CURRENT MISSION

Explore. Improve.

ABOUT ME

I'm pretty chill.

Grew up in Northern California
Went to school in Southern California
Studied abroad in Tokyo
Road tripped from L.A. to Vancouver
Lived on a friend's floor in New York City
Taught English in Busan, Korea
Backpacked around Asia.
Now I'm a graduate student at Columbia.

I'm into languages and culture.
I know a little bit of Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Spanish. Always interested in learning more.

PHILOSOPHY

It doesn't matter if you don't know what you want to do with your life, all that matters is that you continue searching.

Once you've found your goal, aim for the highest. Continue improving yourself in pursuit of that goal.

Don't settle until you're truly satisfied. Explore until you are. Don't take for granted what you have.

Life is a marathon, but it's too short to live unhappy.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I've always had a great time traveling and the kindness and hospitality locals have offered me has always differentiate a "vacation" from memorable experience. I'm looking to make friends and see if I can be just as awesome a host.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've never couchsurfed. I might be able to host if I'm not too busy

Interests

Exploring/Traveling
Languages/Culture
Meeting new friends
Deep talks into the most random of topics

• arts
• culture
• marathon
• traveling
• teaching
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Rock, EDM, Jazz, Classical, Hip-hop

Movies: Movies that make you think, Sci-fi, Fantasy, Action, Film/Neo Noir, Asian, European, Zombie, Martial Arts, Independent; films by: Rian Johnson, Christopher Nolan, The Coen Brothers, Quentin Tarantino, Stanley Kubrick, Wes Anderson, Park Chan Wook, Hayao Miyazaki, (old) Tim Burton

Books by: Chuck Palahniuk, Haruki Murakami, Kurt Vonnegut, Osamu Tezuka, Neil Gaiman

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I backpacked around Asia for five months.

Teach, Learn, Share

I used to be an English teacher, so I can help you practice English.

I also practice Wushu, a type of Chinese martial art, so I can teach you a little of that too.

Countries I’ve Visited

Cambodia, Canada, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

South Korea, United States