CURRENT MISSION

Thrill seeking, being and listening to raconteurs not to mention ferreting out the latest hutong bars.

ABOUT ME

Adventurous, (benignly) mischievous, exuberant, etc.

PHILOSOPHY

I have not articulated a bullet point personal philosophy yet but I feel strongly about wringing the most out of this flash of mortality, making new friends whenever possible, uplifting and being uplifted, making as many new bliss-knowledge-love induced neural connections as possible, all the while understanding that pain and struggle are sometimes unavoidable and and necessary. Also, I highly value not taking myself too seriously.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I'm still feeling this one out as I'm new to the scene.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

My couch surfing experience is limited to attending a house party in DC where many people there had met on CS years earlier and became good friends who were now were all living in DC. Cool!

Interests

All the news that fit to print. Photographs from increasing numbers of friends who have picked up a digital camera in recent years and discovered amazing eyes for beauty, usually from fresh perspectives. The occasional doorstopping tome. La Vita E Bella, my own version.

• beauty
• partying
• news
• surfing
• hang gliding

Music, Movies, and Books

ahh, this could take forever, here's a recent sampling. Books:China, Kissinger, The Big Short, Lewis, The language Instinct, Pinker.
Movies: East Drink Man
Woman, Before Sunrise, Inside North Korea...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Brand new random Brazilian friends driving me from Caxias do Sul in a tiny compact car through mountain passes with breathtaking vistas, with stops at hang gliding launch spots (not to mention having to get out of the car and watching the driver reverse to build up enough speed to skid over a stream cutting through the dirt road).

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Brazil, China, Colombia, Egypt, Germany, Greece, Israel, Italy, Singapore, Spain, United Kingdom, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, Dominican Republic, Mexico, United States