My name is Alis, and my Chinese name is Joy Sum. Nice meeting you :) Enchantee !
My biggest passions are reading (in Chinese and English) , learning French (because I am living in France and I love the language ), singing while accompanied with my guitar.

I love theatre more than the cinema, but I love watching movies at home by myself. I love vibrant and saturated colours like curcuma and rose, as well as the plainness of black, white and earth tones. In the morning I love listening to music from contemporary composers like Yann Tiersen, Ludovico Einaudi, Peter Glass, The Cinematic Orchestra ... ... They woke me up well, and I would love to discover more goood music :) I prefer talking in small groups / 1-on-1 then in large, festive settings (where we couldn't actually talk! )

While traveling I would love to meet people who are willing to share their stories with me. We may not have the same taste in everything ( AND we don't have to ! ). The spirit matters more. It would be great if we happen to both love reading, music, art and traveling !

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I am currently in France, taking a gap year working as an Au-Pair near Paris . I was on couchsurfing since 2018 while doing a semester exchange in Berlin. It was a wonderful experience and I have met some really nice hosts. I would love to revisit these experience again. (and sure, my au-pair work gives me reasons to finance well my savings here. I would love to do barter-economy with you though :) exchange your accommodation with my cooking / teaching you some basic yoga/ any interesting things we can come up with ! )

Interests

• singing
• reading
• language exchange
• bike riding
• playing music
• words
• listening to music
• chatting
• showing and receiving respect for me time

Music, Movies, and Books

Favourite music: soundtrack from the movie Amelie Poulain; Canadian band Men I Trust; Pink Floyd, Oasis, The Strokes; Taiwanese Singer Deserts Cheung 張懸；Hong Kong singer Yoyo Sham 岑寧兒；Japanese group 羊毛與千葉花、Back Number、米津玄師；and the composers I mentioned in the first section :)

Favourite Movie : Amelie Poulain, Before Sunrise, Chung King Express, Blue is the warmest colour

Favourite Books : Just Kids by Patti Smith; Why be happy when you can be normal ? By Jeanette Winterson; Poems from Wisława Szymborska; words from Milan Kundera

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

2018:
I learn how to cartwheel a few months ago. Pretty proud of myself. And I manage to deal with all the paperwork when I first come to Germany. I mean, I deserve a donut for that.

2022:
Worked in an internship for a local magazine company in Hong Kong; Coming to France to work as an au-pair.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach some basic Yoga and cook some Chinese food for you.
I would love to hear stories about road trips and couchsurfing.
Apart from that... I can teach you Chinese if you're interested !
I can also teach you how to detox from your social media account. Money back guarantee.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I would love to bike around the city, but I guess what I can share with you is the time we have together.

Countries I’ve Visited

China, Denmark, Germany, Hungary, India, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Germany, Hong Kong