To be honest, I may not be as talkative as other couchsurfers you usually meet, especially on topics I'm unfamiliar with, but I'm curious to know about others' lives. I may not be talkative all the time, but who knows what would happen? :)

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I'm from Macau, a very small city, so small that you can walk from the north to the south in 40 minutes. Sometimes we say walking is faster than taking a bus :P My hometown is also a former colony of Portugal.

I have lived my life in four places: Macau, my hometown; Taiwan, where I studied my BA in linguistics, literature and teaching Chinese as a foreign language; Finland, where I am studying my MA in educational leadership; and Hungary where I had my internship. I had some teaching experiences with Kyrgyz, Ukrainian, Russian and aboriginal students in Taiwan. I also worked briefly in a cleantech company. Currently, I do TV subtitle translation from time to time. I really like translating subtitles.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Visiting travel spots doesn't leave me much memory of a place, spending time with people of the place does.

Interests

I'm desperate to explore every bit of nature. Wherever I travel, I try to look for its natural sites.

Music, Movies, and Books

I don't know why I have a crave on movies and books that discuss emotions/feelings of human.

Some books I like:
1. Transcendentalism books such as Walden by Henry Thoreau
2. American literature, eg. The Adventure of Huckleberry Finn and many other
3. One out of many by V. S. Naipaul
4. Any books that delineate human fragility well

Some movies I like:
1. Identity (2003)
2. 8 1/2

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Well, I wouldn't say these are amazing things. I'd just say they are unforgettable to me.
1. River trekking/canyoning in Taiwan
2. Got a chance to teach remedial language classes to aboriginal students in a remote island in Taiwan, also got a chance to have a basic understanding of its aboriginal culture throughout the process.

Teach, Learn, Share

My cooking isn't very good, but I can make the following things with/for you
1. Basic Finnish dishes
2. Simple dishes from my hometown
3. My other favourite dishes

What I Can Share with Hosts

1. Basic Finnish rock music
2. Adventurous travel recommendations in China and Taiwan which you may not know from usual travel guides
3. Some games

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Bulgaria, China, Croatia, Estonia, Finland, France, Hong Kong, Hungary, Poland, Portugal, Russian Federation, Taiwan

Countries I’ve Lived In

Finland, Hungary, Macao, Taiwan