CURRENT MISSION

Never give up trying to become someone interesting, someone with stories to tell.

ABOUT ME

A 28-year-old guy from Taipei, Taiwan, with life experience in Beijing (1/2 year), Lyon (1/2 year) and London (1 year), who speaks some French and is learning Japanese and would like to know Korean and Cantonese, who takes reading and traveling seriously, who enjoys cooking and making friends and who keeps being somewhat constantly unsatisfied with life.

PHILOSOPHY

Self-confidence is my religion. Rely on yourself. Discipline is important if you really want to see progress in your life, while leaving blanks every now and then also helps cultivating a sentimental aspect of yourself. It's no use forcing others into doing what they don't want to do. Always pay full attention to the one you're talking to. Enjoy every conversation. Keep open-minded. Challenge yourself with things that you believe are beyond your capacity to do. Be sincere.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I've started backpacking these few years and in 2010 I surfed several couches in the UK, France, the Netherlands and Italy.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

UK: London(Gio), Liverpool(Tom).
FRANCE: Paris(Benjamin, Nika).
NETHERLANDS: Amsterdam(Ilse & Fafa), The Hague(Victor & Desi, Marieka & Simon).
ITALY: Venice(Massimo), Rome(Guido), Florence(Judith).

Interests

Reading, writing, cycling, jogging, tennis, face-to-face chatting, backpacking, cooking, beer+fries, not-so-popularized things, Japanese cuisine, languages, performing art (especially the theatre), a small dose of philosophy, all kinds of history, all kinds of literature, architecture, classical & modern art, cultural studies.

• arts
• writing
• literature
• architecture
• modern art
• cooking
• beer
• reading
• traveling
• cycling
• backpacking
• tennis
• cultural studies
• history
• languages
• religion

Music, Movies, and Books

J.S. Bach, Andrea Bocelli, French musicals, Blues, A-mei, Taiwanese indegineous music.

Literature, History.

History films.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

36-day cycling trip around Taiwan. 41-day backpacking trip in China, from Beijing to Kunming. 45-day backpacking trip in Europe, from London to Athens.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, China, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Netherlands, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, France, Taiwan, United Kingdom