I first knew about Couchsurfing from a CS Summer Scramble event in Manila, where we did challenges around the city Amazing Race-style. I had a great time and made great friends, and since then, I've been a happy member of this travel-minded community.

I have an old soul, my favorites artists are Jackson Browne, Nina Simone, Elton John, Fleetwood Mac, Van Morrison, The Beatles, and the likes. I also enjoy contemporary artists like Coldplay, Taylor Swift, Beyonce, and some country artists like Chris Stapleton and Morgan Wallen. The reggaeton bug bit me as well so I jam to Bad Bunny, Maluma, Karol G—and stop judging me—Shakira. I read anything that David Sedaris writes. I'm a Hemingway fan, and as an extension of that, a J.D. Salinger fan as well. I dig non-fiction books too, such as David Eagleman and Yuval Noah Harari; and ancient thinkers like Seneca and Lao Tzu. As for movies and TV shows, I love a good mystery: Memento, Prima Fear, The Beach, HTGAWM, Killing Eve, White Lotus. I also enjoy feel-good and nostalgic movies: Eurotrip, American Pie series, Zombieland, Jumanji, Jurassic Park, Everything everywhere all at once.