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Overview

  • 14 references 8 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning Chinese, French, Spanish
  • 34, Female
  • Member since 2009
  • No occupation listed
  • Bachelors in biology, UC Berkeley
  • From Irvine, California, USA
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About Me

Just moved to San Diego b/c I love warm weather, the beach, and surfing! Looking for artist friends to draw with or maybe work on a short film projects.

I love food and eating! I love trying new things. I like browsing in stores, even in grocery stores. I like to move at a chill pace. I don't know much about music, but if you love music it would be fun if you wanted to introduce me to new stuff!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Currently looking for friends in San Diego :)

Interests

I can finally surf consistently! I used to take trips to surf destinations, so I've been in Mexico, Spain, Philippines, France, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Hawaii. I went a few times when I lived in San Francisco, but it is FREEZING there.

I have various art projects in mind, currently learning to do papier mache sculptures.

  • arts
  • cooking
  • drinking
  • movies
  • drawing
  • surfing
  • salsa

Music, Movies, and Books

All the original Disney movies and Pixar movies. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon; The Lobster; Lost In Translation, Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl.

Fav book: The God of Small Things

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Made a papier mache durian.

Spent 2 months in a little Italian beach town. It was amazing b/c 1. I was an au pair, which I realized is not something I'm good at 2. I made a small group of friends that I hung out with nearly every day despite only speaking about 6 words of Italian

Saw 2 blue whales off the Farallon islands, and a bunch of humpback whales

Got to scuba dive in Indonesia, where the coral reefs were in walls and so beautiful.

Salsa danced in Cali, Colombia

Drew a picture of a monkey and a UFO with another traveller I met in Cali, Colombia

Seeing the sunrise always seems like an amazing feat for me because I have a very hard time waking up early. Seeing the sunset is also amazing, because it is also beautiful.

Saw bioluminescent plankton flowing down my arms like sparkles

Released a baby sea turtle into the ocean.

Teach, Learn, Share

I'll teach you how to make an awesome cocktail. We could draw a picture together too.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Stories, of course.
I also would enjoy cooking/making drinks together.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, France, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Nicaragua, Philippines, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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