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Overview

  • 54 references 37 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in Chinese, English; learning French, German, Japanese, Yue (Cantonese)
  • 41, Male
  • Member since 2006
  • magician
  • bachelor of mathematics
  • From China
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

soul searching for my passion and love

ABOUT ME

what's the fun of living if i already know everything about me? life is like a latent image on a photographic film waiting to be developed.

PHILOSOPHY

Man sacrifices his health in order to make money.
Then he sacrifices money to recuperate his health.
And then he is so anxious about the future that he does not enjoy the present;
the result being that he does not live in the present or the future;
he lives as if he is never going to die,
and then dies having never really lived
- Dalai Lama

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

A lot of places in Europe and Asia, about 60 families counting globefreeloaders, hospitalityclub and the unofficial record: a German family I met biking on the Romantic Road, Antonnie's friend after the big celebration over Barcelona winning European Championship, and the Romanian family I met at the metro in Brussels. I am still learning how to couchsurf, an average student barely passing his grade...

Interests

I travel to answer my own questions of existence. Travelling makes me happy, I don't know when I will find the answers, I guess I will continue my journey until then. I love meeting new people, learn and share with others. I can draw, play a few tunes on guitar, speak a little French, Japanese, and sign language, play basketball and soccer, a snowboarding instructor. And I love meeting people.

  • cooking
  • instructor
  • drinking
  • traveling
  • socializing
  • drawing
  • magic
  • guitar
  • cycling
  • snowboarding
  • basketball
  • soccer
  • sign language
  • hitchhiking

Music, Movies, and Books

I love Marlon Brando's films, the wild one, a streetcar named desire, godfather etc. Some of other favourite actors are Denzel Washington, Al Pacino, Leonard DiCaprio, etc.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I recently just completed my hitchhiking trip across Canada. It was the best trip I have undertaken. I started from Toronto to Halifax in 2007, and then from Toronto to Vancouver in 2012. In a sense, hitchhiking liberates me, it is amazing how you feel once you forgo the worrisome and stress. What's beyond fear? Freedom.

Teach, Learn, Share

how to cook a few simple Chinese dish
a few simple magic tricks
sign language spelling A-Z
guitar playing
gangnum style
drawing portraits
how to snowboarding
body language tips
proposition bets (win free drinks at the bar)
and much more...

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, China, Cuba, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Romania, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, China

Old School Badges

  • 14 Vouches
  • Pioneer Badge

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