CURRENT MISSION

Exploring the World, Exploring the Unknown

ABOUT ME

I've been learning and teaching, observing and pondering, rambling and exploring. I've been trying to stay curious and stay open, be respectful and be appreciative, be like a child, and keep smiling.
"A wordsmith", "animating", "cosmopolitan" are the greatest compliments from my friends—I'm hoping to live up to them :)
A vegan, I'm spiritual, though not religious, with Qigong an integral part of my life.
I love to be touched and inspired by beautiful things and wonderful people.
I long to be closer to nature, be more intimately connected to people, creatures, and the world :)

PHILOSOPHY

"A simple belief—make your passion your profession."
"If you grew up in a language that you never used to express your feelings, it would be easier to take up another language and talk more in the new language. It makes you a new person."—a quote i just heard and found quite interesting :)
"To laugh often and much; to appreciate beauty, to find the best in others; to leave the world a bit better...; to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded."

Interests

Words, languages, literature. Nature, beautiful things.
Books, music, arts.
Learning. Getting to better understand and admire nature, different people and different cultures.
Baking, gardening, hiking; reading, traveling, sharing.

• arts
• books
• literature
• beauty
• baking
• vegan
• gardening
• reading
• traveling
• music
• hiking
• teaching
• languages

Teach, Learn, Share

I teacher English and can teach Cantonese and Mandarin Chinese, and I would really love to learn at least one more language—Spanish to begin with, hopefully :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Cambodia, Thailand, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, Mexico, United States