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Overview

  • 1 reference
  • Fluent in Chinese, English
  • 37, Male
  • Member since 2010
  • electrical engineer
  • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  • From Yuyao, Zhejiang, China
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Look for a career I want to pursue

ABOUT ME

I am usually a lone traveler, first started traveling in 2006, right after high school I backpacked to Mid-west China for 2 weeks. Met a lot of interesting people in hostels and on the way, did amazing mountain climbing and has since fell in love with mid-west China and traveling. I enjoy meeting new people. In addition to the amazing landscape I anticipate each time I set out, it is the people I met on the way inspires me and made the whole trip unforgettable.

PHILOSOPHY

Life is simple. Sort things out and look forward. Life is short, I am trying my best to find my own purpose in this life and then set forward.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I didn't specifically know couchsurfing.org until very recently. I was biking solo from New York city to Champaign, IL when I heard about this organization. I used warmshowers.org for some stay along my journey and I love the idea and met some amazing people. I love to know more people in this way.

Interests

music, Tibet Buddhism, Tibet culture, history--all about Tibet :P After all, I spent 3 months last year volunteering in Tibet, and it was amazing!

  • culture
  • traveling
  • music
  • cycling
  • buddhist
  • rock climbing
  • history
  • volunteering

Music, Movies, and Books

Movie: The Cove, The Art of Travel, Ganglamedo,Kekexili: Mountain Patrol, Scent of a Woman, Trueman Show, La leggenda del pianista sull'oceano, Before Sunrise, Before Sunset,Armageddon, Cinema Pardiso, etc...
Books: Mountains Beyond Mountains, The Secret Garden, Kite Runner, Alchemist, Jane Eyre, Le Rouge et le Noir (The Red and the Black), The Gadfly, etc..
Music: too many...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Volunteer in Tibet, Mar 2009->May 2009
Bike Tibet-June 2009, From capital Lhasa to Tibet-Pakistan border
Bike from New York City to Champaign, IL, June 2010

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, China, India, Laos, Singapore, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, United States

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