American college student, originally from New York, and using extended periods of free time to travel as much as my wallet allows me to

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Friendly strangers

Interests

Cities, playing the violin, listening to music, people watching, language learning, spontaneous adventures, story telling, spending money, using big words, eating food, writing things, chai tea, the internet, puppies, happy hour specials

• writing
• dining
• happy hour
• traveling
• music
• violin

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Ellie Goulding, Lana del Rey, Frank Ocean, The Weeknd, The Strokes, Mozart, Tchaikovsky, Ed Sheeran, Datsik, Tove Lo, The XX, Diplo, Armin van Buuren, Die Antwoord, Alesso, Dirty South, Gramatik, Passion Pit, MGMT, Jay-Z, Dillon Francis, Pretty Lights, Zedd, Flux Pavilion, Beyonce, The Black Keys, Sigur Ros, Frank Sinatra, Royksopp, The Beatles, Chopin, Mahler, G-Eazy, Hoodie Allen, Maroon 5, Deadmau5, Avicii, Tiesto, Sarasate, Wagner, Kid Cudi, Notorious B.I.G., No Doubt, Shiny Toy Guns, Jessie Ware, Muse, etc.

Movies: Psychological thrillers, comedies, indies, foreign films, ~critically-acclaimed films~

Books: I'd be lying if I said I have been reading outside of my coursework anytime recently. 3 most recently read are Freakonomics, Outliers, and Divergent.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I've performed at Carnegie Hall in NYC six times :)

What I Can Share with Hosts

My own experiences and a smile

Countries I’ve Visited

China, Hong Kong, Israel, Mexico, Netherlands, Singapore, Taiwan, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, United States