CURRENT MISSION

Finish this dang degree!

I've lived in:
Taipei
Hong Kong
Columbus, OH, USA
Bethesda, MD, USA

ABOUT ME

I'm easy going, laid back, couch-potato at heart, but passionate about exploring the world thru the lens of Here & Now.

I study people's feelings, thoughts, & behaviors using mobile devices, area of interests = mindfulness, addiction, & trauma.

PHILOSOPHY

"Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing there is a field.
I'll meet you there.
When the soul lies down in that grass the world is too full to talk about." - Rumi

"Can you say 'yes' to the aliveness that lives through you?
How deep can that 'yes' go?" - Tara Brach

"Between stimulus and response there is a space.
In that space is our power to choose our response.
In our response lies our growth and our freedom." - Viktor Frankl

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To meet people, explore things local, & save money!

Interests

Knowledge & epistemology
TV & movies
Karaoke
Computer games
Stand-up comedy

• singing
• thrifting
• movies
• tv
• socializing

Music, Movies, and Books

BOOKS
- The Body Keeps the Score
- Running on Empty: Overcome Your Childhood Emotional Neglect
- The Wise Heart: A Guide to the Universal Teachings of Buddhist Psychology
- Childhood Disrupted: How Your Biography Becomes Your Biology, and How You Can Heal

MUSIC -
Sammi Cheng
David Archuleta
Jason Mraz
Janice Vidal
Joseph Vincent
Adele
Jessie J
Hosier

MOVIES -
Jorgen

TV -
Arrested Development
Modern Family
Alias
Family Guy
Reno 911
Salem
Shameless
Real Husbands of Hollywood

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Ran a smartphone study of Korean smokers in Seoul. The role of cross-cultural differences in teamwork cannot be understated...

Teach, Learn, Share

Meditation

Behavioral nudging

Writing and speaking in English, Mandarin, Cantonese

Resume building & interview skills

GRE, math (up to calculus, real analysis, basic number theory)

What I Can Share with Hosts

A meal or drinks! :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Croatia, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Slovenia, Spain, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Hong Kong, Taiwan, United States