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Overview

  • 22 references 19 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in Chinese, English; learning Spanish
  • 110, Female
  • Member since 2008
  • No occupation listed
  • University
  • From Hsinchu, Taiwan
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Explore the World

ABOUT ME

Love animals, especially dogs and cats. I like to have them company in my life. I have a dog now, his name is Cooper, I adapted him from the shelter.

I love to travel, to explore different cultures, talk to local people, share experience with anyone who is interested in.

I'm vegetarian and started my round-the-world trip since May, 2011 until August, 2012, about 15 months in total.. I surfed quite a lot during my round-the-world trip and it's time for me to return CS.

PHILOSOPHY

Try to live in a simple way, not to overconsume the resource in order to protect the environment, enjoy the moments when I'm with my family and friends, cherish everything that I have got in my life.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

CouchSurfing is a great idea for meeting people from all over the world, people can share the view points, cultures, etc, with each other. I try to participate CS activities as much as I can.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Surfed:
2013/10: Helene (Paris, France)
2013/09: Paulina (Newcastle, UK)
2013/05: Hans (Tainan, Taiwan)
2012/08: Maryline (Paris, France)
2012/06: Martina (Zagreb, Croatia)
2012/05: Iva (Manchester, UK)
2012/05: Charlie (Sheffield, UK)
2011/09: Javi (Madrid, Spain)
2011/09: Lissy (Oslo, Norway)
2011/08: Solveig (Bergen, Norway)
2011/08: Mike&Franz (Cork, Ireland)
2011/08: Kate (Sligo, Ireland)
2011/08: Stella (Ballymote, Ireland)
2011/07: Doris (Belfast, Northern Ireland)
2011/07: Micaela (Dublin, Ireland)
2011/07: Giuliano (Barcelona, Spain)
2011/07: Marylise (Avignon, France)
2011/07: Helene (Paris, France)
2011/06: Florence (Paris, France)
2011/06: Elena (Athens, Greek)
2011/06: Rua (Naples, Italy)
2011/06: Eva (Bologna, Italy)
2011/06: Laura (Milan, Italy)
2011/05: Tera (Karolvy Vary, Czech)
2011/05: Silvia (London, UK)
2011/03: Stephanie (Singapore)
2009/05: Oya (Istanbul, Turkey)
2009/05: Mehmet (Selcuk, Turkey)

Hung out:
2011/03: S.M (in Singapore)
2011/01: Elgin (from Germany)

Host:
2013/08: Fabien (Hsinchu, Taiwan)

Interests

I like to travel, take photos, listen to music. Talking to people, local people or other travelers, is always my favorite part while traveling.

I also like to cook, especially Chinese food, we may share the recipe or cook together!!!

  • animals
  • cats
  • dogs
  • books
  • environment
  • dining
  • cooking
  • chinese food
  • vegetarian
  • tv
  • traveling
  • socializing
  • music
  • languages

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I resigned in April/2011 and circled the globe within 15 months in a slow pace. After I came back Taiwan in August/2012, I wrote a book about my traveling and the book was published in April/2013; I was invited to be a special guest of a TV talkshow in Taiwan, some lecture invitations from the universities and private firms to talk about traveling. These are absolutely the most amazing things I have done so far. ^_^

Teach, Learn, Share

I like to make friends from different cultures, like to hear the stories about their life and learn their languages (but I'm not a good learner).

You may teach me the very basic but useful words in your country when I travel, it will absolutely make my trip easier and close to the local people and I can teach you Chinese in return.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Belgium, Cambodia, Chile, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Ecuador, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Netherlands, Norway, Palau, Peru, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Taiwan

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