CURRENT MISSION

To live life the best way I know how until that fateful day beckons

ABOUT ME

Easy going, well-traveled, humble, multi-lingual, fun!, food-lover, a people person, and I have a taste for the new and different, which is why I love to travel!

PHILOSOPHY

As far as we know, we live life once, so may as well live it to the fullest. Carpe diem, in a nutshell.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Through May, I will be primarily a couchsurfer while traveling around New Zealand, Australia and Asia. Once I am back home, I definitely plan to switch roles and be the one offering a place to crash on.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I am brand new at formal couchsurfing via this website but informally, since my high school days and before this website, I have couchsurfed loads at friends' or friends of friends' houses over the years and learned early on how to be a good guest.

Interests

meeting new people
trying new foods
seeing new places
learning new things
taking care of my health
hiking
exercising
talking with friends, both new and old
learning new languages

My interests are quite varied, and very little outside of Opera (sorry all of you Opera lovers out there!) would be a yawn in my book.

• books
• education
• dining
• exercise
• traveling
• opera
• hiking
• teaching
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: anything really. Can definitely appreciate rock, alternative, hip hop, country, heavy metal, pop, and without a doubt almost all foreign songs. From Coldplay to Regina Spektor to the Beatles to Metallica to Bruce Springsteen to Chinese / Asian pop to Latin grooves to African beats...as long as it sounds good!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

After being pick-pocketed in Amsterdam, I personally recovered my wallet from the thief and even managed an apology out of him.

Teach, Learn, Share

Folks that know me want me to write a book about my life. It has been quite a ride encompassing so many facets of life, from thorny family situations to high echelons of education to health scares. You name it! Happy to impart whatever is of interest/help.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, French Polynesia, Hungary, Italy, Jamaica, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Maldives, Malta, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, Tunisia, Turks and Caicos Islands, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, Germany, Northern Mariana Islands, Spain, Switzerland, United States