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Overview

  • 42 references 36 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in Chinese, English, Taiwanese; learning English, Japanese, Norwegian Bokmål, Spanish
  • 33, Female
  • Member since 2011
  • Video Editor
  • National Taiwan Normal University/ Universidad Autonoma d...
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Live like a local

ABOUT ME

Gonna spend the next two years in Europe in 3 amazing cities, Glasgow, Barcelona, and Rotterdam.

PHILOSOPHY

I would like to take the risk for the first time in my life.

I am an over-protected girl since I was born. I always want to try new things but sometimes my education stop me from doing it. This would be the first time I left home for a long time. I am looking for some changes in my life. I want to know myself more and know the world more.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I like to read surfer's profile. It is just like reading a list of positive and enthusiastic people in the world. I'm interested in reading all the amazing things the couchsurfer's had done. It just made me dream about doing it one day. I hope I can fulfill my profile with all the great things happen in the world and I went through!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Someone on CS just offer to pick me up at the airport when I first arrive in Madrid, which was so touching and helped me a lot to get used to the life here. Through CS, I have a chance to stay in my dream house, the house on the rooftop with tiny little window on the celling. In the morning, the light just fell in and it was so beautiful! I met other surfers while surfing. It was amazing that we hang out together on the first day we met! We still hang out now!
Plenty of amazing CS experiences with amazing hosts!
Thanks CS for all these wonderful experiences

Interests

I am interested in a lot of things and is eager to learn everything. I like to learn different language and know different culture. In my leisure time, I like to listen to music, see movies, painting, photography, sports( swimming, basketball, soccer, baseball...) I like shopping and I like to see the flee market in Europe, heard it is amazing=)))

  • culture
  • photography
  • education
  • environment
  • shopping
  • news
  • movies
  • reading
  • traveling
  • painting
  • music
  • equestrian
  • backpacking
  • surfing
  • sports
  • fencing
  • baseball
  • basketball
  • soccer
  • swimming
  • teaching
  • languages
  • tourism

Music, Movies, and Books

I like all types of music: She&Him, Oasis, Green Day, Iron Maiden, The Script, Jet, My Chemical Romance, John Mayer........
Movies: Wasabi, 500 Days of Summer, Yes Man, The Dreamer, Love Actually, Fast, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
Books: Harry Potter, 東野圭吾,

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I carried 20 kg backpack, took 36 hours train to Tibetan Plateau in China. There's a place called Kekexili, which means the beautiful girl. The place was the last most beautiful place in the world. But some people went there and kill the Tibetan antelope and destroyed the place. The local government hoped we, the university student from Taiwan, could take the beautiful photos back and tell the world not to destroyed out environment.
I hitchhiked to travel every place in Taiwan. I discovered the greatness of people and go to the places that are not on the travel guide. I throw the dice to discovered where I should go. Got the experience to travel on the big truck on the highway. Sleep on the fruit cart with boxes of fruits besides me. Waited for 4 hours just to find someone to give us a ride! These are the best things when traveling!
My legendary trip around Scandinavia countries, Russia, and Baltic countries in 21 days.
All my travelings in Europe are amazing!

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach: Mandarin, Taiwanese,
Learn: Painting, Horseback Riding, Photography, Fencing, Languages (Spanish, English......every language is interesting!)
Share: Travel experience

What I Can Share with Hosts

All my travel stories!
I had written something randomly on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/21euros

I've held some sharing meet up;)
http://www.matsu-news.gov.tw/2010web/news_detail_101.php?CMD=open&UID=173497&keyword=

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Andorra, Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Monaco, Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russian Federation, Scotland, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belgium, Norway, Scotland, Spain, Taiwan

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