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ABOUT ME

I am a pianist. I cannot live without making music and playing music. Recently I am learning violin and harmonic. Besides music, coding (debugging) and traveling (couchsurfing) are my other main interests. I think life is filled with adventures.

I grew up in Shanghai, China, a modern city that I have lived for 16 years. When I was 16, I become an exchange student in Lancaster, PA, USA. I liked backpacking ever since.

I love people (anthropology), surfing, diving, skateboarding, coding, photography, reading and traveling. These are the main components of my life.

WEBSITE:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/shiweihuang

PHILOSOPHY

Explore the world as much as possible. Stay hungry. Stay foolish.

LINKEDIN PROFILE

www.linkedin.com/in/shiweihuang

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

One of my friends who enjoy traveling and meeting different people highly recommend me to join this website. That's why I wanted to get it a try and felt in love with couchsurfing ever since.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

-Couchsurfed in Bangladesh, Mexico.
-Hosted two couchsurfers.
-Did homestay in Rongai, Tanzania.

Interests

Piano, violin, coding, painting, figure drawing, photography, diving, surfing, traveling, hiking, reading.

I love to travel. Whenever I have free time, I always spend on travelling. I enjoy meeting different people and get to know them. By the way, did I tell you that anthropology is my minor in college?

• photography
• reading
• traveling
• painting
• drawing
• coding
• music
• piano
• violin
• hiking
• backpacking
• surfing
• scuba diving
• skateboarding
• anthropology
• beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Slumdog Millionaire
Books: The joy luck club
Music: Prefer any classical music or even baroque music. Recently enjoying romantic Spanish music because I am learning spanish.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I traveled to Beijing alone with only $150 for 10 days...
I went abroad to study alone in the US when I was 16...
I took Amtrak alone from PA to Indiana to visit colleges when I was 17...
I learned how to skateboard in one summer and still learning how to skate properly
I am a certified open water diver
I taught English in Tanzania and lived with a host family for 3 weeks...
I did a 6-week internship with Grameen Bank in Bangladesh for 6 weeks...
I did a cross country road trip from San Francisco to Boston in 14 days...
I lived in Oaxaca, Mexico to learn Spanish :)

Teach, Learn, Share

Everytime that I travel, I always like to take time and to get to know the locals. Through those amazing local people, I get to know the best restaurants, bars, beaches and places that tourists wouldn't discover.

I love every single moment of the "fireside chat" with the couchsurfers or couchsurfing hosts. For me, it's the best way to explore the world.

What I Can Share with Hosts

-Photography: https://www.flickr.com/photos/shiweihuang
-Piano: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXFGeioidzQ
- Programming (I can build you a nice website, and yes, for free in exchange!)

Countries I’ve Visited

Bangladesh, Chile, China, Cuba, Hong Kong, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, Singapore, South Africa, Tanzania, Thailand, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, United States

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