CURRENT MISSION

Travel to as many places as I can to make new friends, create unforgettable memories in diff cultural backgrounds.

ABOUT ME

running, reading, eating breakfast, cooking with fresh produce, dancing, grocery shopping, long walks, museum visits, admiring historical architecture, exploring back alleys & thrift stores, conversations sitting under the stars, crafting, singing, strumming on my guitar, interacting with kids, backpacking trips

PHILOSOPHY

Dance like nobody's watching; love like you've never been hurt. Sing like nobody's listening; live like it's heaven on earth.
- Mark Twain

Instead of asking yourself what the world needs, ask yourself what makes you come alive, and then go do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive. - Howard Thurman

What is essential is invisible to the eye. - The Little Prince

"May the sun bring you new energies by day, may the moon softly restore you by night, may the rain wash away any worries you may have. May gentle breezes refresh your soul and all the days of your life, may you walk gently through the world and know its beauty."
- Unknown

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I am new to this community but really hope that I will have very interesting stories to share soon!

Interests

adrenaline rushes, bangles, chamomile tea with honey & vanilla, cats, comfortable silences, city lights, Coffee Bean's Vanilla Chai tea, cultures, dogs, dresses, E.e. Cummings, fashion editorials, flowers, French films, fruits, green tea soy lattes, handwriting, interiors, Jeffery McDaniel, lipsticks, literature, MKO&AO, morning sunshine, nature, nostalgia, picnics, Pilates, poems, Public Relations, social change, rings (the chunkier, the better), salads, second-hand bookstores, shoes, shophouses, skirts, spontaneity, street-fashion, sushi, Sylvia Plath, themed parties, toy cameras, travel, unabashed wild laughter, vintage entities, whimsical random knick-knacks, words, yoga

• cats
• dogs
• literature
• poetry
• singing
• architecture
• fashion
• beauty
• dancing
• cooking
• breakfast
• coffee
• yoga
• pilates
• running
• partying
• shopping
• thrifting
• flowers
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• guitar
• backpacking

Music, Movies, and Books

Favorite Music:

The Beatles, The Bird and the Bee, Coldplay, Corrinne May, The Cranberries, Dave Matthews Band, Empire Of The Sun, Faith Hill, Feist, Frou Frou, Goldfrapp, Goo Goo Dolls, Gui Boratto, Imogen Heap, Ingrid Michaelson, Jamiroquai, Jars of Clay, Jason Mraz, John Mayer, The Klaxons, Kings Of Convenience, Lykke Li, MGMT, Michael Jackson, Michael Learns To Rock, Royksopp, Spice Girls, Thievery Corporation, Third Eye Blind, Travis, Tristan Prettyman, U2

alternative, indie-folk, electronic, house, pop, bossa nova

Favorite TV Shows:

Discovery Travel & Living.

Favorite Movies:

I Am Sam, Before Sunrise, After Sunset, The Motorcycle Diaries, V for Vendetta, Little Miss Sunshine, Love Actually, Babel, The Sisterhood of Traveling Pants, 2 Days in Paris, Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind, Wicker Park, A Very Long Engagement, Juno, Garden State, Love Me Love Me Not, Pearl Harbor, Amelie, Fight Club, Candy, Dead Poet's Society

Favorite Books:

God's Word, The Little Prince, Heidi, Tuesdays with Morrie, To Kill A Mocking Bird, The Time Traveler's Wife, The God of Small Things, The Handmaid's Tale, Eleven Minutes, Alice in Wonderland, The Bell Jar, The History Of Love, The Omnivore's Dilemma, Nineteen Eighty Four

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Living as an intern in India for 3 months.
I AM IN LOVE WITH THE COUNTRY.

More of my adventures and photos here: http://joyceinhyderabad.tumblr.com

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Taiwan, Thailand

Countries I’ve Lived In

Singapore