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Overview

  • 13 references 4 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in Chinese, English; learning Japanese, Korean, Spanish
  • 38, Female
  • Member since 2008
  • Management Consultant
  • University of Southern California
  • No hometown listed
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Traveling through the world and meeting awesome people!

ABOUT ME

Management / technology consultant with a job that allows me to be a frequent flyer and travel twice a week domestically.

I caught the traveling bug when I spent a semester abroad at the Erasmus University of Rotterdam for my undergrad and got to travel all over Europe, I've had life changing experiences with fellow CouchSurfers.

I believe in being a true citizen of the world and that people, especially the CouchSurfing community are truly kind and generous at heart =)

PHILOSOPHY

Work hard, play harder.
Be true to yourself and others.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I have hosted, surfed and traveled with other CouchSurfers. I'm a huge advocate of the project and try to give back as much as I can when I am not traveling.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Proud to say that I still keep in touch with most of my CouchSurfing hosts. Sometimes I even forget that I've met some of these friends through CouchSurfing that I've gotten to know them so well.

Interests

Hobbyist DJ, dancing, FOOD, fast cars, GOOD MUSIC, learning how to wink (really, I can't do it properly for the life of me), video games, singing in the shower, good movies, languages, STEAK, desserts, traveling (obvi)

  • singing
  • dancing
  • dining
  • desserts
  • technology
  • movies
  • video games
  • traveling
  • cars
  • music
  • languages
  • study abroad

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Watching my life pass before my eyes almost dying in a freak white water rafting adventure down the Iguacu Falls in Brazil.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Aruba, Austria, Bahamas, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Cambodia, Canada, China, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Scotland, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, Netherlands, United States

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