When the weather permits, taking walks (usually with my dog Mieko), hiking some of Seoul's many mountains, or just being outside to snap some photos, are a few of my favorite past times.

I love experiencing a new culture...Especially through food! Before Asia I was a bit of a picky eater, and thankfully Korea broke me of that. I enjoy trying new foods and few things are better in life than good food with good people.

Warum ich bei Couchsurfing bin

I heard about this while staying with a friend of a friend who turned out to be an avid CS host; he had great things to say about it. And after staying with him, and later another CS, I can see why! Great concept that seems to do an excellent job of bringing together a bunch of relatively like-minded people.

Interessen

I'm currently studying international development and really enjoy learning about social enterprises, local entrepreneurs, and NGOs in the areas I visit.

• dogs
• culture
• dining
• reading
• hiking
• mountains
• social enterprise

Musik, Filme und Bücher

I have a pretty broad range of interests and love learning what other people are passionate about. Aspiring avid reader (don't ever read as much as I should though) and always happy to get suggestions for new things to read or listen to. For books, I especially enjoy nonfiction (economics, alternative development) and memoirs.

For movies, I enjoy documentaries (especially ones I can download and listen to on long dog walks!) and dramas, but will also be the one sitting in a center seat on opening night of any Marvel/DC or Star Wars film.

Eine tolle Erfahrung, die ich gemacht habe

Zip-lining in Laos; I usually pride myself on being a pretty thrifty traveler, but some things are worth splurging on. Zip-lining over stories-high treetops in the middle of a national park was a far more exhilarating AND peaceful experience than I could have ever imagined.

https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g737155-d739087-Reviews-The_Gibbon_Experience-Huay_Xai_Bokeo_Province.html

Länder, die ich besucht habe

Cambodia, Canada, China, Hong Kong, Italy, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Mexico, Myanmar, Philippines, Taiwan, Viet Nam

Länder, in denen ich gelebt habe

South Korea, United States