I was born in Singapore and lived in Zambia and the Midwest for seven years each. I moved to LA two years ago.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Currently only hosting last minute requests (same day up to one week in advance is fine). Requests more than a week in advance will be declined.

If you are requesting to stay with me:
-Please read my profile and my home section. I live in a touristy city and get a shit ton of requests; I will not host someone who won’t even put in the effort to know their host.

-Tell me about why you want to stay with me. I only host people I have things in common with or find interesting. If you can’t think of something then we are not a good fit.

-If you have never hosted, please include an explanation of why you have not hosted.

-Use the request button to send me a couch request, do not message me first.

-For new surfers, this is a great article to read on how to write a good request: https://ianrobinson.net/how-to-write-an-effective-couchsurfing-request/

I will decline any copy and paste requests, and by that I mean if you can change the name on your request and send it to anyone else, it will be declined. I don’t like being a hardass, but I’m tired of getting requests from people who put no effort in their requests and treat me like a free hotel. If you are queer please mention it in your request, I love hosting other like minded people.

I lived in Zambia for seven years, went to an international school and met people from all over the world there. I learned so much from that experience and hope to keep doing that through couchsurfing. I've met people I would otherwise never have the opportunity to interact with, heard interesting stories and perspectives, had great conversations, and learned so much. I’m on here because I enjoy making genuine human connections, and I hope to host people with the same mindset.

Interests

I’m a craft beer enthusiast, occasional home brewer, and avid outdoors person currently working as a geologist in environmental engineering. I used to be in a riot grrrl band before I moved to LA.

• beer
• backpacking
• camping
• geology
• albert camus
• lgbt
• craft beer
• outdoors
• environmental engineering

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

It's too hard to just pick one so here's a few: I worked on a National Geographic research project in Tanzania one summer and made some exciting new discoveries, spent seven weeks backpacking across Europe when I was a student, studied abroad in New Zealand for a semester, walked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon and back in two days, and walked 500km on the Camino de Santiago.

Countries I’ve Visited

China, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Malaysia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, South Africa, Spain, Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam, Zambia

Countries I’ve Lived In

Singapore, United States, Zambia