I studied Economics and like thinking about policy and politics. I worked on technology for hospitals and government for the last few years. Now I'm figuring out where to go to law school - hopefully to end up in a fulfilling job once I graduate. I feel lucky to have some time to explore before settling down.

I love getting out of my comfort zone. A great year is ahead!

Pourquoi je suis sur Couchsurfing

I am travelling around the world before going back to school in the United States. I want to learn Spanish, refresh my Chinese, and fail to remember my French while seeing the world. I hope to borrow some ideas from my travels to make my life more balanced, fulfilling and fun.

Just got engaged to my partner of 5 years, who is also on Couchsurfing and travelling with me: https://www.couchsurfing.com/people/kateri.spear

I love meeting people who care about something - a passion or expertise or just a new perspective - and are willing to share their thoughts. If something is important to you, I want to hear about it.

Centres d'intérêt

• cooking
• politics
• board games
• reading
• electronic music
• economics
• public policy
• food
• playing ukulele
• urban exploring
• dungeons & dragons

Morceaux de musique, films et livres

Music - I like heartrending lyrics and/or electronic noise
Bon Iver, Mumford & Sons, Chance the Rapper, Spoon, Justice, Cake, Zedd

Movies - Commentaries on society with ridiculous premises, also documentaries
The Prestige, Fight Club, The Matrix, Leon the Professional, Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind, Human Planet

Books - My favorite fiction is darker/dystopian, for non-fiction I like human accounts of weird/failed systems
The Road, Evicted, Zombie Survival Guide, The Stand, Brave New World, Oryx & Crake, Me Talk Pretty One Day

Une aventure extraordinaire que j'ai vécue

Published a paper on how pathologists (doctors who study human abnormality) can effectively check themselves before they wreck themselves.

I also ran a half marathon, but then I couldn't walk for a month afterword so maybe I won't brag about that one...

Enseignez, apprenez, partagez

Dungeons & Dragons or a simpler variant for an evening
Stocks & Bonds 101
Financial Planning & Independence

Ce que j'aimerais partager avec mes hôtes

I cook and bake with little direction. Will acquire food and beverages from local markets to turn into healthy-ish dinners. Dishes are my favorite chore! Also thoughts on how the world works or should work.

Some cool/lame free tools for managing personal and professional projects (check 'em out):
-Piktochart (Infographics)
-Gantt Charts (Making timelines with dependencies)
-Autohotkey (repetitive task automation)
-Launchy (saves 5 minutes a day/hours a month)
-Wunderlist (Task Management)
-Excel & More

Pays que j'ai visités

Argentina, Canada, Chile, China, Japan, Mexico, South Korea

Pays dans lesquels j'ai vécu

China, United States