Hello! I'm Paulina and I was born and raised in Southern California (to Chinese parents) but lived in the Philippines for 13 years of my young life. It's quite the confusing cultural mix all in one person! It's great since during family dinners, we speak at least 3 different languages (Tagalog, English, Fukien- which is a dialect of Chinese) all mixed together.

I'm currently a graduate student and a recent Milwaukee transplant.

我为什么加入 Couchsurfing

Couchsurfing connects me with locals and locals usually know the best places to eat. Food brings people together so Couchsurfing is basically a way to make friends and find amazing eats at the same time.

兴趣

My interests include:
coffee, chocolate, and desserts,
skyscanner.net,
learning new languages (currently learning Spanish and Mandarin),
hiking,
having deep conversations,
eating local food,
traveling.

• dining
• chocolate
• beer
• coffee
• desserts
• drinking
• traveling
• hiking
• backpacking
• languages

音乐、电影和书籍

I'm a proud Potterhead and I'm a Lord of the Rings fan! But if a movie can make me laugh, cry, or reflect about existencial thoughts, it's pretty much a good movie.

我做过的一件不可思议的事情

Studying abroad and traveling solo.

I've backpacked across Spain for 25 days with all my things shoved into a 20 pound backpack, catching rides with locals, couchsurfing, and of course, sharing a drink or 2 at the local bars.

I spent 2 weeks in Testerazo, Mexico when I was 15, building houses and teaching the kids how to speak English. Now that I think about it, they probably taught me more Spanish than I did English.

I moved to a completely different country at the age of 13. I moved from the Philippines to California with raging hormones, a teenage attitude, and well, with everything that comes at you at that age, I'd say it pretty amazing that I've lived through that.

教，学，和分享

Teach how to love
Learn about other cultures
Share laughter

我可以与沙发主分享些什么

We can share lots of laughters (we'll work through the awkward moments), a cup of coffee or perhaps a glass of beer and a multilingual conversation.

我游览过的国家

Belgium, Canada, Hong Kong, Mexico, Morocco, Philippines, Portugal, Spain

我居住过的国家

Philippines, Spain, United States