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Overview

  • 7 references 5 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in Chinese (Simplified), English, Yue (Cantonese); learning French, Japanese
  • 39, Female
  • Member since 2009
  • Producer @ a TVC productions house
  • University of Guelph ~ Wildlife Biology ~
  • From was born in Toronto and grew up in Hong Kong
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

I wanna travel the world~ see everything with my own eyes and experience it with my heart. We only live ONCE!

ABOUT ME

I love wild animals! studied wildlife biology @ University of Guelph (Ontario, Canada)~ and I love to travel and experience different cultures!

I was a reporter in Toronto.. I always met different people.. and I enjoy meeting all kinds of people, different professions, backgrounds etc...

I am a producer at a productions house in Toronto.. learning how to show the nicest views/perspective of something.. presented in a merely 30 second- commercial!

I am also studying acupuncture and traditional Chinese medicine, understanding our body and health from a different point of view.

PHILOSOPHY

never stop learning!

Learn from people you met, learn from any experiences!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

heard about this when my co-worker reported a piece on CS!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I couch-surfed in different cities in south africa, kenya and christmas island, Alaska...

Interests

Wildlife, ecology, conservation.. birdwatching, tree ID...

  • animals
  • wildlife
  • birds
  • culture
  • traveling
  • biology
  • ecology
  • journalism
  • medicine
  • ornithology

Music, Movies, and Books

I love animations, actions and adventures ~~ lol

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I've trained black kite.. a type of eagle in HK~ they are just so pretty and magnificent!! lol ~ started to love birds, especially raptors, after I took ornithology from University!

I travelled by TAXI in Jo'burg when I was in South Africa.. TAXI was the only public transportation they have within city... I think they were building a subway for worldcup 2010.. But taxi was fun! no route, no price, no stops... nothing is posted or recorded.. you just had to learn the rules and hand signals from locals! Isn't it fun?!

Teach, Learn, Share

I love different cultures! The best part of travelling is you get to explore and experience different societies norm. You don't get to know much if you do not live local.. if you do not listen, if you do not want to experience....

Don't forget the big part.. after learning all the differences in cultures.. keep your own culture! if everyone keeps losing or forgetting their own cultural traditions... soon enough... there will be no difference in different cultures..... LOL

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, China, Christmas Island, France, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Malaysia, Mongolia, Singapore, Swaziland, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, Hong Kong, South Africa

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