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My spare time are pretty much hugging my cat, yoga, going for exhibitions and shows/gigs

Just started skateboarding

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Stepping out from ur daily routine +
trying out a foreigner's daily world + seeing the world from a whole new perspective + forming friendships = Who can say no to that?!

~打破傳統旅遊模式 我要真真切切的local體驗~

Interests

• cats
• arts
• photography
• concerts
• film festivals
• farmers' market
• traveling
• music
• scuba diving
• snorkeling
• skiing
• volunteering
• learning languages
• exhibitions
• theatre
• museums
• performance

Music, Movies, and Books

※Current top songs: [Sleep Apnea]-Beach Fossils, [Shiver]-Lucy Rose
Loving the music from John Carney's 《Once》《Begin Again》《Sing Street》.
Sooo many singers n bands that I love:
Oh Wonder, The Naked and Famous, Beach Fossils,Coldplay, Maroon 5, Lady Antebellum, The Weepies, Lucy Rose, Ed Sheeran, Sara Bareilles, Ingrid Michaelson, Regina Spektor, Avril Lavigne, Corinne Baily Rae, Foxes....and of course the trending ones: TS, P!nk, Sia, Halsey, The Chainsmokers ~
Have a thing for soundtracks from films n TV series

※Movies: Trois couleurs: Rouge; Le petit Nicolas. films based on true events, biographies, documentaries,never crazy about Sci-fi
※TV series: House , Modern Family, BBC Classics....

there're definitely more but got tired of typing

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

As a volunteer interpreter, I worked backstage for a concert in Shenzhen Poly Theatre in Nov.2016. I was sooo lucky to pick up Mr José Carreras from the airport and talked with him in person!!!!! And of course, seeing his live performance is a life

What I Can Share with Hosts

Well basically I can provide sound travel recommendation for all the places I've visited. In China I have been to these Provinces/cities: Hunan(Changsha,Zhangjiajie,Hengyang,Yueyang,FengHuang)Hainan(Haikou) HongKong, Shanghai, JiangSu(Nankin、Yangzhou、Suzhou) Zhejiang(Hangzhou) Shanxi(Xi'an) Beijing, Tianjin, HeBei(Chengde), Inner Mongolia(Huhehaote、Xilihaote),Macau,Taiwan,Chongqing, Sichuan(Jiuzhaigou)Wuhan,Jilin(Changbaishan, Changchun, Jilin) Heilongjiang(Harbin) Guangxi(Guilin), Guizhou(Guiyang) GuangDong(Shenzhen、Guangzhou、Zhuhai) Qinghai(Xining,Yushu Tibetan prefecture,Geermu),Yunan(Lijiang, Shangrila) and counting...

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Italy, Japan, Macao, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Singapore, Slovenia, Taiwan, Thailand, United States, Vatican City State, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, Singapore