Hi! I’m Xinyu (pronounced closed to she-in -ü😀), a cinephile and film studies grad student who loves solo backpacking ✨
In 2025, I traveled through Southeast Asia and across Eurasia. CS gave me some amazing memories and friendships along the way 🌍

I’m currently interning in Shenzhen and started hosting.
I have a cozy little studio with two beds😊
Always happy to chat, exchange travel stories, or relax together maybe even watch a movie (I got a new projector recently hhh)🍻🎬

UPDATE 2026
Starts Feb 2026, I’m now on a new trip across the Middle East ✈️
Estimated route:
Turkey> Egypt > Jordan >Syria >Lebanon >Iraq > Oman >UAE > Saudi Arabia

Update March
Have no choice but to change my route due to war 🥲, now I’m back in Turkey further exploring the east part😃
Then ✈️ Russia 🇷🇺 taking the Trans-Siberian route🚂 and pass through Mongolia 🇲🇳 go back to Beijing!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

What truly draws me to traveling isn’t just the places it’s the conversations, the cultural exchange, and those magical moments of connection across cultures. That’s the part of travel I value the most, and why I think Couchsurfing is the perfect way to experience it.

Interests

• film festivals
• anthropology
• history
• sociology
• linguistics
• relaxing
• sleeping
• film
• deep conversations

Music, Movies, and Books

All kinds of films, especially film noir.
Prefer genre though learning arthouse

Teach, Learn, Share

I'm kind of a jack-of-all-trades🤓
Curious about almost everything
I know a bit of a lot, and I love learning more

Everything about CN: China travel tips, Chinese Food recipes
As seasoned Beijing wanderer, I work part-time as a tour guide in Beijing, sharing China’s history and its present with people from different culture background

From my film major : basic video editing, Al Generated Content, storytelling (still learning) , film comment

From my intern experience: Chinese E-commerce, marketing, supply chain (a little bit still learning)
and etc.

Countries I’ve Visited

Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Cambodia, Egypt, Finland, France, Georgia, Iran, Italy, Kazakhstan, Laos, Malaysia, Russian Federation, Singapore, Spain, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

China