CURRENT MISSION

Brain science!

AIRBNB

I sometimes (when I could use some extra company) offer a couch here on Couchsurfing. Other times (when my roommate is away!) I offer a room on AirBnB, which you can find here: https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/10709761

ABOUT ME

I'm a kiwi who caught the travel bug in 2008, when I spent 6 months in China teaching English. I came back home too soon, and now I'm looking to live overseas again!
I like good music, good beer with good company, a challenging or thought-provoking story, good film, new experiences, people with a different perspective to mine and people who think just the same! I like people who like to make the world a better place, whether in the dramatic activist-y sense or those who make the world a better place just by being them.

I am a pescetarian, meaning I don't eat any meat except fish. That's because I don't like to support factory farming animals. I'm not offended by others eating meat or anything like that - but if we eat together I will need to find somewhere compatible with my diet.

I studied philosophy, psychology, computer science, and much of my life is lived at the intersection of those things. I'm now studying social psychology at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles.

PHILOSOPHY

...if I'm not sure, it's probably a good idea!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I have hosted a few travelers since I arrived in the USA. It's always fun to meet new people through CSing and my experiences have always been memorable!

Interests

in no particular order...

Ceroc, swing dance
Mandarin Chinese
Politics & religion
Making the most of life
Global social justice
Films that make you think
Hiking

• animals
• fish
• dancing
• beer
• dieting
• politics
• movies
• traveling
• music
• fishing
• hiking
• computer science
• psychology
• religion
• science

Music, Movies, and Books

and watching things that look awesome and make me think...
Princess Mononoke
Moonrise Kingdom
Life of Pi
The Matrix
I, Robot
District 9
Boston Legal
Star Trek
House, MD
Fight Club
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and have recently read, and enjoyed...

The China Price (Alexandra Harney)
No Logo (Naomi Klein)
The Righteous Mind: Why good people are divided by politics and religion (Jonathan Haidt)
Evolution: The Greatest Show on Earth (Richard Dawkins)
Guns, Germs, and Steel (Jared Diamond)
History of God (Karen Armstrong)
A Brief History of Time (Stephen Hawking)
The End of Poverty (Jeffrey Sachs)

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I'm currently listening to...
谢天笑
The Killers
崔健
Garbage
Elton John
Jason Mraz
Coldplay
Daft Punk
The Offspring
A little Green Day
U2

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Followed the answers to my questions wherever they lead me...

Teach, Learn, Share

Experiences of a New Zealander 老外在中国 in China
Current events;
philosophers like Rawls, Kant, Nietzsche....
IT and Web
Dance

Countries I’ve Visited

Cambodia, Samoa, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, New Zealand, United States

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