After 3 wonderful years working in the solar industry in Oakland, I left the company to take a road trip! I felt like there was too much of the country left to see and explore. I look at the world through a lens of a journalist; I try to reserve judgement and patiently observe.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I love learning about the places I'm visiting through the eyes of locals! I am brand new to this, but am excited to give it a try, and eventually be a host too. I have plans to travel in Europe after I get back from my road trip, so it may be a while before I'm in one place long enough to host couch surfers.

Interests

Backpacking, rock climbing, photography, trying new foods!

• photography
• cooking
• traveling
• backpacking
• rock climbing

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Hozier, James Bay, Tracy Chapman, The Beatles, Ryan Adams, Cloud Cult, Taylor Swift, Ellie Goulding, Florence + the Machine, Beyoncé, Janelle Monae

Books: Harry Potter, His Dark Materials Trilogy, Middlesex, anything by Haruki Murakami, Love in the Time of Cholera, Welcome to the Monkey House

I like movies as much as the next person, but don't go out of my way to watch them.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I've WOOFed on a Hare Krishna farm in Karnataka, India.
I also baked 200+ vegan cookies in a single night.

Teach, Learn, Share

LEARN
I love learning the slang and idioms of different countries.

SHARE
I was lucky enough to travel quite a bit when I was a teenager, so I have some cool stories to share.

I bring my Polaroid camera where ever I go, and love sharing the images I take with it.

TEACH
I can teach you how to make AWESOME cookies. Wow-your-coworkers, get-you-spots-in-co-ops, can't-tell-these-are-vegan level awesome cookies.

I am also happy to teach you some conversational Mandarin.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I am a great cook and baker! My specialty is giant cookies.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Cambodia, China, France, India, Laos, Mongolia, New Zealand, Philippines, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Hong Kong, India, Taiwan, United States