ABOUT ME

Hi! My name is Manhoi, I was born and grow up in China, but the last 10 years for me, most of the time I was abroad. I lived in Norway for 4 years and got my master of Fine arts, live in Paris for 1 year, and then Berlin one year, Holland one year, so far visit more than 50 countries, I travel a lot!!

About my job, I'm a independent film director, I like to meet different people and listen their stories (that's also why I like CS). I like all the artistic thing: concert, exhibition, gallery, etc. I play jazz drum as a hobby, I like rock climbing, football, hiking and open water diving.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

My first time to stay with a CS host was in France. Before that I heard many times about CS from my friends, and I am always like to talk to the locals and do something non tourist, but for a short time it's difficult too meet someone and have a deep conversation, also a deep understanding about the society, then I said: couch surfing, why not ?! I had a great time with my first host, CS is a way to see the local culture, sometime even not stay in the host's house , also just meet up some one from CS , it's unforgettable, I did that even in Iran and Cuba.

Interests

I am a film maker, so I like film, book, music... and travel, diving, hiking, rock climbing.

• arts
• culture
• humanities
• books
• film making
• festivals
• cooking
• traveling
• music
• jazz
• hiking
• surfing
• scuba diving
• rock climbing
• soccer

Music, Movies, and Books

I like all the arts made by the heart of the artists

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Show my first film in film festival
First time to saw northern lights in Norway
Escape the hotel in Pyongyang and walk around in the city at night
Diving and meet shark in Belize
Walk 56 days on Camino de Santiago.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I am a filmmaker, if you like to watch movie, I can explain a lot about the process of the film making and the artistic creation. I'm a good chef also, I like to cook different kind of foods.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Bahamas, Belgium, Cambodia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Iran, Italy, Japan, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands, North Korea, Norway, Panama, Poland, Portugal, San Marino, Scotland, Singapore, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, United Kingdom, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, Colombia, France, Latvia, Norway, United States