Hi! My name is Louis.

I was born in Hong Kong. But my family and I moved to Canada before I was even 2 years old!

If I were to describe myself, I'd like to think of myself as being friendly, outgoing, and wildly optimistic. Although, I always feel I'm being rather egotistical whenever I have to talk about myself. I don't want to say too much as to create a false perception of who I am to anyone before meeting me.

But, I promise that I am a genuine person who strongly believes in the importance of being respectful and kind to everyone. Those are the traits that I could only hope to be shown myself. I believe if everyone could learn to treat each other better, the world would make for a much better place to live in.

Por qué estoy en Couchsurfing

I'm actually relatively new to couchsurfing and I hope the community will accept me despite not having a place to host at the moment. 😔

One of my good friends, Andrew, introduced me to the site and suggested I join upon my forthcoming year-long working holiday in Australia!

He has been helping me get prepared for my trip for the past year and has become such a special and important person in my life. While I'm incredibly sad to have to leave him, if anyone I meet through CS or along my travels could be half as remarkable as he is, then that is someone that I would really like to have to know.

Intereses

I have always wanted growing up to be able to pursue a career in art, where I might be able to work creatively and do something that involves always having to come up with new ideas. I love to cook, and professionally I've been working in kitchens making desserts and pastries for a good part of my life now.

I also enjoy illustration and design, and if not for finances, I would love to be able to go back to school and continue learning.

• arts
• design
• illustrations
• cooking
• desserts

Música, películas y libros

I enjoy most movies, but I love animation the most for being a platform of limitless imagination and rich storytelling. I can never understand anyone who believes that animation is only for children. Just because you're growing up, it shouldn't mean that you have to let go of everything that was part of your childhood.

As far as music, I generally listen to indie music the most. I love going to local venues to hear an artist or band play, although I haven't gone for a while now. I often go to even see people I've never heard of before and have discovered many pleasant surprises.

Algo increíble que he hecho

One of my life's greatest experiences up until now was having lived in NYC for a summer long internship in a little dessert bar in the East Village. It was my first time living outside of Canada, and in such a huge city!

Enseña, aprende, comparte

I'm a professionally trained pastry chef, and although my specialty is in making desserts, I've worked in kitchens long enough to have picked up a thing or two about cooking as well. German apple pancakes are my favourite morning treat! 😋

Qué puedo ofrecer a los anfitriones

I'm a pretty organized and tidy individual. I try to be respectful and grateful of the space that's given and I like to help out wherever I can. And as I mentioned above, I'm not too bad when it comes to cooking a good meal.

Países que he visitado

Australia, Belgium, Hong Kong, Japan, Mexico, Singapore, United Kingdom, United States

Países en los que he vivido

Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States