CURRENT MISSION
Serving my soul by serving the world . Co-creating with the universe .

I'm a progressive, nomadic, wordsmith by lifestyle and trade, with a BA in English Literature from San Francisco State University and a MA in International Development from The New School . Originally a Bay Area native, I've been traveling since 2011, bridging synergies between the academic and social justice world on the local, regional, and international levels .

Here's a peek: https://academiccommons.columbia.edu/catalog/ac:194247

ABOUT ME

Feel free to call me Ging-Dwan or Jengibre

Passionately engaged with life, love, light, and laughing too loudly .

Perpetually blowing the metaphysical conch for all my fellow black sheep, unicorns, underdogs, and unapologetic introverts .

PHILOSOPHY
Gratitude
People over profit
Treat others the way you want to be treated .
The most unlovable people need the most love .

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

The quality of your life is the quality of your relationships .
The more of them .
The more diverse .
And the more intimate .
The better !

(Angie was not only my first CouchSurfing mom, but the reason I have so much faith in the spiritual wellspring of this community)

Interests

The Lion King got it right,
"There's more to be seen than can ever be seen. More to do than can ever be done."

Yes . I'm a proud 90's kid :)

• cats
• meditation
• geography
• biking
• foodie
• international development
• decolonization
• deep talks
• gratitude
• chinese calligraphy
• intersectional feminism
• vexillology
• gender equity
• stephen colbert

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Halsey.. I'm also open to a fat bass
Movies: Waking Life; Anything minimalistic and/or unconventional .
Books: Anything . There's a reason for it all .

Oh yea, and Broadway .

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Studied, volunteered, and worked over the course of a two-year, unabridged, trip around the world primarily in Western Europe and Southeast Asia .

https://gingdwan.wordpress.com/

Teach, Learn, Share

“A bird sitting on a tree is never afraid of the branch breaking, because her trust is not on the branch but on her own wings."

What I Can Share with Hosts

How to harness strength through vulnerability .
How to make some pretty dope vision boards .
Stories . Stories . Stories .

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Belgium, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, England, France, Greece, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Macao, Mexico, Netherlands, Northern Ireland, San Marino, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Vatican City State, Viet Nam, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

Cambodia, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Greece, Hong Kong, United States, Wales