ABOUT ME

Currently in Cambodia

Some interesting things I've done:
Hitch hiked and wild camped in Morocco
Worked for tech Start Ups in San Francisco
Car camped my way up the California coast
Learned about Buddhism while living in a monastery in Nepal
Worked on a farm in Australia
Family had a restaurant I worked in for most of my life! (Chinese fast food)
Taught English in Hong Kong
Taught myself photography
Studied urban planning in university, got a job within the field and quit two weeks later and taught myself marketing and got an awesome job in San Francisco.
Donated all my stuff and took off to travel, three times.
Lived in a Buddhist monastery in Taiwan for a month
Surprisingly, I've done a lot of motivational talks in my life

I was born and raised in Los Angeles and have spent time in Europe, Australia, Asia, India and South America.

What am I generally about?
I really enjoy problem solving as it helps me better understand others, the world and myself. Why do things function as they do? Why do people do and think and perceive as they do? Well, I'm all about deconstructing the essence of everything around me to better understand how things come together. So learning is quite huge for me.

PHILOSOPHY

Everything is impermanent as change is the only constant.
Nothing has any inherent meaning, it is us that create meaning in the words, ideas and traditions we carry.

Ultimately, this also means that things have the ability to change and we have the ability to create that change within our daily lives.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I'm still alive so, yay me

Interests

Developing self awareness, love, kindness and patience.

• photography
• meditation
• basketball
• history
• psychology
• sociology
• spirituality
• mindfulness
• deep conversations
• veganism
• sharing stories
• philosphy
• socratic discussions

Music, Movies, and Books

Books : Tuesdays with Morrie, Shantaram, Siddhartha, Four Agreements, Power of Now, Mastery of Love, Who Needs Light, The Four Agreements, The Power of Kindess
Movies : The Matrix, Truman Show

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Backpacked through India with absolutely no plans and was met with nothing but love and kindness.

Teach, Learn, Share

Photography, I really enjoy cooking and sharing food, sharing of knowledge and wisdom.

Also I have a million stories and life lessons I've picked up from all the people I've met on my travels that I'm always happy to share.

As for my philosophy on sharing, I think the beautiful thing about having something is that then you have the freedom to share that something.

What I Can Share with Hosts

My experiences, stories and if you'll let me, I'll cook you a vegan meal :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Bulgaria, Cambodia, China, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Italy, Japan, Macao, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Nepal, Peru, Philippines, Poland, South Korea, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, France, Hong Kong, Italy, United States