CURRENT MISSION

Allow myself to flow in the flood of life's time.

ABOUT ME

Hi! This is Shi Yuan, you can also call me Yond, a Chinese boy who might be a little crazy. I'm from Guiyang, a not-so-famous city in the south-west of China. Should I write something about my Hobbies? Emm... Writing is my breath, if I can't write, I will die; art is my heartbeat, I need art to keep my life alive. Sometimes I may fall into unavoidable contemplation, but it's occasional, I'm still a normal person on weekdays ... maybe. I engage in vague planning from time to time, which stems partly from my certainty of the existence of order (such as time, space, etc.) and partly from the fact that I'm too busy feeling the jolts that life's randomness gives me. Currently, I'm studying Spanish in Madird, Spain and I've been in this country since the end of September 2023 to start a new life. Although I don't know how long I will be here, I want to learn as much as I can about this country and the people who are here ...... Maybe writing too much isn't good, because I want people to connect in interaction rather than outputting emotion to a shelf symbol. I'm sorry to say I'm not a fan of selfies, so at the moment my albums are full of landscape shots. I hope you could understand.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

In order to allow myself to look my anxiety in the eye. I could not allow me to be false to myself, so I had to have my "hiding place" stripped away and all the tingles of my skin rooted into the rest of my mind. I want to feel people's truest breath under the city. I need to respond to the people, events and things in my life and let my sensitive senses indulge in the intoxication of reality. Reality - that's what I want.

Interests

• writing
• cooking
• trivia
• video games
• reading
• painting
• classical music
• piano
• history
• philosophy
• life
• learning languages
• dreaming
• post-rock
• d&d
• dulcimer
• architecure

Music, Movies, and Books

Books:
La Pesanteur et La Grâce —— Simone Weil
Le Livre des Questions —— Edmond Jabès
L'envers et L'endroit —— Albert Camus
Une Saison en Enfer —— Arthur Rimbaud
Le Città Invisibili —— Italo Calvino
务虚笔记 —— 史铁生

Music:
Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Op. 74 'Pathétique' —— Пётр Ильич Чайковский
Piano Concerto in F Sharp Minor, Op. 20 —— Алекса́ндр Никола́евич Скря́бин
Piano Concerto for the left hand in D, Op. 83 ——Joseph Maurice Ravel
Sleep: Murray Ostril (They Don't Sleep Anymore on the Beach); Monheim; —— Godspeed You! Black Emperor
Dash And Blast —— Yndi Halda
少年宫 —— 惘闻
Andata —— 坂本龍一

Movie:
Μια αιωνιότητα και μία μέρα —— Θόδωρος Αγγελόπουλος
La montaña sagrada —— Alejandro Jodorowsky
Sanatorium pod klepsydra —— Wojciech Has
Fire of Love
Նռան գույնը —— Սարգիս Հովսեփի Փարաջանյան
Los Versos del Olvido —— Alireza Khatami
سکوت‎ —— محسن مخملباف

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

No, I don't know, although I aspire to be a bard wandering in the contemporary scene, I don't seem to have done anything epic so far ...... If I have to say, it might be living.

Teach, Learn, Share

I'm not sure what to write here, couchsurfing has achieved too vague a title for this one. If the question is what I can teach, what I want to learn and what I can share, well, I'm currently studying Spanish in Madrid, Spain, and will probably apply for a master of (comparative) literature after that, and I'm personally interested in learning foreign languages, so maybe I can teach you some of them? Even though my current foreign language skills are mediocre. Of course, I also know a bit about history, philosophy, linguistics, anthropology and art (mainly music and graphic arts), so if you're interested in that, we can talk about those topics too. As for what I'd like to learn... everything real you feel, scense or experience in your life, I think.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I don't know, I haven't travelled in many places at this moment and don't have uplifting stories, which I'm very sorry about. But at least I've maintained a presence in the world for over twenty years, and if you want to hear a Chinese perspective (or mine) on some things, I'd be glad to tell you. As well, if you're craving Chinese food, or want to try a different flavour, It's a pleasure to serve you my hometown dishes.

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, Spain