CURRENT MISSION

Writing. Filming.

ABOUT ME

Enjoy chatting about books, films, music, philosophy and so on. Like hanging out with artists or people interested in art and culture.

PHILOSOPHY

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Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Have hosted a few people, and have been hosted once.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Not used it too much. Usually prefer staying in hotels when travelling, but is good for meeting people for a chat or to show you around.

Interests

Writing
Reading
Playing Guitar
Watching and making films
Ice Skating
Playing football (I am English, so I have no choice)

• arts
• culture
• writing
• books
• wine
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• socializing
• music
• guitar
• soccer
• teaching
• history

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: recently mostly read contemporary Japanese literature (Sosseki, Tanazaki, Mishima, Ishiguro, Dazai, Abe, Oe, Kawabata,...)

Music: From classical to contemporary, can appreciate all, though not a music expert, just enjoy listening to it.

Films: Mainly European art-house cinema if it is not too pretentious, as well as lots of classical cinema from Japan, France, etc. , and Sixth Generation Chinese film-makers .

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Nothing amazing really. Made a short movie and wrote a novel, but I think "amazing" is too strong a word to describe my talents.

Teach, Learn, Share

Can teach ice skating quite well even though I am not all that great at it. Can maybe teach you something about film history or theory since that was my bachelor degree and I have a strong passion for movies. Now am training to be a Chinese teacher, so can maybe teach you some Chinese too.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Wine and conversation.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, China, France, Germany, Greece, Japan, Malaysia, Netherlands, Singapore, Spain, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, China, United Kingdom

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