Spent my entire life in one place till 19, until I decided the world was too big and I couldn't see my life being so planned out I'd never see new places. I applied to colleges in the States, somehow ended up at Oregon and life has never been the same since. After college I moved Shanghai, working as a healthcare consultant. Now I'm moving to New Haven, CT - love to meet new friends :-)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

In my third year of living here. My relationship with Shanghai has evolved and the city has grown on me. I feel there is this analogy that living in this city is similar to the phases of school. Freshman year, you don't know anything; sophomore year, you know everything; junior year, you're too cool for school; and senior year, you don't know whether you will graduate or stay in this phase for a while.

Interests

• running
• music
• sports

Teach, Learn, Share

- Spending way too much money at Watching Sports
- Saying “I’m so excited!” without showing any emotion on my face
- Replying to email almost instantly
- Not replying to text messages at all, ever, then remembering to reply days later
- Unfollowing ignorant people on my WeChat
- Fully planning fictional trips down to the most specific details
- Uncontrollably craving Chic-Fil-A on workday (when I was working at RTP) and ordering the same meal for an entire year
- Parallel parking
- Not winning raffles/drawings/lottery
- Making a mess in the kitchen
- Laughing at inappropriate times

What I Can Share with Hosts

Time and space

Countries I’ve Visited

China, Hong Kong, Israel, Malaysia, Mexico, Singapore, South Korea, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, United States