I love the couchsurfing community because I love to meet locals wherever I travel - and I've met some really great people through CS. I'm a really friendly, easy going, curious, creative person with a love for life and all it has to offer. I love learning about different cultures, meeting new people and traveling! I value kindness, openness and have the spirit to explore new things!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To meet interesting people from all over the country and world. To learn more about their culture and meet locals. And to make new friends in all different places!

Interests

Traveling, Nature, Art, Design, Architecture, Photography (anything creative, really), Live Music, Social Justice, Being Active (running, biking, hiking), Learning, Helping Others, Exploring new things and places - an adventure can be found anywhere, really, if you're open to it. :)

• arts
• culture
• architecture
• design
• photography
• dining
• running
• drinking
• traveling
• music
• live music
• cycling
• hiking
• scuba diving
• hang gliding
• swimming

Music, Movies, and Books

I listen to all types of music from all genres. It doesn't matter what genre it is, if it's good, I'll like it. :) Jazz, Folk, Indie, Hip Hop, World music, Classical, IDM/EDM, experimental, instrumental, etc. But in particular, I I enjoy live music and small concerts. I have about a billion Spotify playlists, haha. I love discovering new music and getting suggestions from people about new artists or songs!

Movies - I honestly don't watch movies that often. But I tend to like indie films and documentaries, but I also love a good blockbuster if it's done well! And comedies, too!

I listen to a lot of audio books, and I love them! I also listen to podcasts. The last one I was listened to was Andre Agassi's biography: Open, really fascinating. I love learning about new topics and have a general curiosity for most everything. :) I also love art/design/architecture/photo books, too!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Swimming with wild dolphins in New Zealand. Hang gliding in Brazil. Class 5 white water rafting in Zimbabwe. Scuba Diving in the Philippines, Borneo & the Great Barrier Reef. Last but certainly not least, working with women who've escaped human trafficking & orphans of the Rwandan genocide. Now I live in Berlin, Germany working as a UX designer at a tech company.

I've had the fortunate opportunity to do many amazing things in my life, and I'm so thankful for that. I spent a year traveling around the world and was able to do and witness so many amazing things within that time!

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you a bit about life where I've lived (California & NYC, USA, Manila Philippines). And now Berlin!

I would love to learn more about you and where you're from and where you live, your culture, travel stories, experiences, etc.

Share stories over good food and/or drinks and share good times together! :) But also share some kindness and hospitality to fellow travelers out there!

What I Can Share with Hosts

A little bit of American and Chinese culture. Travel stories. And always a small gift of appreciation, at least. :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Belgium, Botswana, Brazil, Cambodia, Canada, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Hong Kong, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Laos, Latvia, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mexico, Myanmar, Namibia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Palestine, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Rwanda, Scotland, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam, Zimbabwe

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, Philippines, United States