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**I'm currently living in Bali + travelling around in Southeast Asia for an indefinite time, and I'd love to meet up!**

Born in Taiwan, spent my teens through early adulthood in New York, and worked as a piano teacher in Shanghai. Music is a huge part of my life - been running alongside this beautiful gift from the Universe since I was 3 y/o!

I quit my job and left Shanghai in January 2019 to travel around Southeast Asia learning different ways to bring positive impact on humanity, mainly on the subjects of education and responsible tourism.

I'm a firm believer of Law of Attraction - What we believe, we attract.

I recently realized that I'm actually an introvert, so if I come off as a cold person, just give me some time - I am all warm and sweet and crazy inside like a lava chocolate cake.

I also run a blog project that aims to bring the connection between music, travel, and conscious living to light. (http://notesofjo.com)

Some simple food, a cup of good coffee can satisfy me. I love walking!

Feel free to pick my brains if you need any ideas and tips about visiting Taipei, NYC, and Shanghai. I'd be happy to give you some clues!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

People who are willing to open their homes to almost-complete strangers are my people, and I have been fortunate to encounter amazing experiences through either hosting or surfing. I'm always excited to go off guidebooks and see a city through a local's eyes.

I started CS with hosting when I still lived in NYC back in 2012, and my first Couchsurfing experience was in Toronto.

Interests

Food, coffee, chatting, walking, writing, piano, guitar, composing, camping, hiking, beaches, adventures, beer, train rides, meditation, electronic music, tea, Miro, Dali, last minute couch request, zucchini, meeting people, colourful things, bridges, waterside, wild berries, the smell after rain, exploring different cultures, and did I mention coffee and food already?

• writing
• education
• dining
• cooking
• beer
• coffee
• meditation
• walking
• traveling
• socializing
• blogging
• music
• classical music
• electronic music
• guitar
• piano
• hiking
• camping
• history
• religion
• beaches
• spirituality

Music, Movies, and Books

My musical taste varies and changes every now and then. I am always up to hear music I haven't heard. For the moment I am into some Piazolla, Francois K, Ólafur Arnalds, Wes Montgomery, Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Rachmaninoff, Debussy, and Scriabin. I am also exploring music that's tied to spiritual practices around the world.

All time favourite movies are: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Enter the Void, Blow, Beetlejuice, Jumanji, The Shining, Before Sunrise and Before Sunset.

"The Alchemist" is a very influential book for me.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Left my parents at 14 to study/work in New York for 10 years.

Lived in the Psych ward for 15 days (crazy fun and eye-opening experience - Ask me about it.)

Spontaneously decided to visit Ohrid, Macedonia when in Athens and found myself bargaining for a taxi to cross the border of Greece and Macedonia.

Teach, Learn, Share

Just get my hands on a piano or guitar. I can play something for you. I can get really into talking about classical music history and theory if we are going to start on those topics. I love sharing ideas on religions and spirituality, so if you care enough to ask, those always bring fun discussions :)

What I Can Share with Hosts

Good intuition plus some good laughs and hugs! Some good music and Taiwanese tea perhaps :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, China, Croatia, Denmark, England, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Indonesia, Japan, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malaysia, Netherlands, Palau, Philippines, Romania, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, Taiwan, United States