CURRENT MISSION

Meet up with CSers in Atlanta

ABOUT ME

I have to travel at least a few times a year, otherwise I'll go crazy! I've mostly stayed within the States; I made my first international trip in August 2010 to Taiwan. Since I mostly drive when I'm in Atlanta, I like to walk wherever I travel. There's nothing like experiencing a city using your own two feet.

Outside of work, I volunteer with an Asian-American non-profit. There are two things everyone should do in life: volunteer and work a stint in retail. Both experiences are eye-opening and humbling. I like eating out family-style with friends; I also enjoy eating in potluck-style. I LOVE to eat and try out different cuisines.

PHILOSOPHY

"As long as you understand that you find happiness through family, friends and love, then money is just a nice bonus." -Anonymous

It never hurts to ask.
Change comes from within.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I would love to offer a couch when I get my own place!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

St. Louis surfing (2009)
Two hang outs in Taiwan (2010) and Australia (2011)
Boston Couch Crash (2012)

Interests

Art museums
Business/financial news
Cooking/dining out/trying new restaurants
Improv/comedy shows
Kickball
Meeting new people
Travel
Volunteerism
Yoga
Word games/puzzles

• arts
• dining
• seafood
• cooking
• potluck
• yoga
• news
• traveling
• eating out
• puzzles
• hiking
• surfing
• skydiving
• kickball
• business
• volunteering

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Adele, Ed Sheeran, John Mayer, Justin Timberlake, Maroon 5; Top 40 songs - Typical mainstream stuff plus oldies

Movies: everything except horror

Books: I like personal finance, entrepreneurship, fiction, and classics but I end up reading magazines like MONEY and Bloomberg BusinessWeek.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Ate live seafood in Incheon, South Korea (June 2012)
Solo hike from Manly to Spit Bridge (10 km/6.2 miles) in Australia (Aug 2011)
Watched the sun set from Taipei 101 (Aug 2010)
Tandem skydiving in Cedartown, GA (Dec 2009)
Road trip: Seattle, Vancouver, Santa Rosa, San Francisco, San Jose, Las Vegas, Grand Canyon (Fall 2007)

Teach, Learn, Share

What's common sense to you isn't common sense to others.

TEACH
Tips I've learned from my travels
Networking and job interview advice
Resume construction (to an extent)
Personal financial planning basics - budgeting, saving, debt reduction, insurance, retirement, estate planning, et al.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Bahamas, Canada, Puerto Rico, South Korea, Taiwan, Turks and Caicos Islands, United States, Virgin Islands, U.S.

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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