About Me
🌞 I'm an experienced international Chinese teacher, coaching learners across the globe. (More details on: trytrychinese.wordpress.com)
🌞 I’m a psychology enthusiast who understands myself, others and social groups through the lens of psychology.
🌞 I’m a slow-paced traveler, getting to know communities and cities through long-term （1 week-1 year) stays.
🌞 I’m a spiritual practitioner, exploring the unknown beyond science through religious knowledge and practices.
🌞 I’m a slow paced person. I prefer to build friendships through a long time and repeated contact, rather than intensive interactions. I value the courage to face oneself, the habit of self-reflection, examining the nature of things, a spirit of exploration, and an open-minded attitude.

💛 My Couchsurfing Philosophy: equality, respect, sharing

A Good Request for Me Includes:
⚠️ A clear awareness of not bringing unnecessary physical and emotional labor.
⚠️ A clear telling “I need a place with …”
(I like people know what they want)
⚠️ A clear telling “I don’t accept ...”
(I like people know what they don’t want)

I Do Not Reply such Requests:
🏳️ Ignore my guidelines
🏳️ Only facts without personal thoughts
🏳️ Can’t see any effective info of unique you

😊 If you’re happy with these rules (including the part in My Home & Preferences), you will feel cozy and warm at my place. Otherwise I’m probably not your right host.

About Meetup

1. If you’ve asked yourself: Who you are besides your achievements, appearance, feelings, thoughts, countries or cities you’ve been. I’d love to meetup.
2. My Local Project
I’m organizing English corner with chinese & foreigners about cross-cultural differences (education, marriage, funeral, food, festivals, religion, etc) in Dali. Text me if you’re interested in.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

🛋️ To help & get help. To know and be known.

Interests

• arts
• cooking
• meditation
• walking
• reading
• guitar
• philosophy
• psychology
• religion
• bouddhism
• daoism

Music, Movies, and Books

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🎵 Music
Vajrasattva Mantra
Il aurait suffi
Running up the hill
Cosmic love
Waiting is a waste

🎞️ Movies & TV series
Flipped
The Shawshank Redemption
Inception
About Time
The good doctor
The Big Bang Theory

📘 Book: psychology, philosophy, religion (never remember the name)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

🎉 I’ve taught 4000+ Chinese lessons for 100+ students from different countries.
🎉 I’ve hosted 50+ structured events (language exchange, board games, hiking, psychology-themed gatherings).

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach: (ask me if you want)
Basic Guitar playing;
Basic French;
Chinese language;
Chinese food cooking;
Buddhist meditation;
Basic Child behavior analysis;
Self analysis based on psychology;
Games.

I want to learn:
Local languages
Local culture
Local food recipes
Religious rules, stories, philosophies
Professional questions in others’ domains.

What I Can Share with Hosts

👣 As a Traveler

I can offer:
(1) house chores when I’m available
(2) Chinese lesson as the pay-back
(3) everything I know when I’m not too tired
(4) some small finds from hunting outside

I won’t bring:
(1) chaos in any aspects
(2) disrespect

I need:
(1) equal & respect attitude
(2) a relative clean and organized space with lights
(3) a hard sofa/bed/ground will be better
(4) hot water for shower in the winter
(5) a fan in the summer over 30 degree.

I have to report when I meet:
⚠️ manipulation via accommodation
⚠️ physical harassment
For protecting travelers & CS environment.

Countries I’ve Visited

China, Hong Kong, Macao, Malaysia, Mali, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, Mali