CURRENT MISSION

Dream a real dream in life!

ABOUT ME

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This is Max, who dedicates his life to singing and traveling. An ordinary person who makes efforts to be extraordinary.

Music, books, and making friends are the main ingredients inside. Also I am curious about all the things and places in the world which I have never seen and been. In this short and rocking life, I will definitely go as far as I can, and make myself stronger than stones, softer than wind, tinier than sand, and greater than sea.

I am an eternal traveler, as is the fact.I was not born beautiful, yet I am to be.

PHILOSOPHY

"The sun climbs high in the sky, then starts down. People come, then go. The time breezes by. That's like a picnic, isn't it?"
──Haruki Murakami,《A Wild Sheep Chase》

Generally I am optimistic toward my life.Always look on bright side, and have passions toward my life.

But I can not ignore the incomplete or incorrect part of it. As Dante ever mentioned:" We have no hope and yet we live in longing."As a life-time traveller, I will keep struggling with the darks and eventually approach the VERITAS!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I HOSTED, I SURFED, I TRAVELED!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have hosted more than 40 surfers when living in Poland, Austria, Germany, and Taiwan. And I have done as many on surfing while I was travelling all the EU countries. Couchsurfing is simply the greatest and kindest thing in the world!

Interests

Travel, Music, Singing, Writing, Literature, Movies, Swimming, Language, Photographing, and Making Friends.

• writing
• books
• literature
• singing
• picnic
• partying
• movies
• traveling
• music
• surfing
• swimming
• teaching
• international relations

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies-I like mostly well-organised dramatic films.
"Shawshank Redemption,""Big Fish,""Annie Hall,""Eternal sunshine on the spotless mind,""Pulp Fiction,""V for Vendetta,""Everything is illuminated,""Pianist,""Harold&Maude,""Tony Takitani,""Jerry Maguire,""Brokeback Mountain,""Saw,""The Weather Man,""Prestige,""Das Leben der Anderen,""2046,""Fight Club,""Juno,""Die Fetten Jahren Sind Vorbei,""Goodbye Lenin,""Les Choristes,""Life is Beautiful,""Mary & Max,""Pan's Labyrinth." AND MUCH MUCH MORE.

Music-I would say I like all kind of music. Pop, Rock,Post-Rock, Minimalism, Jazz, Choral Music(I am a tenor in Taipei Philharmonic Choir), Classical, New Age...etc. My favorite musician: Chopin, Shubert, Bach, Mozart, Philip Glass, Yann Tiersen, Sakamoto Ryuichi. My favorite singers: Josh Groban, Damien Rice, Elton John, Bob Dylan, Moby, Olafur, Jack Johnson...; favorite bands: Coldplay, Keane, Mogwai, Death Cab For Cuties, Oasis, Sigur Ros, Beatles, One Republic, Nirvana, Placebo, Eagles, Muse, Snow Patrol, Nouvelle Vague, U2, Radiohead, Mono ....

Books-I like the works of Haruki Murakami, Homer, Milan Kundera,F. Scott Fitzgerald, Dante Alighieri, Franz Kafka, Goothe, Stephen King, Paul Coelho, George Orwell, and some local writers in chinese world."Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World"&"Kafka on the Shore,""Odyssey,""The Joke,""Great Gatsby,""Divine Comedy,""Metamorphosis,""Faust,""Different Seasons,""Alchemist,""Animal Farm" are mostly recommended.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

My friends and I have planned and held a school anniversary overnight party for my beloved HSNU. It attracted 8000 alumni and students, and I performed several songs before them.

Teach, Learn, Share

Cultural Exchage is a crucial thing while I'm in travel. I major in Chinese Literature and International Relations in school, and I've ever been a chinese tutor for high school students and foreigners. I have lots of things can tell you, and I expect to learn things from you as well.:)

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, China, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Malta, Mongolia, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Philippines, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Austria, Germany, Poland, Taiwan, United States

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