CURRENT MISSION

To explore every single hidden corners of this world, to meet amazing people whilst doing it, to enjoy life as always

ABOUT ME

I am a travel pants! I get restless when life becomes routine. I am a cooking machine, will cook and concoct anything comes to mind. I am a dancing fury, will dance to any music. I am passionate, jovial, free-spirited, independent, optimist, feminist, and I work hard, so I can play harder.

PHILOSOPHY

I'm a very optimistic person so I see the positivity in everyone and in all things. Live your life in full happiness. Do what you love, love what you do. "To deny our own impulses is to deny the very thing that makes us human" from the Matrix.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I love the idea of meeting different people from all over the world and I see it as a way of unifying different cultures and a way of letting others realize that there are so many beautiful places out there to learn about and discover.

Interests

Besides traveling, I love medicine, hanging out with good friends, red wine, chillaxin on the beach, watching sunsets and sunrises, movies, Lost and Heroes, cooking, my family, :) oh and more traveling...

• dancing
• cooking
• wine
• red wine
• movies
• traveling
• music
• medicine
• nursing
• beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

Too many to list! just from the top of my head: american history x, pan's labyrinth, y tu mama tambien, the constant gardener, amelie, chocolat, LOTR trilogy, the prestige, fight club, the matrix
music...right now, i've been listening to dj marky, groove armada, thievery corporation and morcheeba.
books...leaving microsoft to change the world, da vinci code, the lovely bones, travel books, my medical books

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Last year (April 04), I went on a medical mission with USC MMI (University of Santo Tomas, Medical Mission Inc.) in the Philippines. It was one of the best and most unforgettable experiences in my life. I assisted in gastric bypass, thyroidectomies, hysterectomy and performed my own minor surgeries (superficial cysts removal). The team consisted of doctors, residents, med students, nurses, nursing students, my uncle Ren (whom I'm so thankful for for sponsoring my ultra expensive airfare!), and myself. In a span of 4 days, we performed over 3000 physical exams, 224 major sugeries, over 400 minor surgeries, and 200 circumcisions...all for free. :) The feeling was very rewarding and indescribable. Can't wait to go on another one next year!

Teach, Learn, Share

The world is such a mess right now, but I know that through collective effort and thoughts, we can make a difference. I truly believe in helping those who suffer. I see myself doing this by starting my own organization to do medical missions throughout the world, giving free health care to people living underdeveloped countries and will try hard to stop health insurance companies in dictating what I can and cannot do in the medical field. I also think that the role of drug companies is so overrated that it basically needs to be limited. All in all, I know that this is not sustainable to our society and that there will be a change! I always refer back to what Ghandi said "be the change you wish to see in the world". Whatever you do in life, make sure you are happy and don't let anyone get in the way of your own convictions...know your rights!

Countries I’ve Visited

Malaysia, Mexico, Peru, Singapore, Spain, Thailand, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Grenada, Mexico, Peru, Philippines, United Kingdom, United States

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