I'm an HIV researcher shooting for med school and trying to fit in seeing the world as much as I can in the meantime! I did a solo backpacking trip in Vietnam/Thailand for 2 months during summer of 2012, 4 months in Europe in summer 2014, 3 months in South America during summer 2015, and 2 months again in Europe in summer 2017!

I'm Vietnamese, Japanese and Irish, with a black step-grandfather, so I feel like my mixed family has really influenced my love of travel and learning about other cultures! :)

PHILOSOPHY

"Always do what you are afraid to do... Do the thing we fear, and death of fear is certain." - Ralph Waldo Emerson

我为什么加入 Couchsurfing

I studied abroad in Berlin for 5 weeks during the summer of 2014 and went on a 3 month Eurotrip afterwards and I really credit Couchsurfing for making that summer one I will never forget. I couchsurfed for 40+ days straight and I would do it again in a heartbeat!! I hope that I can give other people the same incredible experience that I had :)

兴趣

CONCERTS. Believe it or not I'm a complete metalhead and a rave-lover haha so I love everything from heavy metal concerts to EDM fueled raves! Hip hop and R&B are also in the mix.

Love going to the beach, hiking, and pretty much everything outdoorsy! Love finding and exploring hidden/unknown nooks and crannies :D Cooking is also a passion of mine so if you love home cooked Asian food (I can do Vietnamese and Japanese) I gotchu!!

• concerts
• dining
• cooking
• raves
• traveling
• hiking
• backpacking
• biology
• beaches

音乐、电影和书籍

Music: The Smiths, Iron Maiden, Metallica, Babyshambles, Libertines, Arcade Fire, Rage Against the Machine, The Police, Sex Pistols, Kasabian, Arctic Monkeys

Movies: Hitchcock mixed in with Disney classics. I'm the queen of polar opposites haha!

Books: Big fan of American and British classics and mystery/horror. Frankenstein, Dracula, Edgar Allan Poe, and Stephen King among my favorites!

我做过的一件不可思议的事情

Probably driving a motorcycle all the way to the top of a mountain overlooking the beautiful beach skyline of Da Nang in Vietnam when I was 17. It had the sharpest turns and winding roads I've ever seen... and I had only learned how to drive it that night. x)

我游览过的国家

Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Norway, Peru, Portugal, Scotland, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, Uruguay, Viet Nam

我居住过的国家

United States