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

Why I’m on 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 :)

Interests

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

Music, Movies, and Books

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!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

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)

Countries I’ve Visited

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

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States