I grew up in China, moved to east side of U.S. (NYC area) when I was 12 and stayed there for 13 years. Moved to the San Francisco Bay Area by accident (or stroke of luck) in 2012 and have been here since.

I'm currently working full-time and going to graduate school part-time, so I may not be able to show you around the area or drink with you as much as I'd like to.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Meet new friends and hear fun tales from wanderers.

Interests

In short: Hiking, coffee, beer, whiskey, arcade games, traveling.

In long: I like swimming holes and climbing trees. I am fascinated by stairs and feel an obligation to climb every one I see. I love randomly walking into art / art galleries. Nokia 1100 remains one of my favorite phones, and I wish planes flew faster so I could visit more friends more often.

• arts
• beer
• coffee
• walking
• drinking
• traveling
• hiking
• swimming

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: A Beautiful Mind, Lord of the Ring series, Silver Linings Playbook, Perks of Being a Wallflower, and anything that involves blowing stuff up.

Books: Predictably Irrational, In a Sunburned Country, Freakonomics, Too Big to Fail, The Good Rain

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

My mentee told me he learned a lot after spending 3-4 months together on a project. It was very satisfying.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Canada, Czech Republic, England, France, Germany, Japan, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Taiwan

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, United States