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Overview

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  • Fluent in English, Yue (Cantonese); learning Finnish, German
  • 29, Male
  • Member since 2015
  • Student
  • City University of Hong Kong
  • No hometown listed
  • Profile 85% complete

About Me

Hi there! I am one travelling fanatic who always got curious about things from surroundings. So there's no other way better than travelling for me to explore the world! I consider myself a bit slow-to-warm up and shy, but I love meeting people from different corners of the world. Feel free to chit chat with me, and we could share our life, thoughts and get to know more about each other.

Current Mission
Solo travelling in Europe for about 80 days after my university graduation.

Philosophy
Have your own character and don't get generalized by the mainstream. Don't judge yourself by others' judging.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Why not? Stepping outside of my comfort zone and meet new people around the globe sounds awesome.

Interests

Music, movies, football, basketball, badminton, cycling, kayaking, hiking(long distance hike is favored), camping, rock climbing(a beginner though), beer, homebrewing, and of course TRAVELLING.

LOVE NATURE

I play instruments too. Have learnt piano for almost 8 years but almost forgot everthing now...Play a very little bit acoustic guitar...Could play drums too and formed a band.

Once a ManU fan, always a ManU fan...Don't let me know if you support Manchester City.

I am really into European cultures recently, especially Scandinavian cultures(including that from Finland & Iceland though they ain't part of Scandinavia technically). Just wanna know and learn more and more and more about anything from them. Really interested in meeting new people and making new friends from the Nordic countries.(NO DISRESPECT TO OTHER COUNTRIES)

  • singing
  • dancing
  • dining
  • chinese food
  • beer
  • bbq
  • sauna
  • movies
  • traveling
  • socializing
  • homebrewing
  • music
  • guitar
  • piano
  • drums
  • cycling
  • hiking
  • kayaking
  • camping
  • basketball
  • rock climbing
  • soccer
  • badminton
  • solo travel

Music, Movies, and Books

When I was a kid, I only know one type of music called Linkin Park
Now I listen to almost anything after discovering different musical genres(but particularly I'm a huge rock fan and metalhead)

I listen to
Grunge : Nirvana, Alice in Chains, Pearl Jam, Stone Temple Pilots
Britpop : Oasis, Suede, Blur
Blues Rock : Led Zeppelin, Rolling Stones, SRV, Hendrix
R&B : Sade
Soul : Norah Jones
Trip Hop : Portishead
Alternative Rock : Foo Fighters, Coldplay, RHCP, Radiohead(may be not in this genre?)
Shoegazing : My Bloody Valentine, Slowdive
Thrash metal : The Big Four, Kreator, Sodom, Forbidden, Stone
Progressive metal : Opeth(please let me know if you like Opeth please!!!)
Other metal : Iron Maiden, Slipknot(RIP PAUL GRAY), SOAD

Movies : All Taratino's work, Lost in Translation, Birdman, Into the Wild, LOTR, The Piantist, A Clockwork Orange, Full Metal Jacket, The Shining, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Interstellar, Taxi Driver, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Wolf of Wallstreet, This is the End, Anchorman, the Prestige, No Country for Old Men...

Books : All about philosophy, cultures from other countries

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Participating in the World Scout Jamboree in Sweden 4 years ago where my friends and I did camping there(Yes I've been a scout for almost 10 years).We met lots of scouts worldwide, singing , dancing, swapping badges, did crazy things, having a blast together. Those were some amazing times!!!!!!!!!
Also before heading to Sweden we traveled Finland for 3 days. Receiving the heartwarming hospitality of a host-family was one of the best moments in my life. We did some barbecue and hiking in the forest, and I remember trying sauna in the woods with my host family's friends, after that we straightly dived into the river nearby! That experience was truly remarkable!!!!!!!!!

Teach, Learn, Share

Well...I can teach you all the Chinese-related cultural things. Using chopsticks?Speaking basic Chinese words or greetings? You ask, I teach.

And I would love to learn more about your countries, and of course, your stories as well!

Learning German. It will be great if you could help me out with it.

What I Can Share with Hosts

My travelling stories
Beer time
Numerous chit chatting occasions & topics
Some Chinese Food that I cooked(if you dare)
HAPPINESS.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Cambodia, China, Finland, Germany, Japan, Russian Federation, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, United States

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