I am from Singapore! I have lived in Canada, specifically Montreal, for almost four years and I feel pretty Canadian. I Iike talking about ambient music, about anthropology, about medicine, about mental health, and Chinese and Asian diaspora-related topics.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I'm on Couchsurfing because I want to make friends while visiting places and get a real resident's advice on where to go and what to do! I also feel that staying in an apartment of the city I'm visiting alongside locals is a much more authentic and enriching travel experience :3

Interests

I like long walks and ambient drone music; preferably together. I like exploring cities by foot. I spend a lot of time on the Internet. I listen to a lot of music and I try to discover new music every day. I like drinking incredibly large amounts of water. I like drinking beer (not usually in incredibly large amounts).

• live music
• learning languages
• post-punk
• ambient music

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Tim Hecker; Yellow Swans; Fever Ray; Jenny Hval; Belong; Loscil; Cocteau Twins; Deerhunter; Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith; MBV; The Cure; The Brian Jonestown Massacre; The Knife; The Smiths; MJ Guider; Emeralds; Thomas Koner; The Bowery Electric; The Jesus and Mary Chain; Carla Dal Forno; Boards of Canada; Fleet Foxes; Grimes; Tropic of Cancer

Movies: Fifth Generation Chinese cinema (Raise the Red Lantern; Ju Dou, etc); Ghost World; Under The Skin

Books: Nabokov; Alice Walker; Han Kang; Dostoyevsky; The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down (and other medical anthropology books); The Edge Chronicles; Take Care Of Yourself 8E: The Complete Illustrated Guide To Medical Self-Care; I also collect language textbooks

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I have moved homes five times by myself?

I have moved countries three times; twice by myself?

Teach, Learn, Share

I can give frugality tips. I can talk about what it's like having no hometown T _ T
I have been told that I am a very good listener.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can share a healthy appetite for meals

I can share a long discussion about music

I can draw a picture of you

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Belgium, China, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Malaysia, South Korea, Sweden, Taiwan, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, Japan, Singapore, Sweden