Welcome to Huiyuan’s profile! Maybe I could say that I have walked a long way to arrive here and see you. So please allow me to introduce myself from the following aspectsヾ(◍°∇°◍)ﾉﾞ

Life Journey:
I'm from Northeast China. After 13 years of hard studying, I’ve gradually moved south from my village over the almost past decade (2016–2026) . In 2016, I went to China University of Mining and Technology in Xuzhou to study Safety Engineering. In 2020, I was recommended for graduate school and went to Zhejiang University in Hangzhou to pursue a master’s degree in Power Engineering and Engineering Thermophysics. After graduating in 2023, I joined BYD in Shenzhen as an R&D engineer, where the good salary and enough vacation time have allowed me to travel outside China and start exploring the world during the past two years🌏

Current Situation and Plan:
After I started working, I gradually realized that the path of my life (major and career choices) was actually more about meeting the social expectations. For my job, I’m not interested in the work itself, I cannot find my value, and I can’t really see the meaning of what I’m doing (other than the decent salary(✿◡‿◡), for which of course I have to say that it's something deserves my appreciation, and I truly am). I’ve realized that this job is not my vocation! But the problem is, I still don’t know what direction I actually want to move toward🌱. Therefore, I quit my job at the beginning of this September in 2025.
I am taking a gap year, perhaps even longer, to deeply observe and experience different cultures. I want to see how people in other corners of the world live and think. I want to create a bit of value for the places I visit. If I'm fortunate, I hope this journey might also bring personal revelation, helping me find my direction!
I will visit Australia between 25.3 to 23.4(Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Gold Coast). I also plan to travel to Southeast Asian countries, the United States and South America gradually. I need to go back to China to see the dentist every month so I want to stay in each place for about one month. For places that I'm interested in or large countries or regions, I will visit them multiple times.

More Details:
Personality: My MBTI is ENFJ. I think I am kind, sincere, outgoing, diligent, and also with strong empathy and sympathy.
Interests: I love traveling, hiking, watching movies, cooking (newly) and documenting life through writing and photography.
Finally: I sincerely hope that through the work-exchange experience, I can have meaningful friendships with people from diverse cultural backgrounds worldwide and maintain long-term connections!

Best wishes，
Huiyuan

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I want to meet new people and find partners who can travel together and even see more …. in my gap year trip
I want to improve my English, exchange culture, explore myself, communicate or connect with various people from different backgrounds and have new growth

Interests

• cooking
• walking
• traveling
• outdoor activities
• watching movies
• cultural exchange

Music, Movies, and Books

I like to watch movies with good plots

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

change my life relying on my own hard efforts

Teach, Learn, Share

I would like to learn any skills from new friends

What I Can Share with Hosts

Story from the little small village to the world
Experience as an automotive engineer in BYD
Cooking of some delicious Chinese food
Housework for the Hosts’ house
Taking care of the Hosts’ puppies and kitties
Help of Chinese language

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, Macao, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

China