I'm Laila.
It's my seventh years of being a secondary school teacher in Taiwan. I teach STEM, something like programming and handmade stuff. These years, I taught Project Based Learning and cooperated with teachers major in different areas.
I was a Fulbrighter in FLTA Program, and being a Language Teaching Assistant of Mandarin Chinese at Michigan State University at 2019 to 2020.
I used to have a gap year, traveled to central and south America, also finished "Camino de Santiago" in 2016.
And then I went to Taitung, Taiwan to be a junior high school teacher. It's a remote aboriginal school. I taught them technology, math, and English.
You can know more about me by visiting my blog: https://lailalaii.wordpress.com/

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Because it's the best way to connect with people, connect with locals. I love traveling, and I found that the most memorable experience during the trip is always about people.
The time we shared, the conversation we had, which can give me a deeper insight and connection with the person and the place.

Interests

I like travelling alone, reading, painting, writing and play with children .
/Me gusta viajar sola, leer, pintar, escribir y jugar con niños./

• culture
• education
• chinese food
• walking
• reading
• traveling
• painting
• outdoor activities
• volleyball
• swimming
• engineering
• philosophy
• nature
• language
• mountain climbing
• maker

Music, Movies, and Books

Hunger Game
El Principito
El Alquimista
1984
Brave new world
La sombra del viento

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Travel alone to centrol and south America more than eight months.

Teach, Learn, Share

How to speak and write your name in Chinese. Aboriginal culture in Taiwan.
/como hablar y escribir tu nombre en chino./

What I Can Share with Hosts

cook chinese food, share about culture and my thinking and my life stories

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Bolivia, Colombia, Guatemala, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nicaragua, Peru, Spain, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Guatemala, Taiwan, United States