CURRENT MISSION

saturate myself in Chinese culture (and tea)

ABOUT ME

A bookish but fun Belle and Sebastian fan who likes vegetarian food, talking about important things and trivia. I try to eat a bananna every day and try not to drink a gin and tonic every day.

PHILOSOPHY

This is a hard one to fill in without sounding too whimsical. People do what they do for loads of reasons, some of them deep and some very shallow. Its all okay with me. Im very open minded. I dont beleive in the idea of 'blame'. I think the universe has a lot to answer for.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Surfing when i travel and now showing people the city i've adopted (Guangzhou) when i have time.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Hosting as a student in Birmingham; sleeping in the jungle in Penang; making new and lasting freinds in Guangzhou.

Interests

Chinese culture, especially tea culture. Contemporary art. Design. Vintage, especially charity shop vintage that doesn't know its valuable. Cooking things from the veg market and making things in my blender. Watching Woody Allen films. Reading Lena Dunham's new book. Being a feminist. Reading the Guardian. Writing my blog (www.wordpress.com/achinacat) Working. Researching.

• arts
• culture
• writing
• books
• design
• contemporary art
• dining
• cooking
• cocktails
• vegetarian
• drinking
• shopping
• trivia
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• blogging
• surfing

Music, Movies, and Books

Reading: Dorothy Parker, Hemmingway, Anais Nin, Bukowski, Oscar Wilde, Kurt Vonnegurt, Murikami, Waugh, Wilde and Woolf. Films: my favorite this year is Boyhood. I have missed alot living in China though. Music: deep house when im out, Belle and Sebastian when im at home, Yann Tiersen when im working, mowtown and FKA Twigs anytime.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I think its about the little things we do rather than the big achievements, and i do things every day that i hope make people feel a bit better about being alive.

I did sleep in the jungle in Penang once which can be classified as amazing on some levels.

Teach, Learn, Share

I want to learn to speak Mandarin and Cantonese, and practice my (appalling) French. Im a native English speaker and a writer, a good listener and a poet (of sorts), an ex cocktail-bartender and excellent pancake maker.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Stories from China, knowledge of tea, laughter and a good spirit.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Malaysia, Netherlands, Scotland, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, United States, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, United Kingdom