CURRENT MISSION

To share myself with you! And serve witness to your beauty.

ABOUT ME

I feel blessed to have the opportunities that I do to experience the world. I believe it's my purpose to take advantage of what I have been given in this life and share it with you!

Born in NYC> Raised in Boston > Educated in DC and Montreal > I moved to China in 2010 to study Chinese and now I live and work in Shanghai

PHILOSOPHY

I live my life to share my thoughts and experience with those that I meet, as well as receive the thoughts and experiences of others.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

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COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

The first and only time I couchsurfed was in Seoul, South Korea in November 2010. I slept in a studio apartment with two college roommates, and during the day one of them would show me around the city. He was even kind enough to help me book a cheap ticket to Jeju Island on a discount Korean airline and came across the country to meet me in Busan, his hometown, where we cycled to the beach, a Buddhist temple in the hills, and to the fish market for fresh sashimi. I still correspond regularly with him, consider him a lifelong friend, and am going back to visit him soon!

Interests

telling and hearing funny stories, photography, film, travel, snowboarding, skateboarding, basketball, capoeira, food and how people prepare it, language and how people speak it, nyc, montreal, paris, beijing, seoul, vietnam, the moon: does it come from the earth? will it always be there? how is it so pretty? novels, design, the internet, wine, fish, bicycles, comfortable clothing that looks nice, beer, spirits, hashish, religion, flora, dance, architecture... bring me something and lets talk about it!

• fish
• books
• architecture
• design
• photography
• beauty
• dancing
• capoeira
• dining
• wine
• beer
• clothing
• traveling
• fishing
• snorkeling
• snowboarding
• skateboarding
• basketball
• religion
• beaches
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Just watched Infernal Affairs (Hong Kong classic upon which Scorecese's The Departed was based), that was cool. Spaghetti Westerns. Kurosawa. I'm currently reading Dirty Story by Eric Ambler (on good recommendation by a friend in Paris). I like jazz, roots reggae, shanghai 1930s diva lounge, golden age hip hop music, deep&soulful house music, bring me something and lets listen together!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Snorkeling in Eilat, Israel I heard the fishes whisper to me "Come live with us!"

Teach, Learn, Share

People who can show me a different perspective, doesn't have to be anything fancy-- I believe everyone has had a different experience in one way or another and these are the best to share.

Countries I’ve Visited

China, Denmark, France, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Mexico, Netherlands, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, China, United States