CURRENT MISSION

Study how the Internet and society is becoming a new culture of sharing

ABOUT ME

CHECK OUT MY TRAVEL BLOG!
http://violetwhitney3.tumblr.com/

I'm 25 and graduated last year from Arizona State University with a degree in Architecture. I just got back from backpacking in South America, and had the best time with the CS community. I'm interested in collaborative consumption, open-sourcing, digital fabrication, and how all of that is changing architecture and design. I'm interested in learning new things and meeting interesting people.

PHILOSOPHY

YOLO

I want to make the world a better place and get as much out of life as humanly possible! Is that generic enough?

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I couchsurfed for 4 months in South America and have attended many CS events.

Interests

I love to travel...and new experiences.
I am an architect, so anything design captures my interest.

• culture
• architecture
• design
• wine
• technology
• traveling
• blogging
• backpacking

Music, Movies, and Books

The Tyranny of Choice, You Are Not a Gadget, First As Comedy Than As Farce, Free: The Future of a Radical Price

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I hitchhiked in southern Argentina on Route 40 during the winter. Route 40 is a gravel road which is not so frequently traveled during the winter months. My friend and I were dropped off and watched the semi we had been riding with, drive off into the distance. We heard it was going to snow that night. There were a couple hours, standing on the side of that road, not knowing if any car was going to drive on that road that day, and I really thought I was going to freeze to death that night. Miraculously a car drove by and picked us up...we lived.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can always share wine!
Share personal philosophies on how the world is changing due to globalism, and technology
Teach English
I want to learn Spanish

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Ecuador, France, Italy, Mexico, Peru, Puerto Rico, Spain

Countries I’ve Lived In

Japan, United States