CURRENT MISSION

Travel, learn, and not take myself too seriously

ABOUT ME

I just graduated with my MBA from Penn State and am trying to see as much of the world as possible before I start a new job (management consulting with Deloitte) this fall!

PHILOSOPHY

All we have to decide is what to do with the time given to us.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Love surfing and enjoy hosting when possible.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Couchsurfed in Toronto, Seattle, and Singapore; hosted a couple times in State College. All awesome experiences.

Interests

Good conversation; a balance of high adrenaline stuff like cliffjumping and skydiving...and more normal sports like running and frisbee; placing random ingredients in pancakes; spontaneous traveling

• dancing
• wine
• marathon
• running
• traveling
• billiards
• surfing
• skydiving
• sports
• rock climbing
• business
• sociology
• beaches
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: I can listen to most anything. Something with a beat is always good!

TV Shows: Breaking Bad, Suits, Walking Dead, Modern Family, The Office, 30 Rock, The Simpsons

Movies: Shawshank Redemption, Fight Club, American Beauty, The Breakfast Club, Pulp Fiction, Casablanca, The Usual Suspects, The Silence of the Lambs, It's a Wonderful Life, Inception,Finding Nemo, The Sixth Sense, Psycho, Requiem for a Dream, Good Will Hunting, Crash, Shutter Island, Bridesmaids

Books: Lord of the Flies, The Sun Also Rises, The Book Thief, The Grapes of Wrath, Animal Farm, The Great Gatsby, To Kill a Mockingbird, The Lord of the Rings trilogy, All Quiet on the Western Front, The Thief of Always, Plato and a Platypus Walk Into a Bar – Understanding Philosophy Through Jokes, The Kite Runner, Blink, Freakonomics, Outliers, A Thousand Splendid Suns, The Believing Brain

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Seeing over 15,000 people come together for a weekend in a 46 hour dance marathon to combat pediatric cancer.

Watching the sunrise from the top of diamond head in Honolulu; Skydiving over the North Shore of Oahu

Climbing a 12,441 peak (Mt. Baldy) in New Mexico

Pristine beaches of Kuna Yala, Panama

Waterfalls in Honduras/Philippines

Araku Valley/Mountains in India

Sunset in Moalboal, Philippines

View of Singapore business district from the infinity pool across the bay on top of Marina Bay Sands Hotel

Seeing Scarlet Macaws, Capuchin Monkeys, Coatimundi, Eyelash vipers, Morpho butterflies, leafcutter/army ants, orchid bees, stingrays, and much more in the Costa Rican rainforest

Okay so that was more than one...

Teach, Learn, Share

Like talking about sociology topics like race or inequality. Can share a bottle of wine!

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Bolivia, Cambodia, Canada, China, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Greece, Honduras, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Singapore, United States

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