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  • 18 references 9 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in Chinese (Simplified), English, Finnish; learning German
  • 40, Female
  • Member since 2008
  • Environmental Education
  • MA on Landscape Ecology and Nature Conservation
  • From Beijing, China
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About Me

Being a good mom and teacher =)

Hello everyone,

I'm from Beijing. Studied language and ecology for 5 years in Europe. Worked for a grassroot environmental NGO.

Been to Tibet and India, marked my life.

Live and work in Beijing now, with my husband and baby, sometimes mother and parents in law to watch the baby while I'm away.

Some photos from my trip on Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.2111010088855.123911.1053692300&type=1

and some writings in Chinese:
http://www.douban.com/people/47972418/notes

I had a baby in 2016, he start to talk and run now, if you want to stay with us and can watch him after daycare 5 pm on, you will be very welcomed!

PHILOSOPHY

"All life is Yoga." - Sri Aurobindo

The spirituality I seek to practice is not cut off from life. Yet, there is a need for quiet time and inner concentration.

Still recovering from the parent shock! First baby is always a surprise 8-D Btw, that's my old photo, I'm fat now! Don't know how to change it.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Through friends

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Surfed and hosted in many places.

Interests

Were: fun things like playing music(learning drumming),singing, dancing, cooking, Capoeira, aikodo, botany, permaculture, couch surfing...

Now: taking care of a baby is a full time job!

Every Monday evening 7:30, in HuiLiang teahouse, Wu Dao Ying, calligraphy group.
Alternative Saturday afternoon, Guqin class (San Yuan Qiao) and Aikido training (Dong Zhi Men).
In spring, hiking from Beijing to Tianjin along a river.
In weekends, temple collective meditation and retreats.
I can't go now, but if you want I can show you the way.

  • singing
  • dancing
  • capoeira
  • cooking
  • vegetarian
  • yoga
  • meditation
  • music
  • outdoor activities
  • hiking
  • surfing
  • sports
  • calligraphy
  • communications
  • teaching

Music, Movies, and Books

Read into yourself

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Walked 7 days with Tibetan villagers around Mt. Kawagebo, July 2011.

2012, met my teacher in India. Stayed in Sri Aurobindo Ashram for 3 months.

Became a mother in April 2016

Teach, Learn, Share

In a glimpse I've seen something so pure, so supreme, beyond any words can describe. I'm overwhelmed.

In That you know:
There's no me, because there's only ONE.
We do not, can not and would not do anything, because it is One that moves.

I want that ultimate, infinite and eternal. The origin and the end, the truth, the light, love and life.

I give anything.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Food, a baby, local information, fun time

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Belgium, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, France, Greece, Hungary, India, Nepal, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Russian Federation, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, Finland, Germany, India

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