Hello! My name is Melissa and I've been living in the San Francisco bay area for 3 years where I work as a independent consultant for teams in the US, Europe and Asia-Pacific. I'm an INFJ personality type with a love for the balance between peace and quiet and novelty and adventures.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I enjoy meeting people who have a different perspective from me, and have made friends from the US and abroad who are passing through San Francisco for events, conferences, or vacation.

Interests

Learning languages and about cultures, movies (sci-fi, comedy, documentaries), gabbing about socio-cultural anthropology or society and technology, the outdoors (camping, kayaking, national parks, hiking trails, beaches, walks along the bay), reading (mostly non-fiction on design, food, history, biographies, technology, psychology, business, medicine), photography, hearing and telling stories, great food and drinks with friends, and cooking.

• culture
• design
• photography
• documentaries
• dining
• cooking
• drinking
• technology
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• socializing
• outdoor activities
• hiking
• kayaking
• camping
• anthropology
• business
• history
• languages
• medicine
• psychology
• beaches
• parks

Music, Movies, and Books

Music // Kaskade, Zedd, Arlene Zelina, Nujabes, Samantha James, Blue Six
Movies // The Young Victoria, Mostly Martha, One Day, Jane Eyre, Two Weeks Notice, Interstellar, Edge of Tomorrow, Pacific Rim, In a World
Books // Many!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Traveled to Europe to compete in an international 36-hour photography competition and composed a photo essay of Paris by day and night.

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach & Share // American English, conversations about product design and marketing, technology, American culture, living and traveling in California, Cooking (Korean, Indian, New/Contemporary American)
Learn // Cooking new foods, languages, cultural similarities and differences

What I Can Share with Hosts

Cooking (Korean, Indian, New/Contemporary American) and many other hobbies/interests

Countries I’ve Visited

Bahamas, France, Japan, Mexico, South Korea, Switzerland, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States