CURRENT MISSION

Work hard and play hard.

ABOUT ME

Hi! My name is Entao (a.k.a. Tao). I'm an easygoing, genuine and thoughtful person who likes foods, music and good books. I enjoy hanging out and laughing with friends I met, sharing and listening to stories of their little adventures or epiphanies of life as I believe each individual is a book of wonder that worth knowing for.

Grew up in the lovely island of the pacific ocean, Taiwan, I'm definitely an ocean and beach guy. I would sit on the beach all day long, doing nothing, simply listening to the smoothing symphony of the ocean waves, bathing in the warm embrace of the sunshine and grabbing a bottle of cold beer and that will made my day. I also like to explore the alleys of the deserted ruins or villages once prospered, to give it a glance or imagine of its past glories.

As much as I love and enjoy various types of music, including pop, classic, jazz, indie and alternative rock, etc., and despite of the saying that music melts all the separate parts of our bodies together, I'm actually quite a clumsy dancer:) Nonetheless, I do enjoy swinging with the music as it is in the air.

Throughout years of reading books of traveling, watching TLC channels, listening to incredible travel experiences of friends, I wondered, "Why not me the story teller of all those wonderful experiences?". So here I am, ready for the amazing adventures ahead of me.

2015, is a changing year for me, I took a year from work, living and learning Spanish in Spain, and here I'm traveling around the world.

PHILOSOPHY

Everything will be all right in the end. If it's not all right, then it's not yet the end.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I could be a tour guide and cheerful accompany. Sharing traveling experiences and Taiwan traveling insights.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Hosting my CS friend/Spanish classmate, Estrella. It was a honor hosting her, sharing dinners together and most importantly being friends.

Being tour guy of my country, Taiwan. Sharing the secret spots, the famous attractions around Taipei and the suburbs, including 101 building, Shilin Night market, Danshui dock, Yangming Mountain, etc., as well as other famous event, such as Pingxi Sky Lantern Festival, Taipei Dragon Boat Festival, etc. It was fun:)

Interests

Music (pop, folks, alternative rock, indie, classic, jazz...), foods, design, architecture, outdoor activities and traveling.

• books
• architecture
• design
• festivals
• dancing
• beer
• boating
• reading
• traveling
• music
• jazz
• hiking
• camping
• tourism
• beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies I like:
In the Mood for Love - Wong Kar-Wai;
Interstellar, Inception, TENET, Dune;
Black Swan; Se7en, Perfume: The Story of a Murderer;The Help;
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
The Perks of Being a Wallflowers
Call me by your name

Artists I like:
Coldplay, OneRepublic, Imagine Dragon, Thirty Seconds to Mars, Marron 5
Kygo, The Chainsmokers
Ed Sheeran, Adele, Sam Smith, Tom Odele, Calum Scott, Alexi Murdoch
Jose Gonzalez, Sufjan Stevens, Ben Howard, Jack Johnson, Hollow Coves, MARO, Carla Bruni, etc.

Books I like: A Little Life, Hundred years of solitude, Kafka on the Shore, The Kite Runner, Shadow of Wind Book, The Help, Three cups of tea, etc.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Bungy Jumping from the bridge of the altitude of 900m,
3 days hiking at the Chayming Lake (Mountain Lake).
Hiking at the Taroko Old Trails in Taitung (wild and beautiful).
Hundreds of sky lanterns released at Pingxi festival (Dreamy).
Kinmen traditional architectures and township, and the war ruins.
Sunset of the columbia river, U.S.A.
Won the bet in the Hong Kong Jocky:)

Teach, Learn, Share

I'm willing share my traveling experiences and home-made Chinese cushiness if you would like to try :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, China, Colombia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Philippines, Portugal, Scotland, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Spain, Taiwan