Neil's education: 1) Bachelor of art in International Journalism and Communication, with a double in English Language and Literature at Beijing Foreign Studies University, the best language university in China; 2) Bachelor of Economics in Peking University, TOP 2 in China. This is a double major program; 3) Duke University Fuqua School of Business, now graduate student.
Neil's professional involvement: 1) Entrepreneur in education consulting, offering to Chinese students TOEFL/SAT/GMAT courses and organizing study tours in favor of Chinese students' application; 2) 3-year Award-winning lecturer at 5 different Beijing education institutions; 3) Work two years as a volunteer for MyH2O, a water-testing NGO initiated by MIT; 4) Join Toastmasters for almost 4 years and prizing-winning star member in Beijing ShareWithU Toastmasters and Chapel Hill Toastmasters Club in North Carolina. Past Vice President of the Beijing club.
Neil's Hobby: 1) Traveling around States and further to all around the world; 2) Cooking and delicious ; 3) Jogging; 4) Talking about politics, social problems, education consulting and entrepreneurship.
Neil's lifelong belief: 1) It's cool to be you; 2) Dare to be different; 3) Normal is boring; 4) Your best friend is your head; 5) Life is short... Live it up!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

1) To make more friends from different backgrounds and cultures. I respect and share this diversity with everyone;
2) To better understand a city, get to know its culture and people. I believe staying at hotel helps you little in learning about a city.
3) To save some money for future travel. I am a frequent traveler and I never ask my parents for money. Therefore, I never spend too much on the flight, accommodation, eating and others during my trips. I've been to New York, Chicago, DC, Philadelphia, Charlotte, Raleigh, etc and I controled my budget pretty well.

Music, Movies, and Books

My Back Pages
The Saltwater Room
Make it mine
Tian Ti
Lost stars
The kill
Drive By
50 Ways to say goodbye
The Reader
Trainspotting
27 Dresses
Sex and the city
The brokeback mountain
Mysterious Skin (I especially like that Neil in this movie)
The Catcher in the Rye
1984

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Start up my own company in education consulting
and earn 600,000RMB within a year.

Teach, Learn, Share

How I start up;
My experience in Toastmasters;
My past education;
My view towards love;
Other interesting stories about culture

What I Can Share with Hosts

My startup rescourses
Some working opportunities in China
Other startup cooperation including study tours, foreign trade (shoes) and real estate investment.

Countries I’ve Visited

China, Hong Kong, Macao, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, United States