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Overview

  • 63 references 51 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in Chinese, English; learning French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Latin, Malay, Spanish, Yue (Cantonese)
  • 31, Male
  • Member since 2014
  • Traveller, artist, entrepreneur
  • National Dong Hwa University
  • No hometown listed
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About Me

*First of all, despite my profile said I’m from a province of China, but I’m actually from an island country called Taiwan

For Couchsurfers
I've hosted many people between 2016~2020, a lot more than what’s on my references, and I stopped for a while…

Anyway, I just activated my account!

Before sending me a request, please read "Why I'm on Couchsurfing"

For hosts
I am an independent and open-minded traveler. I like meeting locals and simply just live in a place without going anywhere touristic. I usually prepare some gifts from Taiwan, but I don’t like to give you trash if you don’t want it. When I’m traveling I have a presentation about Taiwan so if there’s any occasion that we can share our stories to students and locals, that would be a great opportunity for cultural exchange.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I started to host people in 2015 and I enjoyed the cultural interactions and the insights I got through the conversations. I want to share this experience with others so I participated in the project called Culture Diving Taiwan.

This is the project we've been working on with friends:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SleJhakRssg&feature=youtu.be

We introduce travelers to schools around Taiwan. If you are interested in the project, please check out and fill in the form: https://forms.gle/XhAHAX5LNS9H6nuv7

You’ll have the teachers’ contact after you fill in the form. And we will also introduce you to them. After you are in contact with the teachers, please share your itinerary with them. The teachers will help you arrange your accommodation near the schools.

Youtube:https://youtu.be/SleJhakRssg
FB:https://www.facebook.com/Culturediving.tw
Application form:https://forms.gle/XhAHAX5LNS9H6nuv7

Let me know if you need further information, feel free to message me and leave your WhatsApp. If you want to stay with my family in Yilan for more than 3 days, please fill in the google form and become volunteers! https://goo.gl/forms/Kll3Rf2nxiM7GrQw2

Interests

Meeting locals and their communities.

  • culture
  • writing
  • architecture
  • education
  • traveling
  • music
  • violin
  • mountaineering
  • languages
  • physics
  • travel
  • permaculture
  • web design
  • blockchain
  • cryptocurrency

Music, Movies, and Books

Favorite books: The Hobbit, The Moon and Sixpence, Harry Potter, Anastasia, The story of mankind.
There's a boy in the girl's bathroom.

Favorite movies: 3 idiots, Interstellar, Agora, With Honor, The Scent of Women, Gattaca, about time

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

We built boats with local community and made a documentary about it
https://youtu.be/gtjtv8v01Z0?si=itcYgRmHUoD-gnSR

We help an indigenous community (kebalan people) preserve their culture and protect their trees and lands, and we make another documentary about it.
https://youtu.be/vIe6rwb85d0?si=oweTKNyFklLrXtlb

Teach, Learn, Share

Teaching and learning about love. Sharing everything I have.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I have a bottle of rice wine from Taiwan produced by indigenous people.
We brought some snacks from Taiwan.
We have a lot of experiences in community projects, we can exchange ideas about it.

Countries I’ve Visited

China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Myanmar, Taiwan, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Indonesia, Taiwan

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