CURRENT MISSION

Biggest mission: learn and absorb as much Japanese as I can in my upcoming trip to Japan. And pass the N1 Japanese Language Proficiency Test in Dec.2016 Finish building a museum exhibit in 2017 and uhh enjoy my undergrad :D

ABOUT ME
Grew up in China until I was 12, then I moved to Canada and has been here ever since. Went through a life crisis in high school because I was completely lost on what I wanted to do, but I manage to pull myself through and took on a gap year which has completely changed my life and my goals. Now, working hard to and playing hard like a undergrad should.

Currently a second year uni-student at University of Waterloo, Canada. I talking to people, learning languages, philosophical debates, I enjoy learning how to cook from other, loves skating, plays a little bit of guitar and wants to
become a voice actor in the future.

Here is my blog about university life, language acquisition, and life reflections.
https://growthlog.wordpress.com/

PHILOSOPHY
Not everything we wish for will come to be, but the things we must do, must all start with a wish! -Might Guy

すべて望むことはできるわけじゃない、しかし、やるべきことはいつも望んでから出なければ始まらん！-マイト　ガイ

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

As a university student in campus, it is a bit of stretch to host someone, but hopefully in the future I'll be hosting more people.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Been surfing along China, Guatemala and Mexico.

Interests

I love learning languages, currently Japanese and Spanish. There are so much extended application to what I can do with a langauge, talk to people from another part of the world. Read the literature of that language, enjoy the museum from another language, the possibilities are endless. I am also fascinated by dialects from differen languages, like Sichuan hua, Beijing hua for Mandarin and Kansai dialect for Japanese.

I enjoy listening to radios and I would love to become someone would will do voice work related in the future, DJ, narration, announcing, or even voice acting.

One other interest I have is nuclear science and its impact on our lives, it is something of interest my mine since high school. I think more people needs to know what its impact and the implication it carries when we use it. A fascinating topic that will keep on learning. Particularly considering Fukushima, Three Mile
Island, and Chernobyl.

• literature
• acting
• cooking
• socializing
• blogging
• guitar
• surfing
• dialects
• languages
• science
• hitchhiking

Music, Movies, and Books

Japanese music artist: Ulfuls ウルフルズ
Chinese music artist: Xuwei 许巍
Spanish music artist: Juanes
Movie: Inception, Interstellar, My neighbour Totoro
Books: The Tibetan Code, Into the Wild, The Alchemist
Comedy: The Daily Show with Jon Stewart

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

A gap year of hitchhiking, couchsurfing and meeting people from different backgrounds that changed my mentality and expectations towards life. Now, I am going full throttle head towards my own goals.

Teach, Learn, Share

Helping each to benefit our lives- That's the philosophy for teaching and learning.
From my experience, langauge acquisition in particular, mutual learning is the best.

What I Can Share with Hosts

-Ups and downs in my life and how I overcame my life crisis.
-My perspectives as someone who has lived in two countries at a young age. (China and Canada)
-Fascinating experience with langauge acquisition (Spanish and Japanese)
-My one of a kind gap year adventure and how it changed my life goals
-I can help you practice Chinese or English if you are up for it!

Countries I’ve Visited

Belize, China, Guatemala, Mexico

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, China