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  • 6 references 5 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in Chinese; learning English, Italian
  • 35, Female
  • Member since 2012
  • Student
  • B.A. in China.
  • From China
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About Me

ABOUT ME
We are three students here, trying to make a living in this big cold city, we don't have a free room for CSers anymore. Instead, me and my friends we run bnb in Rome. Yes, you're right. This is an advertisement for our bnb: one at RE DI ROMA, one LUCIO SESTIO. If you expect an Italian host of CS, please stop reading here. If you want an accommodation Comfortable and convenient also economic here in Rome, go on please:

We are just a bunch of Chinese students living in Rome and trying to living in the world. Generally, we r easygoing, kind and always trying to be helpful to others, but sometimes lack of people skill, always confused by the maps or numbers or anything high tec. and not very well organized at all. Sometimes I got really confused by numbers or dates, so before you send me your request, my dear guests, I have to ask a favore of yours to read carefully about our appartament.

https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/16238618?guests=1&s=12&user_id=64187699&ref_device_id=abcab349769e1794

The other one is in my friends' appartament, very near the city center:
https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/14128783?guests=1&s=12&user_id=64187699&ref_device_id=ad544eef8b99e3e6

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I started to learn about Couchsurfing 4 years ago and participated some CS activities in Ravenna. After I met some very interesting CS numbers at the meetings, I decided to try this new travel style at least once. I didn't spend much time traveling around, just visited almost all the major cities of Italy. During my trips, I have met all kinds of people and remembered some of them so vividly even after so long. We stay sometime together, we introduce ourselves and stories briefly and then we share our plans, exchange our ideas on our trips, books, movies and all kinds of things we are interested in. If I have had a good time in my life, no matter it's some wonderful idea, a beautiful place, a good meal or a nice movie, I'd like my friends who is in the similar situation or who understands my feelings, not only to share with me, but also to explore and to enjoy themselves during their journeys.

Sometimes I feel lost and afraid standing at the crossing road in a totally unknown city, at those moments, a few advices from a passerby will let me find my direction and make me feel warm. Sometimes we all need a friend to listen and talk to and to guide us the way to go. When I do love a city deeply, it is not only because of its streets I have passed or its sights I have seen, but also because the friends I have got there. The best part of our trips doesn't only lie in the views, the food or the leisure time, but also with whom we spend our time at these moments. Someone found peace and happiness more in themselves, someone expects more sharing moments. Knowing someone is waiting there to share with you the beauty of a total strange city even before you arrive, how could you tell it is not the best feeling to start your journey?

Although I never get the meaning of travel, still I found some interesting moments meeting and sharing with travel companions. That is what the sprite of couch surfing is, I think, searching, sharing and enjoying. Anyway, I like it, and expect to meet people with the same idea.

Interests

Travelling
Reading
Cooking
Taking pics,
Teaching Chinese
Chatting with interesting people from whatever different culture backgrounds.

  • culture
  • books
  • beauty
  • dining
  • cooking
  • movies
  • reading
  • traveling
  • socializing
  • surfing
  • cartography
  • tourism

Music, Movies, and Books

I prefer the writers or directors who are able to use their works to tell some truth or undiscovered secrets of our lives. It's better if they can tell a good story and perfectly control the rhythms of their book or movies. That's the reason why I prefer the novels and movies Classic.
I love movies of Tim Wenders, Bernardo Bertolucci, Gabriele Salvatores and Roberto Benigni.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Aha, I've seen a lot amazing places and good books and wonderful movies. Too many, I'll need another day to tell all of them. Dose that count? The most amazing thing I have done is I found god, although I should say that it's him found me. Still is quite amazing to try to discover oneself again together with god they've found.

Teach, Learn, Share

I am quite familiar with Chinese culture. Meanwhile, I have traveled a lot in China with a great deal experiences. Vorrei imparare la lingua e cultura italiana. Sono disposta ad insegnarti la lingua Cinese se vuoi.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Dear guests,
Here I beg you to read carefully these instructions before you write to me your request.
We are three students here, and we prefer our guests to be packpakers, tourists in the city. CSers and backpackers are more than welcome. If you are looking for a comfortable double room for a short stay, then we offer everything you need. If you're looking for a five star hotel, go for one. Sorry for my rudeness, but we are not a I start to tell work and wait for guests 24seven and always offer you new slippers, we can only provide you the basic stuff: A double room, a shared kitchen and a bathroom with shampoo and shower gel. But not towels because it is too private.

I think we can be more than a guest and host, There is something which is called respect and Trust between people. Anything we have the common interests I highly value all these common interests. That's also reason why I wrote to you in order to offer you the accommodation at our appartament. Not freely. Because we also have to pay our rent and bills may also invited you to share some of them. But of course, it's the the same value, you can get A comfortable room, a clean bathroom, a useful kitchen well equiped and all the things you need for your trip. If you can understand that we are also foreigners trying to make a living in this beautiful but also expensive city, and maybe you will accept.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Switzerland

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, Italy

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