CURRENT MISSION

To enjoy life.

ABOUT ME

I try to enjoy life as much as I can. I'm a pretty simple person- it is not hard to make me happy. I can almost do anything and have fun. As long as I have someone interesting around me, the sky's the limit!!!

I am a strong advocate of ANY AND ALL human rights, support numerous causes, and right now I work at a battered women's shelter as a child advocate. Soon I'll be working on my masters in counseling, eventually the Phd, and then I can skip town once again! I've been back in the U.S. for about 2 years now, after living in South Korea for about a year, and circumventing the globe. I really miss traveling!! But yea, I'll have lots of random stories about some funny stuff I may or may not have done.

PHILOSOPHY

Always take the road less traveled. The most interesting people can come from the most unexpected places. I like to talk. I like to hear the stories of those who come from places different than me. Guess that's why I'm a semi- journalist.

Don't let the material consume you.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

By providing a couch, showing people around New Orleans, just trying to make traveling experiences better, like so many did for me when I was traveling.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I had such a good time in Alexandria, Egypt with my second family, that I decided one of them should return to America with me. So, after I surfed her couch, a month later I was able to host her for almost a month on my couch. It was so amazing to make such a great friend, and now that she's gone, I dont know who's gonna make my coffee for me anymore. ( maybe it could be you????? )

UPDATE!!!!- I surfed with my original Alex family at the end of September, and I had SOOO MUCH FUN again that I am now moving back!

Outside of that, so many other amazing people on my journey. They were wonderful.

Interests

Reading
Writing
Painting ( though I'm not amazing at it )
Photography
Education
African Studies
Anthropology
Sociology
Women's Studies
Human Rights
Religion
Language ( just starting on this one )

As you can see I'm very humanities based. I love to learn, and, hopefully I'll become this walking talking geographical/cultural encyclopedia.

• humanities
• writing
• photography
• causes
• education
• human rights
• coffee
• running
• walking
• reading
• traveling
• painting
• swimming
• anthropology
• teaching
• journalism
• religion
• sociology

Music, Movies, and Books

I enjoy all music. Anything that has a good beat, and I can bob my head to it is great.Top Played songs on my Ipod-

Paper Planes- M.I.A
The Good Life- Kanye West
Chaiyya Chaiyya- Dil Se
Two of Us- Chae Yeon
Im so Hot- Lee Jae Won
Enta El Ghaly- Amr Diab
Whatever You Like- T.I.

While visiting a plantation here in Louisiana ( if youre interested, I'd be willing to take you ) , I came across some Afro-Cuban Reggae and Jazz albums, which were AMAZING!!!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Ok, so, I finally have something amazing. I fell off of a motorcycle in Chennai, India. Not that amazing? Well, it was to me.

Someone thought I was a prostitute in Egypt? Amazing??

Nearly being kicked out of the country in Egypt for not having American or European Money...

I climbed to the top of the Great Wall of China. Definitely amazing, because I'm a lazy bum sometimes.

I joined and was baptized into a cult in South Korea...

Searching for porn ( I just said Kama Sutra, ask me about it ) in Jaipur, India.

Being Kicked off of a US military base in Songtan, South Korea (twice )

Being bathed by a Korean woman.......

Walking inside the Great Pyramid in Egypt, getting scared, running out, and crying like a baby..

Swimming in a fresh water pond in India...

A black man actually having a chance at becoming President of the U.S.- that is just amazing to me. (edit, a BLACK MAN BECOMING PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)

Teach, Learn, Share

I have learned that there are more kind people in this world than those who are trying to harm you.

Countries I’ve Visited

China, Egypt, India, Malaysia, Namibia, Singapore, United Arab Emirates, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

South Korea, United States