Born and raised San Francisco. Went to school in UC Santa Cruz, and spent nearly half of my undergraduate time out of Santa Cruz, before graduating with a degree in Global Economics.

Formly a chocolate maker back home in San Francisco, currently working as and R&D Chef and confectionary person. Working on becoming a multilingual freak and catching up to my parents who speak 5-6 languages.

Hoping to open a little food bike selling tasty snacks someday.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Had some great experiences with hosts while living abroad in Asia, namely Taiwan and China. Hoping to start hosting once I have a place with room for people.

If any travelers know how to cook, please teach me how to make your hometown's food!

Interests

I dabble in Martial Arts ( namely BJJ, Judo, and Kickboxing), Cooking(All kinds from Asian to Latin America) and Traveling.

Lately I've been making a lot of steamed buns and dumplings.

• cooking
• chocolate
• food
• bjj
• judo

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Old and new kung fu movies.

Music: Bits of everything from country to hip hop. Been listening to more reggaeton and sertaneja music these days

Books:
Mountains Beyond Mountains by Tracy Kidder.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Made soup dumplings(小笼包) by hand. Stayed overnight in 24 hr bookstore and finished 3 books .

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you Chinese ( assuming yours isn't already better than mine), how to cook many different foods.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Also I'll probably give you chocolate, snacks and a meal.

Countries I’ve Visited

Brazil, Canada, Mexico, Philippines, Taiwan, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, Hong Kong, Kenya, United States