CURRENT MISSION

To live in the moment and learn all that I can from traveling

ABOUT ME

I love interacting with people and learning new things. I value the experience of finding myself outside of my comfort zone - it challenges my little bubble and expands my perspective. I enjoy a good philosophical discussion. I try not to take myself too seriously. I love to smile and laugh and to have others join in. I strive to live my truth.

PHILOSOPHY

Impermanence is inescapable and the only way to find peace is to live in the moment. I strive to be honest with myself and sincere with others. Living a full life is a beautiful challenge, and it's pretty awesome (even when it's not).

我为什么加入 Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

My housing situation has kept me from hosting, although I'd love to do it some day.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I'm still a novice, with only one CS experience, but it was wonderful and I'm looking forward to more!

兴趣

I love being outside and in the mountains, climbing, hiking, or skiing. I'm into partner dancing (zouk, fusion, bachata, tango, etc), board games, cooking, good beer/wine/coffee, silly jokes, and studying psychology. When I ultimately find a "real" job, I really want to contribute to promoting sustainable lifestyles for humanity.

• dancing
• tango
• bachata
• cooking
• wine
• beer
• coffee
• running
• board games
• traveling
• hiking
• skiing
• rock climbing
• engineering
• physics
• psychology
• mountains

音乐、电影和书籍

Music: folk, rock, salsa, bachata, zouk, bhangra, pop
Movies: Cloud Atlas, Princess Bride, Mamma Mia, Willow, Serenity, Anchorman
Books: Ishmael, The Elegance of the Hedgehog, The Life of Pi, The Wise Heart, The Count of Monte Cristo, Hunger Games Trilogy, Game of Thrones

我做过的一件不可思议的事情

I climbed Mt. Rainier, a 14,411ft (4392m) volcano in Washington state, and skied down her. The skiing wasn't fantastic, but the overall experience certainly was.

The prompt asks for one thing, but I have to include my more frequent favorite things: sunrises and sunsets in the mountains (mostly in the Cascades in Washington, but in S America now as well).

教，学，和分享

I have an MS in chemical engineering, so I know random facts about how the physical world works... ever wondered why planes have to take off in 15 minute intervals? I could give you a run-down on some physics. In grad school, I studied materials for photovoltaics, so I'm happy to talk about solar cells and renewable energy, as well.

I speak functional German and fluent English, but I would really like to learn Spanish.

我游览过的国家

Argentina, Austria, Canada, Chile, Czech Republic, France, India, Indonesia, Japan, Nepal, Netherlands, Peru, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey

我居住过的国家

Germany, United States