I've been traveling with communities for 3 years, living in 10+ countries. As I travel, I continuously rediscover the joy in learning and being good to, with, and for others.

PHILOSOPHY

"There is so much goodness in the world—all we have to do is remind one another of it, show up for it, and refuse to leave."

— Maria Popova

CURRENT INTEREST

Poetry, Prose

“No single event can awaken within us a stranger whose existence we had never suspected. To live is to be slowly born.”

— Antoine de Saint Exupéry

Interests

• writing
• poetry
• photography
• cooking
• reading
• camping
• rock climbing
• anthropology
• history
• adventure
• videography
• biking
• outdoors
• hip hop dance
• social entrepreneurship
• education innovation

Music, Movies, and Books

MOVIES

Spirited Away and other Ghibli movies is what I grew up on.

MUSIC

Electronic, alternative R&B, hip hop. I am an avid hip hop dancer.

BOOKS

• The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin
• Consolations by David Whyte
• Thinking Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman
• The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
• Start with Why by Simon Sinek

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Some of the adventures I've been lucky to have:

• Biking past and climbing pagodas in Bagan, Myanmar
• Helping organize and host an 300+ attendee event in Istanbul, Turkey
• Sneaking into a wedding in Yangon, Myanmar with friends, and having a great time.
• Taking a 10-day road trip in the west coast in the winter
• Interviewing and creating an event for 35 entrepreneurs and artists in Panama City, Panama

What I Can Share with Hosts

Stories! Extreme willingness to learn! Friendship! And my...enthusiasm?

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, France, Hungary, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, Portugal, Switzerland, Thailand, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Argentina, Germany, Japan, Myanmar, Panama, Turkey, United States