Hola!Hello!你好! It's Luke Ting. I'm a Taiwanese hippie.(yep! That has explained a lot I assume)

Feel free to say hi on Instagram @lokiting

I was born in Taichung, Taiwan, an island which is full of natural diversity, in 1992. Grandparents, parents and brother were my family members and living together. Grandfather who was a retired soldier past when I was in high school who had heavy An-Hue accent, and always cursed in a dialect from China. My grandmother who is very different from other grandmas said by my mother, she stays at home for most of her late ages and has little friends. My father has most power under this roof and is a retired police. My mother is a saleswoman in a skincare product company who always takes care of this family. When I grew up, sometimes I’m very glad I have a brother who is with me through the young ages. My brother is a humble and honest person, and a staff in a Japanese boutique.

I was cute and decorated with a lil chubbiness when I was little. Unfortunately, I had been in a hard time due to the illness. However, now, I am generally pretty healthy and usually in a good shape, the only problem that bothers me is the spur spine. There is another story of tears and sweat.

I'd been living in Taichung for all my life until May 2016. I studied for sixteen years and was charged in the military in Taichung which is really lucky. I love this city more than other cities, especially when I left Taiwan to study overseas (a'ight I gotta take this statement back). Surprisingly, the crowdedness and the food are the things that I miss so much in Taiwan, an island that is full of decent and yet inexpensive food, and very walkable downtown. (update here: I'm back to my home city and it feels funny which makes me wanna live in an exotic city again!!)

I eventually graduated from Providence University with bachelor degree in Tourism in 2014. (Brief statement about my student life LOL)

I was charged in ROC military in 2015, and was discharged the next year. Through the darkest time in my life, I became a man…who knows how to slack off. (The dude next to me was the man…who always slacked off and was my bestie in the military)

I was working on the degree in a college overseas in the United States, and I was also getting my English fluent. I enjoyed living overseas, so my goals are traveling-working all around Europe. I was studying Spanish with my girlfriend who was a Spaniard (sadly broken up). The reason I would like to work overseas is that I desire to explore the world and enjoy the diversities and those crazy things I have not seen before.

Talking about my interests, the first one comes to mind is music, I have been playing instruments since I was eight-year old. I play the violin, piano, trombone and guitar. I have been playing the violin for quite a long time. But my all-time favorite genres are Metal and Psytrance. Also I had been in couples of bands back in my home country, two orchestras and two metal bands.

I have been studying philosophy for awhile and I am always looking for a way that can lead me into a spiritual and immaterial life. The philosophy from Buddhism is what I am drilling in (there's no almighty gods in my philosophy tho), changing the mind to keep away from suffering is the most important concept of the philosophy. One of the most important goal for me is managing my emotions well and spreading kindness to people.

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Important things you have to know about me

A person who would like my guests to read through my profile (that's why it exists, right?)
A music guy especially of Metal music and Psychedelic Trance
A language and culture learner
A free spirit
A motorcycle lover
A sarcastic cartoon lover
Believe in frequencies and energies
Like to discuss politics and religions
Love to have an opinion exchange
Love board games (Carcassonne!)
Love lives
Love love
Not easy to get offended by your personal opinions about anything
Not a normie, I get dank jokes a lot

the list going on, waiting for you to tell me more of "about me"

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Well...I was working in a travel agency, however, group travelling truly is not my thing.
Free spirits should be discovering the world with passion and curiosity.
Being with the locals during traveling is the best way to blend in the cultures.
I'd love to meet those spiritual CSers and I'm more than happy to host CSers.
Feel free to chat with me, I'm literally willing to talk about everything.

Please feel free to press the button "Add friend"

Interests

• motorcycles
• politics
• cars
• metal music
• languages
• psychology
• language exchange
• hippie
• love
• psychedelics
• goa
• psytrance
• rick and morty
• religious studies
• anti-capitalism
• new age movement

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Bossa Nova, Jazz, Psytrance, Metal, Hardstyle, EDM, Vaporwave and a little bit of Psybient. I listen to almost every kind of music and I watch lives.

Artists: After the Burial, Aurora, Astrix, Diana Krall, Dumbfoundead, Liquid Soul, Meshuggah, Night Verses, Novelists, Rich Chigga, RIN, Vini Vici, Volumes...etc.

If you get bored easily with music, be aware of bringing it up...just kidding...who hates music??? Without music life would be a mistake!!

Shows: Friends, Big Bang Theory, Breaking Bad, Disjointed, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Rick'n Morty, Adventure Time, Regular show, South Park and so on.

Books: 聊齋, Issue At Hand...well not much but I do read, mostly articles!!

Philosophers: Jiddu Krishnamurti, Friedrich Nietzsche, Osho

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Trying discovering the meaning of life.
Having psychedelics experience.
Believing in love(for everyone) and having faith in developing human race.
Devoting to be a better being.

Teach, Learn, Share

I am happy to teach anyone Mandarin(Chinese) who is willing to spend time on it.
I'd love to share my opinion about my culture and even the cultures that I have been into.
I'd like to learn more of English, Español, Esperanto, German and so on.
I do share music A LOT, one of the best ways to make friends who share the same taste.
I love sharing food, even though I'm not the best cook, I'd be so grateful if anyone wanna share the love of food with me.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Food that I cook with the love for food.
Radical Concepts that are in my head.
Intoxicating Music that I play or I listen to.
Exceptional Experience that I have.
No-nonsense respect to hosts.
Dance like "There's No Tomorrow."

Countries I’ve Visited

China, Germany, Japan, South Korea, Spain, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Spain, Taiwan, United States, Viet Nam