CURRENT MISSION

eat delicious food all over the world

ABOUT ME

I love traveling, especially when I can learn about new cultures and meet interesting people. I try to be as open-minded as possible and accepting of worldviews and personal beliefs different from my own. I am most definitely addicted to adrenaline. I like being out in the wilderness but I also like the fast pace of cities. I love trying new things, especially food related. If you meet me while I'm traveling, don't be surprised if I take a whole lot of pictures.

I run a food and travel blog, at world-flavor.com, which you can read to find out more!

PHILOSOPHY

My personal motto is 'savour every moment.' I know I don't always follow it, but I strive to. I want to get the most out of my life and things that happen. I try to stay spontaneous and seize opportunities when they appear. I also think reflection is important, so I try to journal or blog about my experiences, and take pictures to capture moments.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I love CS meetups! It's so great to meet new people. I did some surfing on my previous world tour.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've been to lots of meetups and surfed with a few great hosts during my travels!

Interests

Food, photography, travel, reading, becoming enormously obsessed with television shows, hiking, rock climbing, horseback riding, karaoke, dancing.

• photography
• dancing
• dining
• running
• reading
• traveling
• juggling
• blogging
• karaoke
• equestrian
• hiking
• surfing
• rock climbing
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

A random sampling of movies I've liked: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Amelie, Phantom of the Opera, Let the Right One In, But I'm a Cheerleader

More importantly, the TV shows I love: Doctor Who, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Firefly, Torchwood, How I Met Your Mother, The Vampire Diaries, Dead Like Me, Coupling, Pushing Daisies, Veronica Mars, Glee, Parks and Recreation, Gossip Girl, Being Human (UK version), Skins (UK), Misfits, Community, iZombie, 30 Rock, Gilmore Girls

Music: Tegan and Sara, Metric, The Sounds, Iron and Wine, Lady Gaga, Muse, Regina Spektor, Mumford and Sons, Rihanna, etc.

Books: Snow Crash, Warbreaker (Sanderson), Three Bags Full, Handmaid's Tale, Never Let Me Go, Time Traveler's Wife, Sandman series, Hitchhiker's, Brave New World, Catch 22, Middlesex, Poisonwood Bible, anything by Pratchett or Gaiman

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I made empanadas in a clay oven in a tiny village in Costa Rica.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can almost certainly teach you how to juggle, or at least the basics!

I love learning about new cultures and trying out new languages.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, China, Costa Rica, France, Hungary, Italy, Laos, Malaysia, Mongolia, New Zealand, Romania, Singapore, Slovakia, South Korea, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, Vatican City State, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

New Zealand, South Korea, Thailand, United States