TRAVELING AROUND CHINA APRIL 2018

started out couchsurfing while studying abroad in england 7 years ago and at it again this summer. will be hitchhiking across eastern europe this summer and looking to meet some weirdos along the way

i love the way conversation reaches late into the night with someone you barely know. looking forward to meeting more people to coalesce with.

love travel, love stories, love the people who make both memorable. more of a conversation over wine kinda person than a party lady, but like to go all out every once in awhile. fell asleep inside a fridge once.

things i want to learn this summer: how to do a card trick and make worlds through lucid dreaming

PHILOSOPHY

2016 - "Remember that self-doubt is as self-centered as self-inflation. Your obligation is to reach as deeply as you can and offer your unique and authentic gifts as bravely and beautifully as you're able." - Bill Plotkin

"silence is the sound of creation. everything else is translation."

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Surfed in Amsterdam, England, Italy, China, and Hong Kong so far....

Hosted in Thailand

Interests

walking, writing, reading, swimming, food, culture

my reason for travel:

new experiences slow time down. when we're young and still learning, time seems to slow down a lot because our brain needs more to process new stimuli. the older we get and the more we are exposed to, the faster time speeds up. that's why 2nd grade summers climbing trees and swimming at the pool seems like lifetimes compared to 3 months of work 5 days a week.

Music, Movies, and Books

music: andrew bird, al green, the bird and the bee, the beatles, broken social scene, daft punk, tired pony, mark ronson, chromeo, weezer, queen, we are scientiest, does it offend you, yeah, the yeah yeah yeahs, the oceanographers, elvis presley, friendly fires, the swell season , junior boys, kaki king, justice, kings of convenience, the blow, lady gaga, metric

movies: before sunset, before sunrise, the fox and the hound, heathers, gattaca, little miss sunshine, eternal sunshine of the spotless mind, forest gump, daria, waking life, zoolander, anchorman, superbad, many many more

books: the phantom tollbooth, aesop fables, a prayer for owen meany,

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Coachella 07 to forever: 3 day music festival in indio. every year has been an experience i'll never forget.

favorite memory: paul mccartney did a 2 hour encore at the end of his set.

hitchhiked from Thailand to India helping a friend gather recipes for a human rights cookbook. rode a watermelon truck through the mountains for 26 hours.

Teach, Learn, Share

I'll teach you how to say dirty words in thai

I'd like to learn how to say dirty words in any other language

Together, we can shout these words off roofs and on the streets

What I Can Share with Hosts

a home cooked Thai meal, an empathetic ear, and an eye for grammar

Countries I’ve Visited

Cambodia, China, England, France, Georgia, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iran, Italy, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Netherlands, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Thailand, Turkey, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

England, Thailand, United States