CURRENT MISSION

Explore.

ABOUT ME

I'm a 3rd year at USC studying Sociology and Occupational Therapy. I'm currently studying abroad in Edinburgh, Scotland.

I was born in Taoyuan, Taiwan but have lived most of my life in Pasadena, CA. I haven't been back to Taiwan since I left but hope to do so soon! I actually haven't traveled much outside of the US and hope to do so while I'm on my exchange semester.

I love all aspects of photography--looking at photos, composing/taking photos, editing photos, going to photo exhibitions--I love it all. See my website for some of my work.

I enjoy studying Sociology and plan on attending graduate school in a social sciences field.

I like to describe myself as an extroverted introvert.

PHILOSOPHY

While I am a non theist and choose to live a life grounded in reality, I like learning about other peoples' perspectives on just about everything.

Interests

I am a lover of music--especially live music. I don't play any instruments but I enjoy going to acoustic gigs, jazz gigs, rock gigs, raves (and everything in between).

I am an activist. I protested China's involvement in the ongoing genocide in Darfur at the 2008 Olympic Torch relay in San Francisco.

I am a very liberal minded person. I am a proud Democrat and voted against CA Proposition 8.

I thoroughly enjoy socializing over food, drink, and occasionally smoke.

I like getting lost--it helps me learn a new place.

• photography
• dining
• cooking
• drinking
• raves
• technology
• socializing
• music
• live music
• jazz
• social science
• sociology

Music, Movies, and Books

Daft Punk, Radiohead, Placebo, Moby, The Chemical Brothers, Deadmau5, Ratatat, Simon & Garfunkel, Smashing Pumpkins.

The Shawshank Redemption, Fight Club, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

I'm currently reading On the Road by Jack Kerouac.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Moving out of my comfort zone and living in Edinburgh has been an eye-opening experience. It makes me realize how little of the world I have seen and how much I want to see it!

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach: computers, technology, basic photography, all about the Earth and climate change, good music!

Random bit of info: water expands ~0.02% per degree of temperature increase. 0.02% of 4km = 80cm = 2.6ft. Global warming is a global issue that we all need to help solve!

Learn: I really want to learn to cook!

Countries I’ve Visited

France, Ireland, Mexico, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Taiwan, United Kingdom, United States

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