I'm Mira, I'm half japanese and half taiwanese with a desire to travel and explore much like everyone using this site. I'm generally easy going and willing to adapt to circumstances and am looking forward to making friends around the world and seeing what life has to offer.

I'm in my first year at College at Colorado (Colorado College, original, I know) I'm not sure what I want to major in but i'm leaning towards geology and perhaps a minor in philosophy and history. I grew up in Hong Kong for the past 13 years of my life and i'm starting the next step in my tertiary (and perhaps beyond) education in America. I've only ever been to New York before coming to America and picked Colorado at a drop of a hat. So far its been amazing and I'm in love with the places and people I've met here. I've also managed to travel to a couple states in the South West from there which I've been told is the 'old heart' of the desert.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I'm on couchsurfing to check out unconventional ways of travelling around and meeting new people, I want to get to know the people and the culture of a place and I thought that couchsurfing would be the best way to do so! I come from a place thats very touristy so I've always loved to show people places that are 'off the well worn track' or places I find interesting as a reflection of my character and personality and hopefully people like that about me.

Interests

Rock climbing, hiking, anything outdoors, history, philosophy, gin, food , music, art, tattoos, piercings. Anything involved in experiencing new things, places and people.

• arts
• culture
• books
• tattoos
• piercings
• education
• dining
• traveling
• knitting
• music
• outdoor activities
• cycling
• hiking
• rock climbing
• track and field
• teaching
• geology
• history
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Anything by Edgar Allan Poe, Paulo Coelho, Bram Stoker, Thomas Harris, Stephen King. Movies- Anything by Wong Kar Wai, David Lynch, Tim Burton. Music- Jazz, EDM, Rock, some Rap, some Trap and some classical.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

200km cycling fundraising trip along the south east coast of taiwan.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can knit, try to teach a language, make a basket out of straw (although it wont hold much).

What I Can Share with Hosts

Traditional Japanese, Taiwanese or Cantonese dishes, Languages, Books, Knowledge, my time and gifts from wherever I'm coming from.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Cambodia, Canada, China, Denmark, France, Germany, Japan, Monaco, Norway, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Taiwan, Thailand, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Hong Kong, Japan, United States