CURRENT MISSION

I'm a programmer. I'm also an AIESECer. I want to be a cool guy and I'm on my way there. Make more friends from all over the world and give a hand to each other

ABOUT ME

To be honest, I love this place - couchsurfing. It helped to know the world and its wonderful people. But I'm also really worried about its future, especially the competition from Airbnb and similar others. Airbnb provides a really good and convenient way for people to find living places, sometimes more convenient than couchsurfing, and that distract web traffic from CS. However, the spirit of Airbnb is totally different from our CS. Airbnb is about money and maximizing the benefits, while CS is about sharing, helping, and exploring. I hope people can realize it and stick to the essence, and never forget the original reason which brought you CS. Thank you.
- Johnson, 07/2014

My facebook profile: facebook.com/johnson.bowen.li

I'm an IT guy. Love painting (most important in my life), playing basketball, hiking, swimming and programming (Java, Ruby, etc).

I want to be a cool guy and I'm on my way there. And of course, I love cool people!

I don't believe in politics. All the political issue, news and information from media cannot avoid bias. I believe in what I see with my eyes and feelings that raise from my heart. This motto is really beneficial to help everyone get out of his/her small space, open horizon and accumulate with multi-cultural experience.

I have been learning painting since I was 5 but I don't paint as often as before because daily work is heavy. I know Oil painting, sketch, watercolour, Chinese traditional painting (with ink and brushes as in English), etc. I'm now painting in iPad because it's convenient.

My favorite painting masters: Adolf Menzel, Albrecht Dürer， Vencent Van Gogh, Salvador Dali, Xu Beihong, Claude Monet, Georges Seurat, and Leonardo Da Vinci of course.

If you are intereeted in Painting, there are several styles we can talk about: the Renaissance, Classicism, Rococo，Impressionism, Neo-Impressionism, Fauvism, Surrealism, Cubism, etc.

WANT TO EXPLORE CHINA? RECOMMENDING SOME TV PROGRAM.
- Wild China by BBC
- A Bite of China by CCTV

PHILOSOPHY

be open to other culture all around the world.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Recommended by a friend

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

See my reference

Interests

Playing basketball, swimming, hiking, reading, programming, most importantly -- drawing !!! And Hey!AIESEC!

• culture
• impressionism
• perfumes
• politics
• news
• reading
• tv
• painting
• drawing
• hiking
• basketball
• swimming
• communications
• teaching
• software
• beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

a little Rock: Coldplay, GnR, U2, Beatles & Eaglesï¼

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Exchange program in HK
being an voluntary English teacher in Bulgaria.
Living in Gus's a tree house in Chiang Rai
Swimming in the sunset of Nai Harn beach, Phuket with Sam

Countries I’ve Visited

China, South Korea, Thailand, Turkey, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Bulgaria, Cambodia, China, United States