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Overview

  • 18 references 10 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning Chinese, French, Spanish, Yue (Cantonese)
  • 32, Male
  • Member since 2012
  • Student
  • Bachelor of Science in Music
  • From Hong Kong!
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Travel Europe, Visit new places, Meet new friends!

ABOUT ME

I just graduated from Pacific Union College, a small Liberal Arts college in the scenic Napa Valley, with a Bachelors of Science in Music. I caught the travel bug from going on holidays with my parents, and my dream is to travel extensively around Europe. I need to get all my travelling done before August when I start medical school. Medicine is something that I believe will be very fulfilling and worthwhile, but I won't have a lot of time to travel once I start, so I'm trying to see as much of the world as possible while I'm young!

PHILOSOPHY

Life's too short not to take chances.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I'm currently doing a big Europe trip and will be surfing as much as I can, but will be hosting in California starting this August when I get my own flat!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I'm fairly new to CouchSurfing.com, but my first experience surfing was AMAZING.

Interests

Music: listening or making some, jamming on the piano/violin/guitar,
Rock Climbing and Bouldering!
Photography :)
Snow sports: Skiing/Snowboarding/snowball fights =],
Sports: Basketball/cricket/swimming/playing pool,Wake-boarding,
Travelling [naturally ;)],
Sciences and business, eating delicious food!
Recently started to have a great interest in cooking and photography.

  • arts
  • photography
  • dining
  • cooking
  • traveling
  • billiards
  • bouldering
  • music
  • guitar
  • piano
  • violin
  • surfing
  • skiing
  • snowboarding
  • sports
  • basketball
  • cricket
  • rock climbing
  • swimming
  • business
  • languages
  • medicine
  • science

Music, Movies, and Books

HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER!!! F.R.I.E.N.D.S!
Chuck and Big Bang Theory.
Loved the movie Zombieland, Sherlock Holmes, Fast Five, Love Actually, MI4, a lot more movies...
I listen to a lot of mainstream Billboard Top 40 music, as well as Pop, Classical, Jazz, Hip Hop, I'm really open musically!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Swimming with Jellyfish at Jellyfish Lake in Palau was amazing- the sheer amount of Jellyfish going to the depths of the lake, and being able to swim around them without being stung. They are such beautiful creatures and the way they undulated in the water was so graceful and spectacular.

Another moment was just standing on the top of Diamond Peak Ski Resort at Lake Tahoe. The view of Lake Tahoe and the surrounding areas was magnificent, especially right after 4 feet of snow had fallen. It was like a winter wonderland, with treetops covered in white fluff and the sun glistening off the lake in the distance. My friends and just couldn't get over the view. Plus the power made for great snowboarding!

Teach, Learn, Share

Music, Piano, Violin, and Beatboxing. Languages such as Chinese and English.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Canada, France, Ireland, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Palau, Spain, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, China, United States

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