CURRENT MISSION

To cultivate happiness. To cherish life, for there is no rehearsal and no encore.

ABOUT ME

I love my life because of all the amazing people that have made it so great. I cast my life to the wind and allow my path to unfold before me. I believe that people are inherently good and that you receive the emotions you portray. I live to learn, teach, and share joy....and eat ;)

PHILOSOPHY

The more risk you take in life, the more life you have to risk.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I travel a lot so I end up surfing more than I host, but I hope that my hosts feel like they have also received something from my visits. I love to share everything. Food, Culture, Knowledge, anything!! I am a Master's Student at UA and I work in the ISS Office coordinating student programs. Being at the UA is incredible and living in the 4th best college town in the country is icing on the cake. There is always so much to see and do here.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I live to travel and the major thing I learned in my travels is that for all the bad there is in this world, the kindness in the human heart can overcome all. Couchsurfing has opened amazing doors for me, introduced me to many inspiring people, and created some of my fondest memories. I hope to remain active in the Couchsurfing community for the rest of my days.

Interests

Rock climbing, caving, hiking, paddling, swimming, acting, cycling, eating, climbing trees, primitive camping, writing scripts, traveling, paintball, laser-tag, cinema, urban exploration, cohousing, earthbag construction, international education, languages, meeting new people, music, health food, good food, pad thai, dance dance revolution, anime, Final Fantasy, exercise, cooking, eating, CSA's, sustainable food systems, anything else?

• culture
• writing
• acting
• dancing
• education
• dining
• cooking
• exercise
• paintball
• anime
• movies
• traveling
• music
• cycling
• hiking
• spelunking
• camping
• paintballing
• whitewater rafting
• surfing
• skydiving
• rock climbing
• swimming
• teaching
• languages
• urban exploration

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Took a 6 week roadtrip through 22 states and two countries with my amazing sister in the summer of 2011.Whitewater rafting down the Great River in Jamaica.World's highest commercial tandem skydive in Monterrey Bay, California. 18,000 feet, almost 2 minutes of free-fall. Ridiculous. I climbed the highest mountain in East Asia, Yu-Shan, in December of '08. Legendary.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Cayman Islands, China, Jamaica, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Philippines, Russian Federation, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand

Countries I’ve Lived In

Taiwan, United States

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