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Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
@BOOGYDOWNBILL
Member since 2009
CURRENT MISSION Getting to med school! ABOUT ME For 16 years, I lived in Charlotte, North Carolina, my hometown. My interests are numerous and difficult to harness. I've lived in California and China for about two years each, give or take. Right now, I'm located in Chapel Hill, studying biology and Mandarin. It is my dream to work for MSF, and I will. PHILOSOPHY all good comes from love.
Interested in Adventure Sports
Interested in Farm Animals
Fluent in Chinese (Simplified)
Learning Chinese
Why I'm on Couchsurfing
HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING Lately, I've been absent. Light amount of surfing. COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE Surfed Europe for a month at 19. Hosted a good handful of people in Los Angeles,CA. I met some really great people. Hope they're doing well! Since then, I've surfed in Hong Kong and hosted several folks at my current home in Chapel Hill.
Music, Movies, and Books
Crime and Punishment- Favorite book Music- The Avett Brothers, Manu Chao, Paul Simon's Graceland, Talking heads, Natalia Lafourcade, etc.
One Amazing Thing I've Done
Spelunking in NZ and saw glow worms on the cave ceilings! Lived on a commune in China
Teach, Learn, Share
So much to learn. Currently interested in Chinese medicine and cultivation of tea. What I know and have, I will gladly share.
My Interests
Mandarin and China. Tea. Most of my experience is with Japanese green tea or sencha, matcha too. I hope to learn much and more about the varieties of Chinese tea, brewing techniques/rituals, origins, and health benefits. Medicine Earth People
