I'm a recent film school graduate from the University of Southern California in Los Angeles traveling around the world before I start my job at Walt Disney World in July. My friends say that I am open-minded, cultured, compassionate, and very well-informed. While my studies are over, I will always have a yearning to meet others and to share stories about living in this big, crazy world. I strive to authentic in who I am, and I seek to grow in every friendship I make and every experience I have.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

In this increasingly individualized global society, I realize just how important it is to not only have a network of people you know, but also a community of like-minded individuals that share a desire to take care of others and to share authentic experiences. While I have not hosted individuals on the platform, I have previous experience as a resident assistant in university dormitories, as well as hosting dinner parties for my friends and my family.

Interests

The best way I know how to host so far is via cooking for a dinner party, so most of my cooking comes in that form. I also am heavily considering launching a podcast series on the art of political conversation (I was a competitive debater at university), with a lot of that being based off of a strong understanding on history. I am also enamored by all the ways to tell stories, including literature, art, films, comic books, and video games. I also have a life-long love of card games of any variety, including poker and Hearthstone.

• cooking
• poker
• history
• filmmaking
• debate

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Weezer, Nujabes, St. Vincent, yaegi, Metallica, The Strokes, Sonic Youth
Movies (& TV): Works of Jacques Audiard and Sean Baker, Cowboy Bebop, Mad Men, Westworld, Silicon Valley
Books: Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky, The Righetous Mind by Jonathan Haidt, The Signal and the Noise by Nate Silver, Watchmen by Alan Moore.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Accomplished: Somehow graduating university without any student debt and a well-paying job (this is really difficult in America, trust me).
Done: Drive down Sunset Blvd. at night while listening to the "Night Rider" playlist on Spotify.

What I Can Share with Hosts

A detailed and complex understanding as to what is going on in the political landscape of America.
Recipes for Vietnamese cuisine, including pho, and goi cuon (spring rolls).
Struggles with filmmaking and my personal journey in content creation.
Strategies for being a winning player in Texas Hold'em poker, as well as personal beliefs as to why I believe it is a perfect expression of laissez-faire capitalism.
Amateur counseling.
Tips for traveling in Los Angeles and Orlando, FL.
Undying gratitude.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Bahamas, Canada, Germany, Iceland, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Singapore, Thailand

Countries I’ve Lived In

Indonesia, United States