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Overview
About Me
I'm open-minded, enthusiastic, easygoing, caring, empathetic, curious and positive.
I like people. Talking to people and exchanging stories/adventures/experiences are always inspiring. Everyone is unique. Through different conversations, I am always surprised how much interesting stories everyone can tell and encounter in life, it's fascinating.
In 2016, the year of changing. I realize that I can dance and become a CS host/surfer. Through LindyHop workshops as an incentive, I can travel locally and get to know a city/culture from locals' perspectives. The purposes add on traveling are much more meaningful ever since.
On the other hand, I'm pretty aware it's more a consumer's role than a provider I'm standing on currently. Due to the circumstance and rules of my rental place, I cannot host people neither CS as I wish. But as an alternative return, I'm sharing the CS idea among my friends with "sparing a couch for a good will". Hopefully it can be in favor of other travelers.
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My interests are very broad, I like to explore and experience. Not only loving dancing and traveling but also like cycling, hiking in sunny days; Activities that are involved with nature and people; Being a listener of your stories; Hanging out with old friends and enjoying the time with family; Seeing from locals' eyes of the relations with design/food/music/history.
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I have talked a lot.
How about your story? Tell me more :)
Why I’m on Couchsurfing
I have heard of CS all the time from my friends who love traveling. After the first time of my hitch-hiking trip from Holland to Switzerland with one of the most experienced hitch-hike friend, I deeply felt that allowing to have trusts in strangers is so genuine and beautiful. It's direct, honest and reflective. The power of believing in someone is so effective, as sharing a good will with people who are in need - I would say it's one of the keys to make the world a better place.
If I have got a spare couch, I host.
If I have got nothing, I surf.
I hitch-hike, also pick up hitch-hikers.
Interests
- arts
- culture
- design
- documentaries
- dancing
- cooking
- wine
- yoga
- movies
- live music
- jazz
- cycling
- hiking
- mountains
- travel
- nature
- friends
- beach
- meeting people
- stories
- local food
- jokes
- lindy hop
- sunsets
- sharing ideas
- design thinking
- blues dancing
- funk music
- service design
- being inspired
- swimming in crystal water
- reverse thinking
- collegiate shag dancing
Music, Movies, and Books
Music I enjoy (to be dancable is always the priority):
- Electro swing
- Swing jazz
- Souls
- Funk
- Afro beats
- BossaNova
- Deep House
Movies I like (the more complex the better it is ):
- Interstellar
- Life of Pie
- The Last Emperor
- Geisha
- Black Swan
- Moulin Rouge
- Matrix
- Her
- God Almighty
- Cast Away
- Into the Wild
- Butterfly Effects
Documentaries that are inspiring:
- The Code
- What the Health
- Abstract of Art
- Given
- The Inconvenient Truth
- Home
- Beyond Beauty, Taiwan from Above
- Blue Ocean
- Dirty Money
One Amazing Thing I’ve Done
- Donated 40cm long hair to make wigs for kids who cannot grow hair anymore under chemo treatment.
- Caught the damn thief who stole my phone.
- Gonna start my one business soon!
- Never stop giving myself challenges when life gets boring!
Teach, Learn, Share
Easy Charleston steps maybe?
Or areas of inter-cultural perspectives, beginner yoga, traveling tips, design thinking, wellbeing, Chinese linguistics, and so, maybe?
What I Can Share with Hosts
- Traveling experiences
- Cultural exchanges
- Positive spirits
- Have a good conversation
- Enthusiasm for life
- Everything I know that I can share with
Countries I’ve Visited
Australia, Austria, Belgium, China, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Netherlands, Philippines, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam
Countries I’ve Lived In
Denmark, Switzerland, Taiwan