I love meeting new people and sharing different perspectives. I enjoy a healthy active lifestyle, including traveling, hiking, and snowboarding. I also enjoy partying responsibly. I own my own business. I do a lot of public speaking and I help people become more effective with their own stage presentations. It's gratifying to help people become more confident and influential.

I value creativity and love seeing concerts, plays, and being around artistic people. I personally express my creativity through writing comedy short stories and playing music. Though I'm always open to try something new.

I value self-improvement, and I have a deep respect for all cultures. I consider myself spiritual, and having a mixed racial background (Chinese and Caucasian) probably helps me embrace diversity even more :)

I've been told that I'm considerate, trustworthy, a good listener, and offer valuable insights.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

For me, the highlight of travel is meeting people. Specifically, meeting locals and having local experiences.

Here in the States, I host friends and family regularly because it's the best way to really bond and have a connection that goes beyond the surface.

I'm grateful that Couchsurfing exists because it fits in so nicely with how I love to experience travel.

Interests

• cooking
• running
• hiking
• beaches
• watching movies
• spirituality
• self improvement
• playing music
• self-development
• creative writing

Music, Movies, and Books

Love this question!

MUSIC (everything!): Metallica, Billy Joel, Florence + the Machine, Muse, Arcade Fire, Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Green Day, Film Composers James Horner and Hans Zimmer

MOVIES: Life is Beautiful, Slumdog Millionaire, Pulp Fiction, The Princess Bride, The Shawshank Redemption, The Godfather, The Insider, Rocky, Rudy, The Pursuit of Happiness, The Royal Tenenbaums, Tropic Thunder, Cloud Atlas

BOOKS: Little Children and Election by Tom Perotta; About a Boy and Long Way Down by Nick Hornby; The Power of Now and A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle; Inspiration by Wayne Dyer; Outwitting the Devil by Napoleon Hill

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Just 1! Let's go with crossing the Great Wall of China.

Teach, Learn, Share

TEACH: Storytelling; How to Speak Effectively On-Stage; Hollywood filmmaking history

LEARN: New cultural values

SHARE: My clothes (unless I'm wearing them)

What I Can Share with Hosts

I'm happy to cook together, help clean, hang out together, go out and see a museum or show or grab a drink. Since I host many people myself, I really value having tidy and respectful house guests. That's why I make every effort to be that way to anyone who is gracious enough to host me. Thank you in advance!!

Countries I’ve Visited

Brazil, Canada, China, France, Hong Kong, Mexico, Spain

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States