I can seem reserved but I'm interesting when prodded with the right topic. I sometimes can be very quiet but that doesn't mean I don't like you!

I think that learning to understand people is important for us to have happy and peaceful lives.

Warum ich bei Couchsurfing bin

I'm beginning to flesh out what participating in couchsurfing means for me, watch this space.

Interessen

Mathematics, Languages, People, Writing, Literature.

• culture
• writing
• literature
• cooking
• meditation
• politics
• languages
• mathematics

Musik, Filme und Bücher

I've watched a lot of movies, read a lot of books and listened to a lot of music - it's hard to say which are my favourites, so I'll just say some off the top of my head:

Books: George Eliot "Middlemarch", Primo Levi "If this is a man", Martin Amis "Time's Arrow",

Music: Max Richter, Miles Davis

Film: Citizen Kane, Godfather

Eine tolle Erfahrung, die ich gemacht habe

I learned Mandarin between the ages of 3 and 7. I stopped for 14 years, until I tried to teach it to myself at 21. I never took language learning seriously until this age, and hated languages during my school years. I am 25 now and near conversational in the language. I'm also semi-conversational in French and Japanese.

Lehren, lernen, teilen

I am able to teach mathematics, up to and including bachelors level pure mathematics. I have some knowledge of language learning and mindfulness meditation, but I'm no expert. I am near conversational in Mandarin and conversational in Cantonese, and am currently learning Japanese. I know how to cook an apple strudel and I can talk a little bit about Australian culture, society and politics.

こにちわ！私はジョンです。中国人じゃなくてオーストラリア人です。でも、中国で生まれました。今は数学の院生です。日本語が九か月で勉強しました。

你好。我的名字许悦章。虽然我在中国出生，我是在澳大利亚长大的。所以，我的中文不太好，但是，我可以跟汉人聊天一点儿。

Bonjour, je m'appelle Jon. Je suis de Australie, et j'ai vingt cinq ans. Je parle un peu français. J'ai etudié le français pendant environ cinq mois, avec un ami français.

Länder, die ich besucht habe

Cambodia, Canada, China, Denmark, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, Thailand, United States

Länder, in denen ich gelebt habe

Australia, China