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Overview

  • 2 references 2 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in Chinese, English, Yue (Cantonese); learning German
  • 37, Male
  • Member since 2015
  • Student
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  • From Hong Kong
  • Profile 95% complete

About Me

I grew up in Hong Kong and am currently studying in Zurich. An amateur couchsurfer. Would like to meet people from different part of the world, and understand their culture.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

It's just amazing to meet new people, share experience, and help each other to see the world in a different perspective. It's simply GREAT!

Interests

If you check my movie list below, you can tell that I am a movie lover. To be exact, I like listening to stories, all kinds of stories, as this is a good way to see the world through others' eyes and to understand others. Personally, being able to understand other people is like some sorts of magic, like what Celine says in Before Sunrise, "If there's any kind of magic in this world it must be in the attempt of understanding someone sharing something."

I'm also into religious stuff. I like learning about religion, religious culture and their philosophy and worldviews, and see how religions affect people in various ways.

  • culture
  • theater
  • movies
  • hiking
  • religion
  • solo travel
  • food
  • gym
  • learning
  • old movies
  • fiction
  • watching football

Music, Movies, and Books

Music - Gondola no Uta (ゴンドラの唄), Boum - Charles Trenet
Books - Fictions. Remains of the Day, The Book of Everything...

Movies - Oh, a lot!!!
Life-changing: The Elephant man, Taxi Driver
Thought-provoking: 12 Angry Men, The Exorcist, The Man from Earth, The Seventh Seal, Network, Winter Light, Chinmoku, Ikiru, Ordet
Heart-warming: Harvey, The World is Big and Salvation Lurks around the Corner
Romance: Not a big fan of romance, but I like When Harry Met Sally and Annie Hall
Others: Citizen Kane, The Shining, Creed, Old boy, Sympathy of Mr. Vengeance, J.S.A Joint Security Area, Fantastic Mr. Fox, The Wailing, Toni Erdmann, Alien, Aliens, The Thing, A Matter of Life and Death, Back to the Future, Black Narcissus...
... the list goes on...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Went hiking in a foreign country without any navigation devices (I was reckless back then...). Got lost but eventually saved by a shepherd and his sheeps (hmm... this is not a biblical analogy)

Teach, Learn, Share

Was a maths teacher for a couple of years. I could share about my teaching experience (and my nerdy moments lol)

What I Can Share with Hosts

Let's have a good chat :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Belgium, Benin, Croatia, Iran, Ireland, Japan, Malaysia, Morocco, Netherlands, Pakistan, Portugal, Russian Federation, Turkey

Countries I’ve Lived In

England, Hong Kong, Northern Ireland, Switzerland

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