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Overview

  • 16 references 14 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in Chinese, English, Yue (Cantonese); learning Spanish
  • 34, Female
  • Member since 2012
  • Heritage Consultant + Curator
  • Master
  • From Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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About Me

A Museumholic who worked in the British Museum and found her dream in Amsterdam.

Currently, I am traveling around the world with my boyfriend! Together , we have visited 6 continents , including Antarctica - and I made 7 continents yay ! Before quitting our jobs in Hong Kong, he worked as a pharmacist and I am a curator and illustrator in the heritage sector.

I can’t live a better life than this !

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

As a storyteller and curator, I love stories and everyone has their fascinating stories to tell. That's why I love CS.

It give me a chance to make friends, know more about people of different cultures and their unique experience. There are no wrongs, all we have are differences.

Interests

Travel, Cooking (and eating, WELL TRAINED!), Scuba Diving, Camping, Scouting, Reading, Drawing(check out my photos)

Actually, anything that is fun and exciting can be my cup of tea :)

  • photography
  • cooking
  • desserts
  • reading
  • traveling
  • drawing
  • hiking
  • camping
  • scuba diving
  • eating
  • tea
  • museums
  • heritage
  • drinking coffee

Music, Movies, and Books

Books:
The perks of being a wallflower, Five people you meet in heaven, Bridget Jones's Diary, John Green, Stephen King, Paulo Coelho

Movies: the intouchables. Most from Christopher Nolan, Woody Allen, Wes andersons. All Disney and Pixar movies! Esp: Mulan,Pocahontas, Lion King, Beauty and the Beast, Brother Bear, Toy's Story(3),Up.

Musicals: Cats, Les Miserables, Beauty and the Beast

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

1. Visited Antarctica and conquered a snow mountain wearing my wedding dress
2. Become a certified scuba diver in Great Barrier Reef.
3. Save someone from a bike accident and he later turned to be my love .
4. Conquer a 400m high sand dune in Gobi desert.

Teach, Learn, Share

Learn Your local cuisine ! Share food and memories and stories and laughter.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I will definitely cook for you if resource permitted. I am good at cooking both traditional Chinese or fusion dishes

Drawings and my travel diary

stories (many stories :D)

Countries I’ve Visited

Antarctica, Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Belize, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Croatia, Cuba, Ecuador, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guam, Hong Kong, India, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macao, Malaysia, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Myanmar, Netherlands, Nigeria, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Scotland, Serbia, Singapore, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Timor-Leste (East Timor), Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Vatican City State, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Hong Kong, Peru, United Kingdom

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