Federation, South Korea, Spain, Thailand, United Kingdom, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Chile, China, United States