CURRENT MISSION

Shared Humanity.

ABOUT ME

USC grad working in the Bay Area at a green energy start-up. Foodie, photographer, painter, yogi, traveler, and museum-lover.

PHILOSOPHY

Happiness can buy money but money can't buy happiness.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Surfing and hosting--it's give and take. :)

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

To be experienced!

Interests

Photography, Architecture, Philosophy, Eco-gastronomy, Social Entrepreneurship, Modern Art, Writing Food Reviews, Fashion...

• arts
• writing
• architecture
• fashion
• modern art
• photography
• dining
• cooking
• surfing
• entrepreneurship
• languages
• volunteering

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Bossa Nova, Nouvelle Vague, Brazilian Girls, Cat Stevens, The xx, Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Chatmonchy, Pheonix, MC Solaar, very open so long as it's not country.

Books: The Unbearable Lightness of Being, East of Eden, Snow Country, Take the Cannoli

Movies: Shawshank Redemption, The Godfather I & II, Follow the Red Balloon, An Education

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Volunteering at an HIV/AIDS clinic in rural China.

Teach, Learn, Share

Can teach: how to shoot analog photography, how to make Chinese dumplings, how to navigate through Portland via public transport, and where to save and splurge on food.

Want to learn: new languages, local cooking, your cultures, values, and beliefs.

Share: a good conversation. We can disagree, the best ideas come from discussion! :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Bahamas, Barbados, Belgium, Bermuda, Canada, Japan, South Korea, Virgin Islands, British

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, United States

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