CURRENT MISSION

See places, meet people, share stories, hear stories

ABOUT ME

Living in the sunny coastal city of Xiamen in southern China, teaching English and learning Mandarin. Last year I lived in Zhangjiajie, which was a smaller town surrounded by mountains but just as beautiful. Hope to travel a bit this year, surf some couches and find where I want to call home next year.

PHILOSOPHY

Never complain about being bored. Only boring people find themselves in this situation.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Travel in China on a budget and meet some fun people along the way. Then return the favour and host them in my city Xiamen.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE
Only once before and it was a trip to remember :)

Interests

I'm a runner, hiker, dancer, rower, surfer, skier, diver, teacher, student, babysitter, cook, party planner, photographer, traveller, reader... and hope I will keep adding to the list

• culture
• dancing
• dining
• cooking
• recipes
• beer
• yoga
• marathon
• running
• partying
• traveling
• socializing
• hiking
• scuba diving
• skydiving
• skiing
• swimming
• teaching
• history
• hitchhiking
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Favourite Film- Searching for Sugar Man (great story and even better soundtrack)
Favourite Books- Das Ende ist mein Anfang (biography of journalist Tiziano Terzani), Dancer (about the life of Russian ballet dancer Nureyev), 1Q84 (and many others by Murakami)
Give me good mood music- jazz, reggae, disco, funk and soul, house, techno, hiphop. Recently on the playlist are Romare, Ibeyi and Christine and the Queens

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

- Seeing the Taj Mahal at sunrise
- Hitch-hiking from England to Morocco
- Skydiving and Scuba diving (equally amazing)
- Swimming with sparkly plankton in Malaysia
- Running a mountain marathon in China
- Enjoying a beer above the clouds at the top of Mt Kenya

Teach, Learn, Share

I'm a teacher : English, Dance, Cooking, Culture
I'm a learner: French, German, Mandarin, Yoga, Chinese history and philosophy...hungry to learn more
I'm a sharer: stories, food, recipes, photos, experiences, friends, laughter

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, China, Croatia, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Kosovo, Latvia, Macedonia, Malaysia, Morocco, Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, France, Germany, United Kingdom