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Overview

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  • Fluent in English, Yue (Cantonese)
  • 34, Female
  • Member since 2014
  • Student
  • University
  • From Hong Kong
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Be a life adventurer. Love nature, be wild!!

ABOUT ME

Lived the first 17 years of my life in Hong Kong, then spent two years studying in Oxford, UK. Came back for University and am in my final year. Planning to go for a backpacking trip to Europe April 2015. Exciting!!!

PHILOSOPHY

“You can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future." --Steve Jobs

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Not yet, but looking forward to :)

Interests

LOVE outdoor sports: cycling, any water sports, hiking, mountaineering, and many more. Basically an adrenaline junkie. I'm also an advanced open water scuba diver with PADI. LOVE travelling, meeting new friends on the way, getting to know their culture :)

  • culture
  • traveling
  • outdoor activities
  • cycling
  • hiking
  • backpacking
  • adventure races
  • mountaineering
  • scuba diving
  • sports

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Just give me a reason
Books: The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho--> My absolute favourite!!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Cycling round taiwan alone in 10days (~1,000km)
Climbed Mount Kinabalu (4,000m above sea level), and did via ferrata up there, very exciting!
a licensed PADI advanced open water diver
Rafting in Sabah, Grades 3-4

Teach, Learn, Share

my travel experiences
stories in the hospital
differences between Hong Kong/Asian and Western cultures

What I Can Share with Hosts

an amazing time spent together getting to know each other or doing something fun together :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Cambodia, Canada, China, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Netherlands, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Hong Kong, United Kingdom

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