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Overview

  • 8 references 2 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in Chinese, English
  • 39, Female
  • Member since 2010
  • Ground theory teacher in pilot school
  • Master
  • From Sichuan, China
  • Profile 95% complete

About Me

I am travelholic. As a pilot teacher in university, have summer and winter holiday, so I always spend those time abroad. In four years, I have backpacked to been to Nepal, Indian,Malaysia, Philippines;Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia, Taiwan, Singapore...Now I'm trying to explore more out of Asia.

Also, as a PADI dive master. Scuba diving is my life passion. My biggest fantasy is to live under the sea like a fish...I really would like to meet some divers!!

PHILOSOPHY

Enjoy the moment and embrace life

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have met some couch surfer in my hometown chengdu. i like to show them around. I find its very interesting to see the same city through different eyes.and exchange ideas with people who have various culture backgrounds. I find I also learn new things from people I met on road. Sometimes its really cool, and I appreciate those people who opened a new window for another world to me.

Plus,I have been also lucky hosted by really cool friends in Thailand, Macau, Taiwan. A lot good memories which we can share if we meet up!

Interests

scuba diving
trekking
yoga
reading
painting

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Jazz, ambient, new age, sigur ros

Books: Haruki Mirakami; Virhina Woolf;Paul Theroux; Italo Calvino;Paulo Coelho

Movies: independent films

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

-9 days trekking to Annapurna base camp in Nepal, we were a four friend team from France, UK, India and China);

-Acrobat paragliding on top of the Himalaya;

-7 days live aboard diving in Apo reef, Philippines; and I met typhoon !!!

-3 days live aboard living in Similan, Thailand;

-I penetrated by scuba diving In more than 10 world war 2 Japanese wreck ships in Coron, Philippines!

-Living like a local in a small island in Indonesia for 50days when I was doing my dive master internship;

-I had experience the narcosis at my maximum depth 47m diving in a wreck in Gili, Indonesia.

-Dancing with Indian locals from night till next morning in an Traditional wedding in Jodhpur,India;

-Climbing and Swimming in waterfall at midnight with hostel friends in Taiwan;

-Cross the border from Cambodia to Vietnam on land

... the others I will share with you later !

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach: I can share my scuba diving knowledge ; air navigation knowledge; my passion for life adventures;teaching Chinese languages and culture

Learn: I'm always curious for learning new things. I would like to share all knowledge of your countries, your culture,your hobbies and traveling experiences...

Share: I'm happy to share good memories of our life on the road.

What I Can Share with Hosts

my passion for life;

my experience of traveling;

scuba diving ;

My Chinese cooking skill;

Aviation knowledges ( though I try not think much about job when I travel :p)

My awkward dancing steps

Countries I’ve Visited

Cambodia, China, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Italy, Luxembourg, Macao, Malaysia, Nepal, Netherlands, Philippines, Singapore, Spain, Taiwan, Thailand, Vatican City State, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, Germany

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