After years of running a nonprofit, now I'm back in graduate school researching evolutionary physiology.

I'm a one-on-one type of person and enjoy long conversations.
It's safe to call me a walking story collector. Let me hear your stories. :)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Because hotels are boring and meeting local people is the best part of traveling.
I love seeing the trust and love in the Couchsurfing community. It makes the whole travel experience.

Interests

I'm interested in people. I'm interested in the physiology of birth and death, I care about health, and economics and policies that affect health. I'm a big foodie and always appreciate foodies.
Also a photographer, and do jiujitsu!

• education
• cooking
• politics
• music
• business
• languages
• medicine
• philosophy
• health
• farming
• jiujitsu

Music, Movies, and Books

Book - Siddhartha
Movie - Big Fish, Life is Beautiful 😭😭😭, Dead Poet Society
I like acoustic music and I play the lyre.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I had a nonprofit that turned into a national movement
Was a journalist in China.
Worked with UNICEF and been interviewed by BBC (this one's not even that amazing haha).

Teach, Learn, Share

I can talk about labor and birth, and death and dying for days. Now studying and researching in evolutionary physiology is only making it worse: Now I can talk about it for months. lol
Ask me anything about China. I'll give you my anecdotal case study.
Philosophy. Religions. Politics. Stories.
Cooking.
Brazilian Jiujitsu ❤ Let's roll.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Thoughts and stories.
Recipes. I'll steal yours. ;)

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, China, Germany, Japan, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, United States