Hi, I'm a photographer, filmmaker, swing dancer, and mother. An outgoing and friendly introvert. I'm creative, direct, intelligent, silly, spontaneous, adventurous, non-judgmental, open-minded, curious and visually-oriented. You know, just like everybody else in Austin or on couchsurfing. ;)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I love traveling and meeting interesting people from different places. I value experiences and I enjoy the thrill of safe adventures!

Interests

Visual storytelling, swing dancing, pole dancing (fitness), traveling (duh), food, visual art, music, art museums, people, culture, witty or weird sense of humor.

• arts
• culture
• photography
• film making
• dancing
• swing dancing
• dining
• fitness
• traveling
• music

Music, Movies, and Books

Favorite music: Anything that makes me happy, sad, excited, or relaxed, anything that makes me want to melt or dance!

Jazz
Beirut
Tom Waits
Andrew Bird
Sufjan Stevens
Sia
Patrick Wolf
Neutral Milk Hotel
Alt-J
...

Favorite movies... that's always a hard question to answer, because I LOVE movies! A good story well executed is the core of a good film IMHO. If it's inspiring and refreshing for me as a filmmaker, I get super excited.

Favorite books... another hard question. Most recent favorite book(s) is a sci-fi trilogy called The Three Body Trilogy written by Cixin Liu, a great sci-fi writer from China. Check them out!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Hmm, I don't associate the word "amazing" with things I do, but you know what's amazing? Good ice cream.

Teach, Learn, Share

I enjoy real, personal interactions with open-minded people. I'm curious and would love to learn most things I can learn. I love listening to other people's interesting real life stories. I'm also happy to share my stories. As for skills, I can teach Chinese, digital photography, filmmaking, screenwriting, intro to swing dancing (I'm a lindy hopper), and parenting skills?

Countries I’ve Visited

England, Ghana, Japan, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, United States