CURRENT MISSION

Learning how to solve problems.
Learning how to solve different problems.
Learning how to solve complex problems.

Thinking deeply about problems.

ABOUT ME

Currently, I am pursuing a PhD in cognitive neuroscience. This gives me the privilege of spending long periods of time to think, read and conduct experiments. I love, love, love thinking about how people think about the world and therefore I enjoy getting to know people personally through long conversations and often over good coffee and pastries. Outside of work, I love people who exudes a kind of selfless kindness and strive to do the same by putting others first (though I constantly fall short of that mark).

PHILOSOPHY

My favorite quote and how I see life - "For one human being to love another; that is perhaps the most difficult of all our tasks, the ultimate, the last test and proof, the work for which all other work is but preparation." Rainer Maria Rilke

Warum ich bei Couchsurfing bin

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Owing Couchsurfing's wonderful community, I was hosted by very gracious people in St. Louis, Minneapolis, Denver and Boston. Looking forward to be able to meet more host or couch surfers.

Interessen

Besides working, I spend a lot of time running. I am deeply interested in endurance sports and dream of completing a triathlon someday. Whenever possible, I also enjoy hiking and being lost in nature. My most recent hike (May 2019) was on the Inca Trail in Peru. Climbing those peaks and treading on ruins made me feel a little like Indiana Jones!

• books
• dancing
• running
• hiking

Musik, Filme und Bücher

Favorite book: Mere Christianity
Favorite movie: Forrest Gump
Favorite artist: Ingrid Michaelson

Eine tolle Erfahrung, die ich gemacht habe

1. Seeing Angkor Wat at sunrise
2. Standing before the Grand Canyon

Was ich mit Gastgebern teilen kann

What I'm currently learning and have learned through living, working and traveling extensively in the United States, a couple of Malaysian recipes I know how to prepare, and of course, my sense of humor!

Länder, die ich besucht habe

Austria, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Ghana, Hong Kong, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Macao, Montenegro, Poland, Singapore, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States

Länder, in denen ich gelebt habe

Malaysia, Netherlands, United States