Find me on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jmlzamora
Follow my adventures on instagram: https://instagram.com/jmlzamora/

Hello CS community. I'm a 21-year-old student from the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. I was born and raised on the island of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands. While I define "home" as San Diego, I also grew up in the Northeast and Midwest regions of the United States.

"The more you travel, the more you realize how little you've seen." I always prioritize chasing new experiences over settling down. I'm a big risk-taker and usually the first to step up to a challenge. Because my family moved around a lot when I was young, I developed an interest for exploring places I've never been and putting myself outside of my comfort zone. The world is too big to not explore. So far my research, work, and/or travels have taken me to all over the U.S., South Korea, El Salvador, the Philippines, Hong Kong, China, Macao, Singapore, Malaysia, UK, Ireland, Germany, Italy, Greece, Turkey, and France (where I'm based right now as a student).

Always up for good food and drinks, good company, and good conversation.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To connect with people from everywhere.

Interests

Travel hacking, music, burritos, shisha, sailing, art, pub crawls, and cooking (my dad is a sushi chef).

I'd also like to work within international development after I graduate and I'm very interested in social impact business models | microfinance | impact investing | social innovation | enabling technologies -- basically anything that takes on the question "how to change the world?" from an innovative angle.

• arts
• dining
• cooking
• coffee
• drinking
• pub crawls
• traveling
• investing
• music
• sailing
• business
• beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

Favorite book is the Alchemist, favorite band is Explosions in the Sky, favorite TV shows are Black Mirror, Arrested Development, the Buried Life, and Blue Mountain State.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Stood on the border entering North Korea, met the President of Singapore, 'technically' swam in the English Channel, worked on a coffee farm in El Salvador, ate a scorpion in Beijing and, most recently got on stage with Diplo.

Teach, Learn, Share

To learn: the best view of your city in your opinion, your favorite street food that you can never get tired of, and learn your way of living.

What I Can Share with Hosts

When I'm back in home I can give you the low down of the best beaches, burgers, and burritos Southern California has to offer.

Countries I’ve Visited

El Salvador, Germany, Greece, Italy, Macao, Malaysia, Singapore, Turkey, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, France, Guam, Hong Kong, Philippines, South Korea, United States