CURRENT MISSION

To identify some new perspectives and revise my own

ABOUT ME

Wow "all about you" could be a pretty lengthy description. I will just describe two things/decisions in my life that many people find interesting.

First is that I was born in China and moved to the U.S. at age 11. I am now 22 years old, so I have spent exactly half my life in China and half in America. I therefore consider myself completely bicultural and bilingual. And yes, starting school without understanding English was tough, especially at the beginning of middle school when kids are getting hormonal and kind of mean. But honestly, I'm pretty grateful I had the opportunity to understand what "challenge" and "hardship" meant at a reasonably early age.

Second is that I am currently taking a sabbatical year from my studies of medicine in the U.S. to live in Madrid as an English teacher. Not a conventional step for a future doctor, I know. My current job is unfulfilling, and I miss science immensely. But the weekend life and opportunities to travel make up for it. I just wanted to learn interesting things and get to know interesting people before dedicating the rest of my life to the malignancies of the human body.

PHILOSOPHY

At the end of the day, you do whatever makes you sleep at night.

Что привело меня на Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I believe everyone you meet can teach you something of value, even the people you dislike or even disrepect. With that in mind, I want to learn from everyone around me.

I've come to realize that traveling is less about seeing the place and more about opening myself up to all kinds of possibilities. Couchsurfing fits into that newfound travel philosophy.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

My experiences have been limited yet extremely positive. I hope to have more!

Интересы

Great food, traveling, friends, sitcoms, violin, dance, fitness, reading, languages, and the sciences.

• make up
• dancing
• dining
• fitness
• running
• reading
• traveling
• violin
• teaching
• languages
• medicine
• science

Музыка, кино и книги

I like classical music and violin masterpieces, but am interested in and tolerant of all musical genres.

Don't have favorite movies or books, but there are tons that I like.

Классная вещь, которую я сделал(-а)

In Peru's Macchu Picchu, my friends and I got chased by some llamas. I peeked into their barn and may have upset them, and the next thing I knew they were running after us. For the first 5 seconds or so, it was terrifying. But after those 5 seconds, it became extremely funny. And everything was caught on tape, so I get to relive the "llama attack" whenever I want.

Учу, учусь, делюсь опытом и информацией

Mmm let's see what I can offer... Given my background, I have reflected into the differences between the Chinese and American cultures and would gladly share my perspectives. I am also a Hawaiian hula dancer. I'm not terribly advanced, but I learned from a Grammy-winning kumu (hula teacher) and I can guarantee that what I show you is more genuine and traditional than the touristy shows. Also I am a young scientist and have been working on cancer research for three years in college. Again, nothing Nobel-prize winning, but definitely significant.

I guess I just want to learn about people. My studies and research have occupied a lot of my time in the past few years, so I really just want to get some different perspectives on how people live and what makes them happy.

Где я побывал(-а)

Austria, Bahamas, Belgium, Canada, China, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, Peru, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States

Где я жил(-а)

China, Spain, United Kingdom, United States

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