CURRENT MISSION

To explore all aspects of life when I am still young!

ABOUT ME

Hello! I am Karen, 22, from Hong Kong. I am currently a university final-year student majoring in Accountancy. I am often described by friends as positive, talkative and straight-forward :P

I like meeting with new people, especially those with different cultural backgrounds to broaden my horizons and I find it super cool to have worldwide friends:) During my university life, I participated in 3 aiesec exchange programs, to Krakow, Poland in my first summer holiday to be a voluntary English teacher and traveled around Europe afterwards, to Mexico City in my second summer holiday to be a university teaching assistant, and to Sao Paulo, Brazil in my last summer to be a volunteer of Earth Charter of United Nations. I used to be quite shy and not courageous enough to express my views. Without travelling experiences, I would never become who I am now, to be open-minded and optimistic about life :P

Besides travelling I have a number of hobbies, including playing piano, swimming, photography, cooking, dancing and reading. I have been learning Spanish also. My goal for 5 years is to get a master degree and start up my own company, haha.

PHILOSOPHY

The world is big and one should explore and develop as much as he can in his life~

My biggest goal is to live my life, happily and with no regrets!!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I am told by my friend that couchsurfing is amazing so I joined~~

Interests

Reading, surfing, travelling, cooking, swimming, dancing, photography, travelling, playing piano

• culture
• photography
• dancing
• cooking
• partying
• reading
• traveling
• piano
• surfing
• swimming
• teaching
• history
• volunteering

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Shawshank Redemption (All time favorite)
Others I can remember now: Life of Pi, 12 angry men, It's a Wonderful Life, Saving Private Ryan, Gone with the wind, Black Swan, Forrest Gump, Indiana Jones Series, Pirates of the Caribbean Series, Toy Stories Series etc.

Music: I guess my music taste is very general!? I love Everything from Adele<3; also Aerosmith, Elvis and MJ. I also have a soft spot for classic music as I play piano a lot~~

Books: Everything by Dan Brown and Jane Austen; Harry Potter Series.

TV Series: 24 and Touch and everything with Kiefer Sutherland

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

-Joining a student project to volunteer and travel in Krakow, Poland in 2012 summer for 7 weeks. Visiting almost each and every street and corner in Krakow. Travelling around 7 countries in Europe after the stay in Krakow as well.

-Joining a European conference in Brzece, Serbia in April 2013; with over 200 Serbian ppl, and myself as the only Asian Delegate! I climbed to one of the tallest snow mountain, Kopaonik on my own and visited Belgrade the capital afterwards! It was really a life-time journey.

-Joining a regional competition organized by Citibank Hong Kong; The process was filmed and I appeared on a local television show:)

- Worked in a university in Mexico City in August, 2013 as a university teaching assistant

- Went to Sao Paulo, Brazil in July-Aug 2014 to be a United Nations Volunteer. (Earth Charter) Experienced the biggest cultural shock and at the same time had the craziest time ever (you know, their kissing and party cultures haha)

Teach, Learn, Share

Teaching and sharing: Chinese Culture and Cuisine; I enjoy cooking and I would totally love to prepare a whole desk of Chinese meals for you, if you don't mind I use your kitchen!!:D

As a girl grown up in Hong Kong, a city with unique history and mixed Chinese and English Culture, I would love to share its interesting history and our lifestyles to you as well.

Finally, I enjoy cultural experience. I would love to learn about different cultures and lifestyles through visits to not only tourist spots but foreign homes and families:D

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Brazil, China, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Poland, Russian Federation, Serbia, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Taiwan, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Brazil, China