Hi everyone! I’m Marjorie Wu. I grew up in Shanghai until I was 16, then moved to the U.S., where I completed my high school and college education.

I began traveling more extensively in 2021, starting in a small village in Yunnan, China. There, I met an architect friend from New Zealand who had studied in Norway. She was working on renovating a traditional house using recycled wood she found at the local market. Spending time with her made me reflect deeply on my own lifestyle, which I realized was quite consumeristic. I also noticed how disconnected I was from hands-on creation and self-sufficiency. That experience sparked a deeper reflection on the capitalist society I had been living in and a desire to live more intentionally—outside of "the matrix," so to speak.

From that seed, I went to Australia for work exchange. There I went hiking and doing wwoofing at various places really solidifies my environmental consciousness. I began to more and more drawn into the question: how can I feel how the plants and animals? How can I be seen in a way of a more non-human centric view? Through my time in the wilderness, I began to truly belief of seeing the world in a deep ecology mindset and became increasingly interested in indigenous cultures and wisdom. I’ve also drawn a lot of values that Schumacher College in Devon, UK holds.

These days, I’m learning through hands-on experience—working on various farms and volunteering with environmental groups as part of my journey.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I have heard of couchsurfing for a while now, but I have never tried it. I was reading a travel memoir of a girl who has been traveled 70 countries using couchsurfing host, and I am very intrigued by different hosts she has met along the way.
I am taking my time to travel so that I can deepen myself and would love to meet people from various background.

I find I am done with the commercial way of traveling, and am interested in traveling to get to know the locals and why they chose the city they are living in. I am more interested in the stories of each person, and I would rather enjoy this way of almost a present economy (exchange values without money).

Interests

• buddhism
• healthy lifestyle
• spiritual growth
• indigenous cultures
• tibetan culture
• cooking together
• daoism

Music, Movies, and Books

Favorite Music: Recently, I’ve been very drawn to Jon Henrik Fjällgren, and his song Daniel’s Joik has been on repeat for me. I love that there are no words, yet it still moves me deeply and brings me into a heart-centered space. I also enjoy listening to a lot of medicine songs—music that carries the energy of nature and helps me feel more connected to it.

Favorite Movies:

Favorite Books: Braiding Sweetgrass

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I completed a 26-day Vipassana meditation course in Chiang Mai, Thailand, where I observed complete silence and meditated for an average of 14 hours each day.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can offer you some Chinese phrases. I am also interested in cooking.

What I Can Share with Hosts

- somatic movement
- pet sitting
- Tibetan medicine
- laughters

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Canada, Costa Rica, Denmark, Egypt, England, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Japan, Mongolia, Norway, Philippines, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, China, Germany, Japan, United States