CURRENT MISSION

Looking for some adventure

ABOUT ME

Hello curious reader :)

My name is Chao i am of Chinese descent (you probably guessed that from my name as well). What is less noticable, is that i am a Dutch-born (Rotterdam) person from Chinese descent. So i am fluent in Dutch, and can speak Chinese (mandarin, taiwanese, and cantonese).

I have studied Industrial Engineering, and have a Master of Science in Computer Science. Currently i work as a Java-programmer, specialized in GIS (Geographical Information Systems).

I like to travel around, and meet new people. I love to travel to remote and beautiful places on this lonely ball of dirt we call Earth.

PHILOSOPHY

Carpe diem!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I like to enjoy a CS meeting now and then.
Sometimes, i like to organise a trip to some not too far, but nevertheless beautiful locations. Feel free to join me if you happen to be around :)

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Too proud to couchsurf, so i can't brag much about that. But Couchsurfing is much more than spending the night for free at some far away place with some people you've never met before in your entire life. Couchsurfing is also about travelling, and meeting new people along your journey.

Interests

see below

• culture
• traveling
• computer science
• engineering
• languages
• science
• software

Music, Movies, and Books

Books:
Huge fan of Alistair Reynolds.
Love the Death Gate cycle of Weis/Hickman

Movies:
Blood Diamond (2006), Life of Pi (2012), Django Unchained (2012), Cloud Atlas (2012), The Way (2010)

Asian movies:
2046 (2004), Secret (2007),

Series:
Battlestar Galactica, Lost, Game of Thrones, Big Bang Theory, Heroes

Cardgames:
used to be a big fan of Magic the Gathering

Boardgames:
My favorite ones are Colonists of Catan, Machiavelli, Dominion, and sometimes Risk (although it can get nasty when people start teaming up)

Sports:
used to play basketball (amateur)
jogging (i did the Ten Miles of Antwerp 2014)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Even though i am amazed at the many beautiful places of this Earth, some of the most beautiful things come from the people themselves.

Teach, Learn, Share

The advantage to grow up in a mixed culture is that you are able to learn many languages from childhood on. I can teach you about languages, computer science, and studying and living in Europe.

Since i'm a computer programmer, i've helped a few people pass their computer science exams. i'd be happy to teach you how to program in Java if you are interested :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, China, France, Greece, Japan, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Taiwan, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belgium, Netherlands