CURRENT MISSION

to explore Europe while I'm studying here!

ABOUT ME

I was born in Chongqing, China and moved to Oklahoma City, USA when I was four years old. Oklahoma could be pretty boring, but I still miss the spacious skies and long road trips. I moved to Baltimore to attend art school and explore the east coast. Now I'm studying painting (though I spend more time writing stories) in the very north of the Netherlands. I love to travel and meet new people. I'm pretty relaxed and easy-going. Most importantly, I love to eat and cook!

PHILOSOPHY

"Be yourself; everyone else is already taken." - Oscar Wilde
“Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.”- Mahatma Gandhi

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I currently live in a tiny apt with 2 other people that doesn't even have a living room, so it is difficult for me to host someone right now. I'm happy to meet up for coffee or a beer even if I can't offer a place to stay.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I'm new to couchsurfing so I don't have much first hand experience, but some of my good friends are couchsurfers and I've met really interesting people through them.

Interests

food, cooking, museums to really specific and odd things, a nice whiskey, bookstores, films where nothing really seems to happen, traveling of course, hiking, going on adventures with friends (or new acquaintances), dancing (badly)

• arts
• writing
• dancing
• dining
• cooking
• recipes
• beer
• coffee
• movies
• traveling
• painting
• hiking
• rock climbing
• road trips

Music, Movies, and Books

movies: Spring, Summer, Fall Winter, Metropolis, Punch Drunk Love
music: I tend to listen to one CD on repeat for awhile...right now I'm listening to Bon Iver and LCD soundsystem depending on my mood
books: anything by Italo Calvino, Paul Auster, The Last Samurai by Helen DeWitt, All the King's Men, Fitzgerald...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

camel trek in the Great Thar Desert
climbing Angel Falls in Zion National Park
driving from OKC to new mexico (amazing sunsets)
hiking St. Victoire, Cezanne's mountain

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach to cook some traditional Chinese dishes from the Sichuan region of China (spicy!). I can help someone if they want to practice their English or Chinese. I have some experience working in a career development office so I can also help with resumes ;) I'd like to learn some new recipes.

Countries I’ve Visited

China, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, India, Italy, Netherlands, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, France, Netherlands, United States