We’re an expat couple living and exploring in Taiwan.

Oiwai from Hong Kong 🇭🇰 & Declan from the UK 🇬🇧
We’re not Taiwanese 🇹🇼 but we might be able to provide an expat point of view. We enjoy exploring Taiwan and have been to many places within the country.

We’re both English teachers in elementary schools. On top of that I have a side job as a tour guide, leading a food tour at one of the local night markets.

We’d like to spend time with our guests and build friendships instead of just offering a bed. We’re usually free on weekdays evenings, and we like to go exploring during the weekends. Let us know about your plans so that we can see if we can accommodate you.

My background:
- English teacher in Taiwan 🇹🇼
- Cabin Crew based in Hong Kong 🇭🇰 ✈️
- Backpacking + Couchsurfing in Europe 🇪🇺
- Working Holiday in the UK 🇬🇧

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I used Couchsurfing a lot back in 2017 when I was backpacking in Europe, since then I hadn’t really had the chance to host or surf. I’m very happy that now I get the chance to do both, and it’s still great as it used to be.

CS is like you have friends from everywhere who you haven't met yet. I’ve met a lot of cool people and had fun time with them through CS. I enjoy this community and the experience.

Interests

I enjoy playing guitar and painting with watercolour, also love trying out new sports or physical activities.
Declan enjoys cycling around (I do too), learning languages and playing traditional games (like Chinese chess, Go and Mahjong).

Let us know what yours are and see if we can plan doing something together =)

• writing
• books
• sketching
• cocktails
• coffee
• yoga
• meditation
• gyms
• drinking
• movies
• board games
• reading
• traveling
• piano
• hiking
• camping
• calligraphy
• languages
• food
• guitars
• journaling

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

- Sky diving + Bungee jumping in New Zealand
- Travelled through Europe by land!
- Finished the Camino de Santiago (Camino Francés)!! Walked 888km across Spain until "the end of the world"
- Jumped into the icy lake in Sweden at 0'C!
- 10 days meditation course in Taiwan. No connection to the world, no speaking, no meat, no exercises, no reading, only meditation

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macao, Malaysia, Maldives, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Northern Ireland, Palestine, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Scotland, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State, Viet Nam, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

England, Hong Kong, Scotland, Taiwan, United Kingdom