CURRENT MISSION

Big picture: save the world. Every day: be joyful in everything I do

ABOUT ME

I love to dance, knit, hike and explore. I love how big and diverse our world is and I want to see as much of it as I can. I'm terrible with directions, but that doesn't stop me from ending up in a new place every time I have enough money to travel. My greatest passion is teaching and I'm so lucky to live in a beautiful and foreign city like Hong Kong and teach English!

PHILOSOPHY

Someone told me once that I shouldn't do anything if I'm not going to do it joyfully. I aim to be joyful in what I do and to never forget what I have been given and how lucky I am to be where I am today. Gratitude is the word, I suppose. Gratitude for what I have and the generosity to share what I have with others.

Interests

Dancing, hiking, learning, knitting, foaming soap, nutella and peanut butter, new experiences, bad sci fi movies, good photography and of course...travel!

• photography
• dancing
• movies
• traveling
• knitting
• guitar
• hiking
• volunteering

Music, Movies, and Books

Mae, Anberlin, Dispatch, Andrew Bird, Backstreet Boys on special occasions, Ben Kweller, Bob Marley, Bruce Springsteen, Coldplay, Dashboard Confessional, Guster, Hellogoodbye, Indigo Girls, Jamie Cullum, Owl City, Paul Simon

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I went on a 5 month, 7 country abroad trip in 2008-2009 that took me and 27 classmates around the world. Switzerland, France, Egypt, India, Thailand, Hong Kong, Mainland China, South Korea. It opened my eyes to the world. I could never pick a single moment that made that trip the most amazing 5 months of my life, but volunteering at Mother Teresa's orphanage in Mumbai was potentially the hardest and most eye-opening experience in my life.

Teach, Learn, Share

I would love to teach someone how to knit and I really, really want to learn to play guitar!

Countries I’ve Visited

Barbados, China, Egypt, France, India, South Korea, Switzerland, Thailand

Countries I’ve Lived In

China