*accepting guests living in Norway.

I was born and raised in China until I was 14, and then moved to Canada and lived there for 9 years. I have also lived in Hamburg for 2 months, Paris for 6 months and am currently doing my PhD in Oslo.

PHILOSOPHY:
Passion for the life we have now, AND hope for the life we will have — that is all we need.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Every new experience changes you as a person, every new person you meet has an impact on your life.

CS has helped me in more ways than I could have imagined when I first started. As shy of a person as I am, I would never talk to random strangers in my travels. As such, I would have missed a lot of opportunities to learn about the local culture and landscapes. CS bridged this gap for me. And it only makes sense to pay back by offering to host others (I started as a surfer).

This is exactly the kind of community I hope to live in: a community without monetary needs, illusions of power and status, but rather, we are all here to connect as human beings and help each other out.

Interests

• education
• fitness
• reading
• piano
• hiking
• martial arts
• muay thai
• contemporary dance
• taekwondo
• kickboxing
• krav maga
• liverpool fc

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Westlife, in general soft, slow and melancholy music.

Movies/TV Series: Imitation Game, A Beautiful Mind, Transcendence, Sherlock, Will

Books: Miracle in the Andes ("Breathe once more, as long as you are breathing, you are alive."), Strangled Silence, the Manhattan Project, Biology of Belief, 1984, Les Miserable.

Anything that reveals a side of humanity that I have not seen!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Went to Canada by myself, adapting to western culture.

I went 2km below the Earth's surface to work on a physics experiment.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Always happy to share a meal, coffee, some time and stories!

And of course all my hosts are welcome as guests in my place (wherever I am!)

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein, Nepal, Netherlands, Norway, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, China, France, Norway