Been floating through life blissfully and aimlessly for far too long BUT have finally found my place in the larger scheme of things studying what I love (Public Health - what I like describing as being kinda the opposite of doctors: if their job is to fix people once they've fallen ill, ours is to prevent it from happening in the first place), and participating in movements I care about in Narrm / Melbourne, Australia. Still trying to figure out what my side hustle as a millennial is meant to be, probably something that incorporates: crafternooning, food and starting important conversations (three things I enjoy immensely).

I watch way too many documentaries for my own sanity and send a few too many links to friends of inflammatory opinion pieces or dog videos. I'm all about learning, always have been and always will be, and I value the opportunity to learn something new from everyone I meet and pay that knowledge forward too.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

In short, I've got 'makating paa,' Tagalog for 'itchy feet'. Ever since a student exchange stint in Montreal in 2014, ya girl's been unable to keep her feet firmly planted anywhere for too long before the compulsion to meet new people and explore takes over again. I'm here on Couchsurfing to be a part of this amazing global economy of travellers, trading in stories of adventure and room for board.

Interests

Traveling, music, photography

• documentaries
• traveling
• music
• hiking
• social justice

Music, Movies, and Books

This month's playlist involves:

Alicia Keys, Angie Stone, Archie Roach, The Archies, Crowded House, Edoardo Vianello, Electric Fields, Estrella Morente, Gabriel Garzón-Montano, Georges Bizet, Gloria Estefan, The Jackson 5, Joe Tex, Kevin Lyttle, Mark Morrison, OutKast, Rex Orange County, Run the Jewels, Sam Smith, SZA, Travi$ Scott, Tavares, Vince Staples, Viola Wills, Whitney Houston

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Smashing the Annapurna Base Camp trail and seeing the sun rise and set on Annapurna and Machapuchhre having never ever done a hike for more than a couple of hours - also considering that I'd been eating my weight in Filipino, Vietnamese and Cambodian food for the entire month prior.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Cambodia, Canada, Cuba, India, Japan, Mexico, Nepal, Philippines, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Canada