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Overview

  • 1 reference 1 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in Chinese (Simplified), English; learning French, Japanese, Korean
  • 33, Female
  • Member since 2016
  • student
  • University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign; Virginia Comm...
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About Me

I am a second year master school student in the US. I am majored in advertising, with a concentration in art direction. I have a passion for food, nature, wine, and travel.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I am traveling through Europe for two weeks (aug 14-28) and would love to meet people and make friend through Couchsurfing.

Interests

I love doodling strangers on the street, or buildings that I like. I also love walking, therefore my love for hiking and camping. Sitting by the camp fire, drinking beer and eating s'more is my favorite. I find advertising fascinating, because ads could also be art. My favorite way of traveling is walking around, living and breathing the air in the city.

  • traveling
  • hiking
  • camping
  • advertising
  • watercolor
  • horsebackriding
  • art museum
  • doodle
  • indie movie
  • windowshopping

Music, Movies, and Books

I listen to a very wide variety of music. I love classic music (like Chopin), EDM (like Zedd), indie (like Damien Rice), and pop (like Lana Del Rey). I also don't care about lyrics that much so I enjoy music in all languages. After all the rhythm is what gets people going. I watch both Hollywood movie and indie movies. My latest favorite movie is Swiss Army Man. I also watch some Woody Allen movies. Sadly my reading speed is extremely slow when it comes to English book, therefore all my favorite books are in Chinese.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I once lived in the wilderness in Wyoming for 30 days without taking a shower. It was one of the best months in my life.

Teach, Learn, Share

I love teaching people Mandarin. I like finding similar words in English to help people with their pronunciation. I can also speak a little bit Cantonese, Shanghainese, Korean, and Japanese. I also enjoy learning other languages, especially French and Japanese. I am able to pick up accents fairly quickly.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can make decent Chinese food. I can teach you Mandarin. I can share interesting stories in my life with the hosts.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Mexico, Monaco, Netherlands, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, United States

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