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Overview

  • 5 references 1 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in Chinese, English; learning Danish, French, German, Japanese
  • 29, Male
  • Member since 2013
  • Student
  • University of Toronto
  • No hometown listed
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION
Be formless, shapeless, like water.

ABOUT ME
I love "killing" myself, the past self and the incomplete self.
I seek truth, the truth of myself and the truth of world.
I discover beauty, the beauty in nature and the beauty in artifact.

I'm travelling with a passion of seeing the complete picture of our human species.
I'm solving world problems with the knowledge I learned and the ability I gained.
I'm proposing a new philosophy that leads human being to a sustainable future.

PHILOSOPHY
True is not True.
Te is not Te.
Nature is unnatural.
Seeking the balance between human and nature.

TAGS
Chinese, global citizen, designer, lifelong learner
easygoing, morning person, organized, clean, detail oriented

MY PLACE
One single bed in a dorm, located on the outskirts of Copenhagen.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

In September 2014, I hosted two friend's friend's friends in my place for five days. Since it was my first time hosting completely strangers and consider I am an introverted person, I felt great pressure prior their arrival.

However, while they stepped into my room with the warm smile and first handshake, I started to realize this isn't so bad. Gradually, I started to unveil myself and immerse my mind with new comers. My eyes were suddenly opened. I spent whole night talking about the life in city and my understanding of the city, but I also got to see the city with a set of different lens. The best part must be the cross of minds: different ideas came together brought some of the greatest enjoyment in life.

I will never forget the great experience I had with completely strangers. So this time, I'm prepared to become the stranger with open mind and brand new lens.

Interests

  • graphic design
  • photography
  • running
  • reading
  • traveling
  • hiking
  • biology
  • philosophy
  • science
  • nature
  • social entrepreneur

Music, Movies, and Books

Walden, 目送

Teach, Learn, Share

Photography, Biology, Environmental Issues, Computer science, Bioinformatics, Graphic Design, Chinese Philosophy

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Bahamas, Canada, China, Denmark, Ecuador, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, United States, Uzbekistan

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, China, Denmark, India, Switzerland

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