Hi! My name is Lydia and I’m 28 y/o. I am a third culture kid who has lived all over the place. My parents are Taiwanese / Chinese and I grew up in South Africa then Taiwan where I attended international school. I studied Sociology at an undergrad at a small liberal arts school in the Midwest U.S. then afterwards worked in the Bay Area for a few years.

Travel has been my way of life since I was a kid going between South Africa and Taiwan so much. My first major solo trip was to Mongolia at 17 years old where I lived with a nomad family for a few weeks. I volunteered on a game reserve in South Africa the summer after, then the year after spent 6 months backpacking through India and Nepal. Then the year after I spent a summer in the Dominican Republic and the fall studying abroad in Berlin. During the years after college, I traveled around the US a fair amount as well. I had been saving up to travel and work on my own creative projects and I am in the midst of that journey now. Since quitting I got the chance to travel Pakistan, Thailand, and South India a bit. Currently on a multi-month trip solo traveling through China.

I feel very lucky to have traveled so much and seen a lot of the world. I enjoy meeting and getting to know people throughout my travels and love hearing about how travel has changed peoples lives. I look forward to continuing these adventures and continue learning about the world and meeting others who love doing the same!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To meet other travelers & people who love travel and learning about the world

Interests

• writing
• yoga
• reading
• hiking
• scuba diving
• korean drama
• drawing and painting

Music, Movies, and Books

Pachinko, Everything Everywhere All At Once, BTS, Substack Newsletters

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Trekked through the Himalayas in Nepal

Teach, Learn, Share

Social justice / sociology, Personal Growth / Psychology

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can cook, clean, share about what I have seen in the world, give tips on travel & language exchange

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Belgium, Canada, China, Dominican Republic, Estonia, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Mongolia, Nepal, Netherlands, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Russian Federation, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Taiwan, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, South Africa, Taiwan, United States