I'm a traveller, and aspiring freelance product designer. I enjoy listening to other's stories and learning what they are passionate about. My passion pertains to the design of ideas that are: human centered, and (viable, feasible, and desirable). I realized during my undergrad that life can be complacent and definitely with an engineering degree can be quite comfortable. But by moving towards complacency, I would be putting a damper on learning and meeting people; forming new relationships with extraordinary people.

I enjoy playing and listening to music and reading a good book (though you don't know what a good book is until you've read it yourself, haha.)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

At this moment, I'm on couchsurfing to experience foreign cities from the perspective of a local. I think the balance between being a traveller and being empathetic to cultural norms is something that can only be found if time is spent talking to locals. Sharing stories, meals, drinks, and experiencing life, even it is only for a few days or a few months.

I'm also curious in learning what might be right for me. I think living in one country works for some people, but there is a tendency for complacency which I'm trying to avoid as much as possible.

I hope in the future to host couchsurfing for others. As much as I take, I hope to give back more to the couchsurfing community.

Interests

Music: I play a variety of instruments (violin, guitar, drums, trumpet, and clarinet) and like to listen to smooth jazz, folk music, classical, and 70s and 80s pop.

Ideation: The formation of ideas and concepts. If you want to come up with something, I would love to brainstorm with you.

Movies and Anime.

Food and Drink: I enjoy a beer or two and meals

• books
• design
• dining
• cooking
• beer
• drinking
• anime
• movies
• reading
• socializing
• bouldering
• music
• folk music
• jazz
• guitar
• violin
• trumpet
• drums
• rock climbing
• engineering
• freelancing

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Final Countdown, 7 Years, Kung Fu Fighting
Movies: Tropic Thunder, Oceans trilogy, Bourne Trilogy, and Lord of the Rings.
Books: Pride and Prejudice, The Heart Goes Last, Great Expectations

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I guess something that is amazing right now, is building my first startup that connects locals to travelers through language barriers. Check out Locall.co for more info.

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach: I enjoy teaching guitar

Learn: I would love to learn more about bouldering, cooking, and cultures (family traditions and societal)

Share: I hope to share a passion for social change, having fun, sharing my cultural heritage (Canadian born Chinese)

What I Can Share with Hosts

Cultural heritage, and stories.

Countries I’ve Visited

China, Iceland, Macao, Mexico, Panama, Taiwan, United States, Venezuela

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, China