Ahoi! I'm Xin, grew up in the Chinese Yangtzi River region, moved to the southern Cantonese region for my first studies, traveled a lot in Asia during this time. Then lived in the United States for five months and fell in love with California. In 2015 I moved to Berlin, now I have been living in Amsterdam for five months... In general, I do like being on the move and living in new places!
I find it difficult to fully believe in definite opinions and clear "right or wrong" in everything. Life is rather of perspectives and rules that we as humans/power construct. Thus I try to take life less serious sometimes and myself less serious, at the same time try to be kind and true to people in my life, share a little bit positive energy. We never know how long each person is going to stay in our life, why not making each encounter worthwhile?

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Couchsurfing is getting more and more complicated, less and less user-friendly. Not cool!

But still, I have met so many kind and interesting people here, without the Couchsurfing experience my travel would definitely be very different.

On Couchsurfing there are still many people with an open-mind and curiosity, used correctly we can always exchange and pass on a small portion of generosity and love. Small steps make all the difference :)

Interests

people watching, stories and emotions, music, dance, hiking, water, sun and the ocean, desert, forests, history, humor of all kinds, contradicting theories and good discussions, being outside in the rain hour before typhoon sets in, bonfire, mime, drawing.

Music, Movies, and Books

say whaaa? Impossible to list!
Classical, jazz, techno, rock, world music
Oh Boy, Jules et Jim, and many more
The unbearable lightness of being, bright lights big city, Stefan Zweig, middlesex, and many more

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I did paragliding in Nepal, thus fulfilled one of my dream to fly XD
When I did trekking in Nepal in rain season, a local family gave us a shelter to stay the night in the mountain because of the rain. I went to the back of the house for natural toilet. There was this buffalo, and we stared at each other right in the eyes peacefully for five minutes. Then I looked up, saw Annapurna range right in front of me--shinny snowy mountain range in complete darkness, brightening the whole night sky.

Teach, Learn, Share

Would like to diligently learn how to be a fish in the sea and then take up all the water sports--have been taking swimming classes, but if you are good and we are next to the sea, would love it if you help me a little bit to work through my fear to unknown open water!

I can teach you how to trick people into thinking you are serious when making a joke.

We can share mime sessions. Great way to interact without talking. Also enjoy sharing good conversations with wine and comté.

Countries I’ve Visited

Cambodia, China, Congo, France, Greece, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Italy, Nepal, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Thailand, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, Germany, Greece, Netherlands, United States