ABOUT ME

There have been a lot of changes in my life since 2012. I have officially moved to the States the beginning of 2014 and depending on time, I may be able to host you. All my previous hosts of course are more than welcomed to come and visit me.

i've written an article about my couchsurfing experience and on 6 May,2009 the article was published on Shanghai Shenjiang Fuwu Daobao, a weekly newspaper with a circulation of about 500,000.

here's the link:

http://www.jfdaily.com/gb/jfxww/xj/node11488/userobject1ai2029397.html?index=1

don't forget to click page 2 and page 3

http://www.jfdaily.com/gb/jfxww/xlbk/shenjiang/node47258/node47262/userobject1ai2028821.html

and check the photos section!

I was also on Urban Magazine and Jungle E-Magazine with couchsurfing stories.
Ah, a new article about couchsurfing with my interviews and pictures on Shenjiang Fuwu Daobao 9 Feb, 2010.

I studied british and american literature in uni. born and grew up in shanghai china and after graduating from university in June 2009, I have worked for seven months -and disappeared from couchsurfing for seven months..

my friends think i am talkative. well, i do enjoy talking, especially with people from different countries. I am open-minded and am willing to learn new things. that's why i enjoy traveling and joined CS.

PHILOSOPHY

We live to eat. (That's why i've never really lost any weight.)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Try my best to host people. If not, I am always available for coffee/drink and I can show CouchSurfers around. I had great CS experience in Europe and now I want to play the role of a good host and a great guide to promote cultural understanding.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

joined CS in Oct 2010 and have met so many great people.
i took part in the CS meeting in Skane Sweden and met a couple of CSers. Then i began my CouchSurfing around Europe.
1 I surfed Nikolaj's couch for 3 days in Amsterdam mid-November. It was really amazing. Some of my stereotype of Dutch proved to be wrong and while some are true. It is an amazing thing about traveling abroad! And it is also one of the greatest thing about Couchsurfing: u can get to know the culutre there! I met Nik again in New York on 19 Feb, 2008! Perfect end for my whole trip: dinner with my first CS host at the very end of my trip.
2 I surfed Sebastian's couch in Vienna for two days and we had wonderful beer and talks on guitar and life.
3 I surfed Chris' couch in Thessaloniki for 1 day. I wanted to stay for two days but sth came up. Awesome night life there!
4 I surfed Miwa and Serge's couch in Athens for a week... countless wonderful dinners and movie time. see references.
5 I surfed Jacob's couch in Milan for two days. One of the best CS experience since I cooked dinner for 5 CSers in Milan including Maurizio and Flo who shared with me their wonderful and touching stories of CS.
6 I surfed Alejandro's couch in Florence first for three days and 1 extra day and another two days. Best memories of my euro trip and I really hope I can see him soon
7 I surfed Antonio's couch for a week around Christmas. I wrote the longest reference I or Antonio has ever seen on CS. See the reference i left
8 I surfed Sushi and Remi's couch in Avignon for 1 day. Although it was short the couple left great impresion on me with their friendliness and warmth and frankness.
9 I surfed Irene's couch in Barcelona for four days and Irene is such a perfect host. My first female host on CouchSurfing but believe me it is not because i only sent request to males. it is because male hosts tend to give affirmative replies to me
10 I surfed ERvin's couch in Madrid for three days. Ervin is the warmest person i've met.
11 I surfed Santiago's couch in Granada for three days. nice apartment, great location and intellectual talks!
12 I surfed Vincent's couch for 1 day on the day I arrived in Paris. he took me to a bar and we had a couple of drinks with other two CSers.
13 I surfed Anne's couch out of emergency for 1 day. We had wonderful talks about men, food, life, career and traveling. Nice and amazing host!
14 I surfed Hubert's couch in Paris for three days. He reads extensively, travels broadly and treats people warm-heartedly! i will for sure revisit Hubert and hopefully participate in CS Paris meetings.
15 Me and my friend Alex surfed Jorgen's couch in Lund for four days. Truly wonderful last CS host for my Euro trip.
16 I surfed Alexia's couch for a weekend in Miami, USA in February 2008. Awesome host with an awesome dog in this awesome city! I miss Zamora!
17 After one year, I went back to Europe. I visited Irene in Barcelona. Then in Lisbon, I met this great couple Jan and Selma. I stayed in their place for three days. They took me to bars and drove me around Lisbon in the night. They are helpful, cheerful and friendly!
18 I surfed Carlos' couch for two days in Porto and had a great time with him. I ate lots of Portugese food and enjoyed porto wine and green wine!!! It was great fun talking to him and meeting his family and dog!
AND BEST OF THE BEST: Jan 2008 I surfed Iree's couch for four days in Barna; Oct 2008 she was in China for a month and Jan 2009, I was back to barcelona with IRENE!!!
19 In April 2010, I surfed Rina's couch for 3 nights in Sapporo Hokkaido. It was still snowing in April and we went together to Onsen and Otaku. We did shopping together and ate lots of cakes. Oh, and the crazy karaoke night!
Can't wait to have more CS adventures!

CS Experience in Shanghai:
April 2008: Coffee/drink with Wendy Wei from Guilin.
May 2008: Dinner with Michael from Uppsala Sweden, Jihee from Korea, Ana and her friend from Ecuador, Britt and Alicia and their guest.
May 2008: Shanghai CSer earthquake fundraising
June 2008: Couchsurfing Day celebration

Interests

I love snorkeling-i am a beach person.

I keep an active life style by going hiking and going to the museums.

I like watching people. I enjoy watching people on the streets when i travel and get to know them.

I love dogs, and love spending time with my dog Lala on weekends.

I do vipassana too.

Reading and writing.

• dogs
• writing
• literature
• dining
• wine
• beer
• coffee
• drinking
• shopping
• reading
• traveling
• guitar
• karaoke
• hiking
• camping
• snorkeling
• skydiving
• tourism
• beaches

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Mt Everest Base Camp 5200Meters in Tibet, May 2009.

sunrise in Meili Snow Mountain, Yunnan province, China

sunset in the Gobi desert in Xinjiang Uigur Autonomous Region, China

stars and the NORTHERN LIGHT in the arctic circle in kiruna, sweden

skydiving in Lake Wanaka, New Zealnd.

night dive at the outer great barrier reef.

BUT STILL, MY MOST AMAZING EXPERIENCE IS COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE. MY 18 HOSTS IN EUROPE and Central America HAVE BROUGHT ME FRIENDSHIP, HELP, WARMTH AND LOVE. I CAN'T DESCRIBE HOW GRATEFUL I AM TO MY HOSTS WHO MADE ME TRIP!

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Belgium, Cambodia, Canada, China, Cuba, Czech Republic, Côte d'Ivoire, Denmark, Egypt, El Salvador, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, India, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Monaco, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Rwanda, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United States, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, Sweden

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