CURRENT MISSION

To see if I can keep getting away with it.

ABOUT ME

I'd say I'm a warm and friendly person, though I can be shy in a crowd. I read a lot. I think even more. Food is my passion.

PHILOSOPHY

It changes all the time, as I do.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I surf with cool people who have unique attributes. I host people who demonstrate unique attributes.

I joined couchsurfing to meet interesting people who I would not otherwise have the chance to meet. I have noticed that the quality of requests I get has at times dropped dramatically.. Hint: if your request is inarticulate, full of expectations or simply announces to me when you will be arriving... I will find a reason not to host you. I always read your profile before I offer the couch.

Then again, if you are a kind, pleasant person with manners, don't take offense at the above, I don't mean you.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

It all started in Urumqi... then Hong Kong, Beijing, Seattle, Istanbul, and Bodrum, Turkey, Fargo, ND.. and next...Washington, DC! No scratch that, Kyrgyzstan!

Interests

Food, literature, astrology, yoga, environment, Xinjiang, biking, hiking, camping, my friends. Did I mention food? The other interests just help me to develop appetite so I can cook and eat again and again.

• literature
• environment
• dining
• cooking
• yoga
• cycling
• hiking
• camping

Music, Movies, and Books

I tend to like highbrow stuff, but not if it's pretentious. Don't really have favorites; try me.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Communicated with a beluga whale.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you how to cook. How to submit your Fulbright application in time. How to write an articulate and polite email. How to get a dissertation done with minimal pain.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Cambodia, Canada, China, Denmark, Greece, Iceland, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Philippines, Russian Federation, Spain, Sweden, Thailand, Turkey, Uzbekistan

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belgium, China, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States

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