CURRENT MISSION

mars

ABOUT ME

i'm embarking on a trip through Africa prior to moving to Chicago to start grad school! the past two years, i've been in San Francisco working for a consulting firm. before that i lived in Hong Kong for three years while doing research on migration and labor rights for a university there. in between, i've held a number of odd jobs from trailer park sales rep to fashion editor.

PHILOSOPHY

realize freedom, find joy within, participate in the birth of ideas, go often to 7-eleven.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

i've hosted a lot in the past... but it's been a while!

Interests

campfires, hiking, hovercraft, art of all sorts, lipstick.

• arts
• fashion
• hiking

Music, Movies, and Books

gogol, dostoyevsky, bulgakov, cervantes, dumas, oscar wilde, ralph ellison, moliere. burmese days by george orwell, a hero of our time by mikhail lermontov, germinal by zola. cannery row - steinbeck. roughing it - mark twain. zorba the greek - kazantzakis. beelzebub's tales to his grandson - gurdjieff.

reggae, jazz, funk, soul, hip hop from the 80s, afrobeat and highlife. occasionally classical, and occasionally cher.

'ben hur' is the greatest movie ever made, obviously. but i'm willing to admit there are some other good ones, like 'the sting' and 'star wars'. and i do love a good apocalyptic action film every now and again.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

being an expat in asia for three whole years and LIVING TO TELL THE TALE

Teach, Learn, Share

i've got a few good stories up my sleeve.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Benin, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Canada, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, El Salvador, France, Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Philippines, Singapore, Slovakia, South Korea, Taiwan, Turkey, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, Thailand, United States

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