CURRENT MISSION

Visit all the art museums. All of them!

ABOUT ME

Hi, I'm Karen. I'm a New Yorker, been living here most of my life. I work in software engineering, working on amazing software that people use every day. I like geeks and non-geeks alike.

I love to travel but lately have been having difficulty finding travel partners, so would love to be able to make new friends on my own. This site seems very exciting (and a little scary) to me. Looking forward to having some new adventures :)

PHILOSOPHY

I'm working on being more open, to try random things, to see and explore and get out of the city as much as I can.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've hosted 3 times at my apartment in NY. Haven't surfed yet but am hoping to have a chance to do so soon!

Interests

Contemporary art, films, hip hop dance, eating, board games, biking

• arts
• contemporary art
• dancing
• movies
• board games
• traveling
• cycling
• engineering
• software
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

A few of my favorites:

Music: Kendrick Lamar, A$AP Rocky, Purity Ring, Ratatat, Justin Timberlake

Films: Moonrise Kingdom, In The Mood For Love, The Kids Are All Right, Before Sunrise/Sunset/Midnight, Apollo 13

Books: A Visit From The Goon Squad, Freedom, Tenth of December, Room

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

One of my most memorable experiences the past year was driving through the rain forests in Maui. We drove along the road to Hana and at one point saw a huge wall of bamboo covering the side of the cliffs facing the sea. I've never seen so much bamboo, they were such a beautiful emerald green, it was mesmerizing.

Also in Maui we drove up to the Haleakala national park, to the highest point on the island. It's amazing how different it is from the other parts of the island so quiet and still, and the air so thin. We had spectacular views of the mountains/volcanic areas, but my favorite part was seeing the clouds from 10000 feet. We were on eye-level with them, I'd never been so close to before, it was like being in another world.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Canada, China, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Switzerland, Thailand, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States