Hi, I'm Cat! I was born in singapore, but I've grown up living for a few years each in kuala lumpur, shanghai, hong kong, and boston. NYC is the most recent place I've lived in for more than a few months. I used to work on computational neuroscience research, but I recently quit my job to work on side projects and digital nomading in SEA. In my free time, I'm a big Substack reader and I love learning new songs on the piano/guitar!

(I've put NYC as my home base, but I'll be traveling for most of 2026 (sorry!))

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Looking to meet locals and hear life stories!

Interests

• video games
• reading
• guitar
• piano
• neuroscience
• philosophy
• psychology

Music, Movies, and Books

Favorite song - different lives by fly by midnight
Favorite movie - everything everywhere all at once
Favorite book - Siddhartha by herman hesse
Favorite show - Attack on titan
Favorite video games - Hollow knight: silksong & dragon age: origins

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I lived in an ambulance for a year! Happy to give advice on how to vanlife in the states, which US national parks are the best, etc.

Teach, Learn, Share

Looking to learn about different cultures beyond local beer brands and sayings. How do the people in your country feel about different changes in the world (AI, social media, increase in tourism)? What are your thoughts on your country's politics? Do you think people in your city/country are happy? Why is that?

Also happy to share my thoughts on Singaporean/HK/Chinese/American culture!

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can cook up some super addictive soft-boiled "drug" eggs!