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Overview

  • 31 references 19 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in Chinese (Simplified), English; learning French, Japanese, Sign Language - British, Thai
  • 32, Female
  • Member since 2013
  • Biology teacher, part-time dancer, full-time learner of a...
  • Bachelors in Science (Biomedical)
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About Me

Friendly, bubbly, passionate, learner of all sorts, loves finding out about new things and places. Love dancing, talking to people and getting inspired! Sharing crazy ideas and not doing things the normal way that people do. Appreciates the little things in life. :) Enjoy serving the community and hope to make an impact on others with whatever I do.:)

RAOK every day and Carpe Diem! Mindful living. Daring to Be.

What I'm on now :

Just quit my job to travel around for a bit :) will be in Beijing/Xinjiang for June 2017, then Thailand (Khon Kaen) for a few months for a yoga/meditation/permaculture project. Planning to go India for yoga after and maybe Japan... plans are open!:)

When I was in Singapore, I'm usually dancing, doing acroyoga, practising sign language, farming and learning more about massage, alternative medicines and scents :)

PHILOSOPHY

Live life and love, do what you think feels right (and what you feel "thinks" right; strengthening the mind-heart connection basically)! Bring kindness and love to wherever you go, whoever you meet :)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I've gotten my first taste of solo traveling and CS-ing extensively while living for six months in Sweden and around Europe. In turn while in SG, I hosted extensively in my hostel to give awesome experiences to fellow travelers out there :) Now when I'm not traveling (yet), I will continue to CS and bring along and share what I've gained with others to you when we meet! :)

Interests

Dancing (Contem ballet, salsa/bachatta, improv etc, wanna learn pole!), acroyoga, art and cultural performances, psychology, reading and serving the community.
Teaching fine arts to autistic students makes me appreciate how they view reality from a totally different angle! <3 Finding out about quirky & interesting facets of how people from different backgrounds think about issues, cook with them and chat over a simple meal. Nature. Nice parks/ cafés/ bars/ clubs. Finding hidden nooks and crannies in places familiar and unfamiliar.

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: The boy in striped pajamas, Black Book, First Position, Qu'est-ce qu'on a fait au Bon Dieu?, Trip to Timbuktu

Music: New age (E.g. The Time to Run by Dexter Britain; Katherine Jenkins), hits nowadays (Bailando, Traversarus, Young and Beautiful, Chandelier, Cayman Islands etc), Celtic music (Loreena McKennitt's Mystic's Dream etc)

Books: Pop psychology (e.g. Quirkology, Blink by Malcolm Gladwell), Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell, Khaled Hosseni and Dan Brown's novels, Sidney Sheldon's novels, fictions that mix history and culture with it (E.g. those that recount the Great Plague, the Renaissance etc), The girl with the dragon tattoo series...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

still in the process of choosing, cos there're just so many amazing little things in life :)

Teach, Learn, Share

Would love to learn anything that you have to share! Doesn't matter what actually :) It'll be even more awesome if you could share with me the following though!

food/ cooking;
sign lang or speak basic French/ Thai (if you'd be patient enough :P);
salsa/ bachatta or tango and other forms of dance basically (even Capoeira!);
any crafts that you know (e.g. macramé, paper or textile works etc);
your unique views & way of life! :);
massage techniques (e.g. deep-tissue/ acupoint or soothing ones etc);

surprise me and i'll also surprise you!

What I Can Share with Hosts

Awesome company, fun and laughter! :) <3
Pilates, Ballet, Asian contemporary dance, Improvisation, Yoga, Body conditioning; Massage techniques (deep-tissue, acupoint, white tantric etc); Salsa/ bachatta; Acroyoga
Cooking of local dishes; Autism management; Clothes alteration for men & women; Jewelry making (beads and wire); Henna tattoos! :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Brunei Darussalam, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Singapore, Sweden

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