Hello, I'm Ya-Ting from Taiwan. I'm open-minded and easygoing. I'd like to meet people from different countries, exchanging ideas. I was a volunteer of International Office in my university which gives me a great opportunity to meet cool people. Moreover, I spent my free time helping exchange students to learn Chinese.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Explore the world
Get to know the amazing stories from people

Interests

I love traveling. Mark Twain said," Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one's lifetime." In the summer vacation in 2013, my friend and I traveled along western part of Taiwan. In 2014, I went alone to Hualien working holiday. During traveling, it's wonderful to meet other travelers and locals. Moreover, I have time for myself, pondering, reflecting, learning and gaining self-understanding.

I love watching movies. My favorite movies:Billy Elliot, The Shawshank Redemption, The Holiday, Django Unchained, Dead Poets Society, Rent, Brave New World...

• culture
• literature
• movies
• traveling
• socializing
• teaching
• volunteering

Music, Movies, and Books

Seascape by American playwright Edward Albee

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

In the summer vacation of 2014, I had been to Hualien working holiday on my own.
Doing exchange programs in Poland and Slovakia in 2016/2017
Working as an Aupair two and half month in Germany

Teach, Learn, Share

Be bold for at least twice in your life: be bold enough to love someone, and be bold enough to go somewhere. -Under the Tuscan Sun (from Lessons from Movies)

What I Can Share with Hosts

Language learning
Asian culture
Cooking
My traveling experiences

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Czech Republic, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Scotland, Singapore, Sweden

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, Germany, Poland, Slovakia, Taiwan