CURRENT MISSION

To travel, learn, explore

ABOUT ME

I'm a Chinese New Zealander armed with enthusiasm, curiosity, a sense of adventure and a camera. And a poor excuse for a beard.

PHILOSOPHY

be all you can be and more. push your limits or you never really know yourself. love openly, widely, vulnerably.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I spread the word of couch surfing whenever I can. And I once wrote an article on it: http://www.nzherald.co.nz/travel/news/article.cfm?c_id=7&objectid=10846894

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Have couchsurfed across South America, Taiwan and Greece and have only had great experiences. Have also hung out with Couch surfing communities in Peru and Colombia and they are always a fun group of open-minded people.

Interests

Rock-climbing, hiking, paragliding, mountaineering, scuba diving, playing guitar, photography, traveling, books, music, dancing (but only to good music), yoga, meditation

You can view some of my photos here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/derekcheng/

• books
• photography
• dancing
• yoga
• meditation
• news
• traveling
• music
• guitar
• hiking
• mountaineering
• surfing
• scuba diving
• rock climbing
• paragliding

Music, Movies, and Books

Bob Dylan, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Neil Young, Radiohead, Wilco, Belle and Sebastian, Tom Waits, The Gotan Project, Jimi Hendrix, Paul Simon, Massive Attack, Sigur Ros, The Black Keys, Beachhouse, Deerhunter, Bon Iver, The Head and the Heart, Arcade Fire

George Orwell, Graham Greene, F Scott Fitzgerald, Salman Rushdie, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Dostoyevsky, Murakami, David Foster Wallace

Pulp Fiction, Mulholland Drive, The Usual Suspects, Fight Club, American Beauty, Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, the Shawshank Redemption, Withnail and I, This is Spinal Tap

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I once wrote a facetious comment on a website that asked me to record the most amazing thing I'd done.

Teach, Learn, Share

The more I learn, the more I realise I have so much to learn.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Belize, Bolivia, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, Fiji, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Guatemala, India, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Laos, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Myanmar, Nepal, Netherlands, Norway, Peru, Philippines, Singapore, Spain, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Cambodia, Germany, New Zealand

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