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Overview

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  • Fluent in English, Yue (Cantonese); learning Chinese (Simplified), Japanese, Sign Language - BSL, AUSLAN, NZS, Spanish
  • 39, Male
  • Member since 2017
  • Special Education Teacher
  • Masters of Special Education
  • From Australia
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About Me

- Positive and optimistic person who believes that everyone is innately kind and loving.
- Love learning about different people and their life stories
- Seek adventure and the great outdoors
- Will try most things if not all once
- Constantly curious about life
- Easy going with a zest for life
- Open minded
- Active

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

- To meet different people and make real connections from around the world
- To share experiences and learn about all the intricacies of different areas/people
- To live a different way of life and to break down my own preconceived ideas about the world
- To expand my mind
- To inspire and be inspired

Interests

  • writing
  • dancing
  • cooking
  • fitness
  • music
  • hiking
  • camping
  • food
  • outdoors
  • talking
  • listening
  • connecting
  • ted talks

Music, Movies, and Books

Music - chilled out soul, jazz, blues, pop, hip hop, rnb

Movies - Freedom writers, The man from earth, Before sunrise/sunset, Princess Mononoke

Books - The kite runner, A thousand splendid suns, Everyday sexism, Creative schools

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

At the early stages of writing a travel cook book - kind of like a cross between Humans of New York meets authentic traditional recipes

- Food brings people together: no matter which part of the world you come from
- With food comes social gatherings, stories, tradition, fond memories, culture
- Food is embedded into every part of our soul and I want to bring other people's stories into writing and learn about cultures in this way. Celebrating the individual; making people connect with each other on such a beautiful medium

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach - Cooking: simply stir fries, curries, roasts
- Aussie/ Chinese culture
- Different ways of traveling and how to

Learn - Languages
- Cooking
- Instruments

Share - FOOD, wine, coffee, massages dancing, laughter, stories, a listening ear

What I Can Share with Hosts

I am great at massages; happy to do the cooking and a genuine self

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Luxembourg, Macao, Malaysia, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Scotland, Serbia, Singapore, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Canada, China, Hong Kong, Japan, United Kingdom

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