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Overview

  • 2 references 1 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in Yue (Cantonese); learning Arabic (Egypt), Chinese, English, German
  • 37, Female
  • Member since 2010
  • Student
  • Uni Student
  • From Hong Kong
  • Profile 90% complete

About Me

ABOUT ME

A new backpacker exploring this continent far far away from my hometown. I enjoy music, wine, fun, art, sports(sometimes), talking to people, meeting people from all over the world. It's a pity that I don't speak a lot of European languages, but I am eager to communicate and understand people from a different cultural background :)

PHILOSOPHY

When facing something unknown, try to understand it, not to conquer it.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

My adventurous friends introduced me to this :)

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Had my first couch surfing experience in Oostende, Belgium. It's a beautiful city with a lovely beach. Our host was so nice and friendly. I had a good time with her and her two beautiful cats. Couldn't spend a lot of time with her though because we only stayed there for on day. But it was an awesome first-time couch-surfing for me! This experience really gives me faith to this network. It motivates me to couch-surf more and to host people when i go back to my home country.

Interests

Guitar, books, art, travelling, sims 3, sometimes i enjoy solitude but most of the time i like talking to people.

  • cats
  • arts
  • books
  • wine
  • traveling
  • socializing
  • music
  • guitar
  • backpacking
  • surfing
  • sports
  • languages
  • beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

I enjoy movies that move people, and that have philosophies. I like electro and rock music. I also like acoustic guitar. My favorite books are harry potter series and anything from Sarah Waters and Philip Pullman.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I had been to the Philippines, Ireland, Australia, Macau and Thailand for debating. It's a unique way of travelling because I was not only engaged with the country culturally but also intellectually. In each debate tournament there's a country-specific round. I met a lot of brilliant debaters and had really nice and deep discussions about the their home countries. The knowledge i gained from them makes travelling the country much more meaningful.

Teach, Learn, Share

I do debate. I am in a politically active circle in my university. I want to learn about life stories of other people: what they do , what they believe in, what they are fighting for.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Belgium, Canada, China, Germany, Ireland, Luxembourg, Philippines, South Korea, Spain, Taiwan, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, Netherlands

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