Hey! I'm Pauline, a recent college graduate living in Philadelphia. I was born in Cambodia and immigrated to the US when I was 5 so I am pretty Americanised, but am still very in tune with my Cambodian/Asian culture.

I love trying new things, especially food. I want to try food from every culture. I am an extremely curious person, I want to learn about every random thing out there. If you are willing to talk, I am willing to listen. I like history, especially history being conveyed orally.

I am yearning to see and hear stories from people who are from different backgrounds and so I stumbled upon a love for traveling. I travel to be lost in someone else's culture and world.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I am on Couchsurfing because this community is the kind of community that will allow me to meet variety of people all around the globe. This is the kind of experience I cannot get by visiting a country and going to a hotel.

Interests

Trying new food, meeting people, learning languages, reading up on skincare, psychology and history

• culture
• books
• documentaries
• dining
• reading
• traveling
• socializing
• teaching
• history
• languages
• psychology
• statistics

Music, Movies, and Books

Music:
Lana Del Rey
Disney Princess Scores
Instrumental Music

Movies:
The Painted Veil
Entrapment
James Bond: Skyfall
The Wedding Date

TV:
Friends
Charmed
Criminal Minds
Many many Asian dramas (Korean, HK, Thai, TW, Chinese)

Books:
The Handmaid's Tale
The Picture of Dorian Gray
The Kite Runner

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

After being curious and wanting to try it for years, I finally got to try the fugu(deadly and poisonous blowfish, if done incorrectly) on my trip to Japan.

What I Can Share with Hosts

If you don't think it is a bore, I will share many random facts that I have gathered over the years, either from books, documentaries, experience or people.

I am currently not able to accept hosts because I am living with my parents, but I am planning to go teach English in a foreign country(contemplating Korea) in the very near future, and I will be opening my doors to host other couchsurfers.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Cambodia, Czech Republic, England, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, Portugal, South Korea, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Cambodia, South Korea, United States