CURRENT MISSION

travel over the world, learn more about the world and its people

ABOUT ME

I am in my 60s. I grew up in Hong Kong but have been living in USA for more than 40 years, I am a very experienced traveler, almost always travel with a backpack, I have set foot on all seven continents and crossed both Arctic and Antarctic Circles. Always an adventurer and enjoy meeting people and learn from them. To me, this is the best part of traveling.
After I finished my Peace Corps assignment in Ukraine, I traveled for 7 months, going through the Balkan Peninsula, Turkey, Georgia, Armenia and SE Asia before flying home (San Francisco) at the end of Dec. 2009 and then returned to work until retirement. Now I am free to travel again.

PHILOSOPHY

Do my best and not worry about the outcome. If I have given it my 100%, there is nothing else I can do.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

To receive fellow couchsurfers and visit them as well.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I stayed in quite a few CS members' place when I traveled from Ukraine to Hong Kong. I absolutely love the experience, and will do my best to host visitors to my city.

Interests

Travel, reading, movies, skiing...too much to list them all

• movies
• reading
• traveling
• socializing
• backpacking
• skiing
• hiking in the mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: I love movies. I am not crazy about Hollywood movies, but love European and Japanese ones.
Music: classical and operas
Books: non-fiction when I read English; poems and novels when I read Chinese

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

The first time I skied down an "expert" slope.
Hiked across Tian Shan, a major mountain range in Xinjiang, China
Bungee jump in New Zealand
Heli-skiing in Canada's Rocky Mts. and the Southern Alps in New Zealand
Went to Antarctica, swam in the Antarctic Ocean

What I Can Share with Hosts

I like to share my travel experience with others and cook a nice Chinese dinner for my host

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Andorra, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Morocco, Myanmar, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Vatican City State, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, Malaysia, Ukraine, United States

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