CURRENT MISSION

To unleash my inner nature nerd, build meaningful connections, and maximize the serendipity in my life.

ABOUT ME

Minimalist, anti-consumer, nature enthusiast, adventurous, inquisitive, passionate yet disciplined.

PHILOSOPHY
Go Big or Go Home!
Everything in life is a probability except for death.
Life is a compromise of what your ego wants to do, what experience tells you to do, and what your nerves let you do.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

A friend of mine introduced me to couchsurfing as I started traveling and running marathons around the world. I think that it's the coolest way of knowing the world. Like most people working in a 9 to 5 job, I often feel stuck in the small world around me and wonder what people do and think in other parts of the world. Either through hosting or surfing, couchsurfing allows me to be connected with like-minded people and take a street-level look at the human experience. It helps me get a broader perspective and understand what the planet is truly like.

Interests

Running, hiking, biking, traveling, sketching, music. I enjoy hanging out with like-minded friends exploring all sorts of cultural and historic sites and engaging in intellectual conversations.

• sketching
• running
• traveling
• music
• cycling
• hiking
• surfing
• historic sites

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Before Sunrise, Before Sunset, Vertigo, The Godfather, The Shawshank Redemption, The Man from Earth, Chariots of Fire, Inception, A History Of Violence, The Lives Of Others (Das Leben der Anderen)
Music: From classical to hip hop, Chopin to Eminem, I can always find something I can relate to in every genre of music. Some of current favorites are Thomas Newman, Alexandre Desplat, Antonio Vivaldi, Coldplay, Belle & Sebastian, New Order, Kraftwerk, Milknaut, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Angela Aki, Family of the Year, The School, Europe, Ellie Goulding, Animals.
Books: Thinking, Fast and Slow (by Daniel Kahneman), Radical Acceptance: Embracing Your Life With the Heart of a Buddha (by Tara Brach), The Catcher in the Rye, Great Expectations, The Pillars of the Earth, Born to Run

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

A former couch potato who struggled with passing PE classes in school, I am the fastest finisher from China at the 2017 Boston Marathon. I frequently run marathons and other long-distance races across the U.S. and the world. I look forward to continuing my athletic and spiritual journey and being inspired by people and places encountered in travel.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Malaysia, Mongolia, Singapore, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, China, United States