CURRENT MISSION

Be the change you want to see in the world

ABOUT ME

Work hard, play hard. Good food, good drink, and good company.

From Detroit area, I studied abroad for four months each in Rome and Beijing. Now at graduate school for International Relations.

As I travel, I am looking to savor life; sketch, keep a travel log and meet great open-minded people along the way.

Check out the video I made of my journey on the Silk Road in China:
http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMTM4NDMxMzk2.html

PHILOSOPHY

I don't kid when I say work hard, play hard.

A typical day this summer in Washington, DC:
8:30 in the office
noon- lunch from food trucks, eat it on the river
5:30-6:30 Working happy hour
6:30-8pm happy hour and dinner with friends around the city
8pm check emails and watch project runway
10:30/11pm pass out.

-repeat-

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

CouchSurfed a few times, and I like to attend meet ups in town.

This is such a powerful idea. I can't imagine what traveling would be without it.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Many wonderful places in Europe: Paris, Tours, Salzburg, London, Manchester.

I also meet couch surfers in random places along the way, like at LaoShan in Shandong Province in China.

Interests

Cooking, impressionist Art, Italian street painting, China, sangria, getting to the root of things, design, shiny things and good smelling things.

Know when to "go big or go home"

• arts
• theater
• design
• dining
• cooking
• food trucks
• drinking
• happy hour
• traveling
• painting
• opera
• international relations
• tourism
• tours

Music, Movies, and Books

Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Passion Pit, Discovery, Adele, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, Francis and the Machine, Ben Folds, Cold War Kids, The Strokes, Simon and Garfunkel, the Beatles, Mika

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I attended the Opera "Rusalka" at the Teatro'del Opera in Rome. The Little Mermaid was based on this story, but the Little Mermaid pales to the glory of Rusalka. I cried because it was so beautiful. The set, the costumes, and the amazing voices on stage were incredible as well at the theater itself. It was straight from Degas' work that was set in a theater. So gorgeous.

Teach, Learn, Share

In the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, they say that a towel is the essential travel companion. It is true. There are so many functions for my dandy, green, travel towel, that it never ceases in its usefulness.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, China, France, Germany, Italy, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, Italy, United States