CURRENT MISSION

Learn. Live. Lead.

ABOUT ME

I'm really chill and I love meeting new people and exchanging stories, perspectives, insights, and aspirations! My current pursuits in life are developing as a business leader, exploring as a world traveler, giving back as a mentor, and developing as a person.

PHILOSOPHY

Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do -- John Wooden

Although you don't always get to choose what happens to you in life, good or bad, you always have the opportunity to choose your attitude. Let it be a good one -- Jasmine Lai

He who knows others is wise; he who knows himself is illumined -- Lao Tzu

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I am new to CS officially but I have essentially been doing 'couchsurfing' for the past few years.

Interests

Having fun and living life! Traveling, food, cultures, languages, social media, watching sports, international relations, Model UN, Asian-American affinity groups, leadership, entrepreneurship, insightful conversations and experiences, mentorships, happy hour, and taking pictures of everything.

• fashion
• festivals
• dining
• modeling
• partying
• clubbing
• happy hour
• traveling
• watching sports
• hiking
• kayaking
• snorkeling
• sports
• business
• communications
• entrepreneurship
• international relations
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Readings: Keith Ferrazzi, Tim Ferris, Ramit Sethi, Chris Guillebeau, Seth Godin, Neil Strauss, Jim Collins

Music: hip hop, R&B, pop, Asian pop, drum corps, remixes, ethnomusicology

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

*Speaking at the United Nations General Assembly
*Four hour climb of the Great Wall and ziplining down
*Snorkeling with marine life off Caye Caulker, Belize
*Ziplining through a cloud forest in Costa Rica
*Bous a la Mar festival in Denia, Spain
*Watching Euro 2008 in the streets of Europe
*People- and fashion-watching in Tokyo and Sarajevo
*Beautiful sunsets in Siem Reap and Ha Long Bay
*Amazing hikes in Bryce Canyon and Yosemite
*Kayaking in Ha Long Bay and rafting near Sacramento
*Sleeping in a capsule hotel in Tokyo
*Clubbing in Hollywood + late-night food in Koreatown
*Re-tracing my mom's childhood in Macau
*Interviewing Communist Party members in Shanghai
*Trying new food everywhere!
*Completing an around-the-world trip
*Experiencing globalization; speaking in 3 languages at once with an Equatorial Guinean-Spaniard at a bar in Beijing
*Learning about other people's backgrounds and dreams and appreciating my own

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belize, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cambodia, Canada, China, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Guatemala, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, United States

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