CURRENT MISSION

Find the best bakery in Taipei

ABOUT ME

As much as I love sleeping, I like waking up early in the morning. In the quiet of an early morning, the day feels full of possibility.

PHILOSOPHY

Ice cream. Which in Taiwan has translated to a need to eat 挫冰 nearly every day.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I've co-hosted a few folks with my room mate here in Taipei and also had the pleasure of meeting a bunch of other people via couch surfing through other cs friends. I'm starting to look forward to my first experience surfing somewhere else though...

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

One time I came home late to dinner at the co-op I was living in and I walked in on a magic show happening in our living room. The couch surfer who was staying for a couple days was a professional magician and put on a private performance. It was awesome - tricks done right in front of my eyes while eating dinner. (No, he didn't show us how it was done. But it was interesting to learn more about the life of a traveling magician.)

Interests

I spend a lot of time eating, running around, climbing on things, biking, and making food. In between, I like to read about science, study Chinese, and try to read everything on the internet ever.

• performing arts
• perfumes
• dining
• running
• traveling
• juggling
• magic
• cycling
• surfing
• rock climbing
• science

Music, Movies, and Books

I like a wide variety of music, although my favorite artists are a little obscure (Dire Straits, Fever Ray, Suzanne Vega, Yeasayer). But I'm game for anything that sounds genuine.

Favorite book is definitely Ender's Game.

I'm kind of bad at watching movies - at the moment of writing this, the only movie that I can think of for "movies that I like" is Mulan. And the live-action Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Don't get me wrong, I like grown-up movies too, but my memory has gotten a lot worse, apparently.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

At the end of a glittering, stalactite and stalagmite encrusted cave in Belize, the ceiling and floor came together to close off a small room. In that room, I saw the skeleton of a Mayan woman who had been killed and left in the cave for the gods hundreds of years ago.

There was this other time that I made pear gelato with a friend. It perfectly captured the essence of a pear - texture lightly grainy, flavor delicately sweet. It was so delicious that we wanted to cry.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you how to juggle. And I know some things about rocks.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belize, China

Countries I’ve Lived In

Taiwan, United States

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