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Overview

  • 37 references 34 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in Chinese, English, Japanese, Yue (Cantonese); learning Korean
  • 43, Female
  • Member since 2012
  • No occupation listed
  • No education listed
  • No hometown listed
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About Me

IMPORTANT!
Currently I'm not able to host travelers in my place. This may change in the future.

Please read all the content in "My Home" tag before you send the request to me for a stay in Tokyo.

CURRENT MISSION

Travel more, experience more, also find the right place to settle down for the rest of my life. Possibly the right man to stay with the rest of my life too =)

ABOUT ME

I'm a very easy going person (but definitely not easy!).

I believe in love and kindness. I have been quite lucky to meet many kind people. I would like to spread love and kindness wherever I am. I believe the world would become a better place if everyone is doing a little bit more for the others.

I'm honest and loyal to my friends. I may not be good at keeping in touch, but when you are in need of me, I'm a very reliable person to count on.

I 'm addicted to travelling. The world is so big and beautiful, and I won't stop as long as I can still go. I will continue to live in this way, and I'll see you when we happen to be in the same place, same time :)

PRIVACY NOTE

If we do take pictures / video together, please don’t publish the ones with full details of my face on SNS, or YouTube. There is no other specific reason for this. I just want to keep a bit of my privacy from internet, while enjoying your company.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I believe travelling is not just about places of interests, delicious food or even just sit and relaxing under the sun. It's more about learning and experiencing as well.

The best source of knowledge and experience is always people. Thus, get to know someone is important part of my journey to a new destination. Also, to host people when I'm able to, is also a way to travel around the world, while I'm at home.

That's why I'm here with you on CS.

Interests

I'm learning Piano. Very basic level but I enjoy it.
I'm learning snowboarding. A bit better than beginner and I'm enjoying it.
I like watching movies and I'm thinking about setting up a small theater room in my own place.
I enjoy reading a lot.
I love travelling and experiencing in new place with new things.

  • writing
  • reading
  • traveling
  • drawing
  • snowboarding
  • volunteering
  • watching movies
  • manga
  • movie

Music, Movies, and Books

Under the plum lake
Gundam series
Back to the future

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Race up during night to see the sunrise of Mount. Fuji.

Sleep under the starry sky and wait for the sunrise in Sahara desert.

Cross the biggest Crater in Negev desert of Israel, with only 1 liter of water.

I found it quite weird to see a sunset/sunrise in Cambodia since the sun just faded in/out instead of sinking into the sea/ground. But yes I loved it.

Fly to Taiwan to count down on the New Year’s eve with my favourite band in their special year end concert, in their 20s anniversary year.

Completed the trip in Egypt with my broken arm, which was fractured on the 2nd day of the trip in a diving accident. With the fact that I could not carry my own luggage or even wash my own hair , I got so much help from different people on the way!

Hiked in Mestia without proper cover for the shoes in snow season. The view was breathtaking! And the people met during the hike were really nice. But my shoes were totally wet and it took me 1 hour to dry them with a hairdryer...

Teach, Learn, Share

Advice to girls who are surfing:

Remember-- the hosts are VERY KIND to host you for free in their private place. They offer you not just a bed or a room, but safety, advice, friendship and kind welcome.

But also keep in mind - there are many different people in the world. You need to keep yourself safe while travelling to an unknown place.

so,
1. Make sure that you get to know your host before you arrive (to know that it worth it to meet and learn)
2. Make sure that you are safe with her/him.
3. Do keep the room tidy, and clean up at least the mess you made.
4. Talk to the host and learn from her/him. Everyone who joined this project is a book to read. Also tell her/him about you and your city/country since this may just be exactly what they want from you.
5. Treat your host with a nice dinner, a drink or even a small present when you are there.
6. Work on keeping in touch if you feel you two can become friends. Don't be lazy!

When something unpleasant happens (if it's pleasant please ignore the following lines):

1. Say no with body language and make it vocal if he does not get the hint.
2. If he listen to you and stop, at least he is respectful. Then you can decide to leave or stay, and when.
3. If he doesn't, make the best decision of what to do, to protect yourself.
4. It’s your choice to leave a negative reference, report the behaviour, do nothing, or even leave a positive reference. Just make sure your are being Fair and Honest when you do so. Sometimes it’s not an easy decision. Yes, everyone who made mistakes deserves a second chance. Also, sometimes it’s misunderstanding caused by culture gap. On the other hand, other girls Deserve to know what may happen to them. Please make the decision calmly and responsibly.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I could cook Japanese and Chinese food...I can't make fish & Chips, but I can make some nice Salad.

I'm a very clean person and I keep places tidy wherever I go. I'm a good roommate/housemate who would never made noise at night, no smoking or drinking habit, and won't come back too late. I'll never bring a man to your home, of course =)

I have my own story travelling alone in many different countries.

And you definitely will have somewhere to stay in Tokyo when you come!

Countries I’ve Visited

Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Cambodia, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, England, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Laos, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macao, Malaysia, Malta, Morocco, Myanmar, Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Norway, Palestine, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Russian Federation, Scotland, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Vatican City State, Viet Nam, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, Finland, Hong Kong, Japan, United Kingdom

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