I'm a student of life and travel is a great teacher.

I've spent 2 years working in Manhattan as a TV reporter and video editor for the English department of a Chinese TV station. My weeks involve meeting and socializing with new people, learning new things, and concentrating and repackaging what I learned as a 3.5 minute culture/arts news video segment.

I have a BA in Asian Studies with a minor in Linguistics from SUNY New Paltz '13

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I'm on couch surfing to

- Save money on travel costs
- Make new friends and connections
- Get an insider's view of my destination
- Discover things I wouldn't have expected

Interests

East Asia, film/photography, history, culture, foreign language, linguistics, art and illustration, music, feminism/lgbtq, intersectionality

• arts
• culture
• photography
• illustrations
• womens rights
• news
• tv
• traveling
• socializing
• music
• surfing
• teaching
• history
• journalism

Music, Movies, and Books

Azealia Banks, Nujabes, Capsule, Rizzle Kicks, Ratatat, Modest Mouse, The Gorillaz, A Tribe Called Quest

Kill Bill, Inglourious Basterds, The Royal Tenenbaums, Attack the Block, Heathers, Tokyo Godfathers, Princess Mononoke, Chungking Express, Drunken Master, Kids, Do the Right Thing

Breakfast of Champions, The Beauty Myth, The Big Oyster, The Restaurant at the End of the Universe

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I hosted and edited a 3 part travel special in Anhui, China for work

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, China, France, Hungary, Jamaica, Mexico, Sint Maarten (Dutch part), South Korea

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, South Korea