CURRENT MISSION

Saving money to go travelling abroad again.

ABOUT ME

Graduated high school hoping to travel and discover the world, eager to broaden my cultural horizon. I've homestayed in Osaka for a summer and studied abroad in China for a summer. I frequently read books about China and studied the language (Mandarin) in my uni classes; these sparked my aspiration to work in Taiwan. Lived in Seoul and Taiwan a year and a half each place, now living in Australia.

PHILOSOPHY

Good experiences are there to be cherished as good memories, and bad ones exist as an opportunity to learn.

Por qué estoy en Couchsurfing

I have been very fortunate to be hosted twice by CS hosts and sleep on something other than The ground. Hoping to one day host for others. Currently looking for a new apartment somewhere in Sydney!

Intereses

hiking & nature, cooking, fiction novels, ultimate frisbee pickup, watching English football (Liverpool FC).

• culture
• books
• dining
• cooking
• instructor
• traveling
• hiking
• soccer

Música, películas y libros

Favorite Japanese TV show is 世界ウルルン滞在記˜ (Sekai Ururun Taizaiki). When I want to brush up on Chinese, I watch cooking shows and cartoons.

Algo increíble que he hecho

Experienced a total solar eclipse in Shanghai after a morning class on July 22, 2009. Shrouded in darkness on campus for roughly 6 minutes during the day. It was surreal.

Also, that one time I surfed waves in Maui, and conditions were perfect (I can't forget my amazing surf instructor Bulldog, who was there to help me each step of the way).

Enseña, aprende, comparte

Culture shock is inevitable, and it happens. Whether it is during the thick or thin of traveling in a new frontier, taking the extra effort to be patient and understanding of the other side can take you a long way. More room for tolerance, and less room for ignorance.

Qué puedo ofrecer a los anfitriones

Being a conversational partner.
Cooking American, Japanese, and some Korean and Thai food.
Sharing the passion of ultimate Frisbee.

Países que he visitado

Cambodia, China, France, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, United Kingdom, Viet Nam

Países en los que he vivido

Australia, South Korea, Taiwan, United States