My name is Tiara Lau(chinese name is 家瑩）. I am 22 years old now and currently studying at the University of Hong Kong. I was born in Hong Kong but my family is from Guangdong province in mainland China so I am familiar with Hakka culture and language.

I used to study in a local school in Hong Kong, then I transferred to Li Po Chun United World College of Hong Kong in my last two years of high school.I lived with three other roommates, they are from Singapore, USA and Turkey. Throughout my 1.5 years of dorm life, I also had chance to live with roommates from Netherlands, Korea and Vietnam. I am interested in learning langauges and exploring new culture. I love traveling,writing, reading, trying new things, music,etc.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I took a gap year before entering university. I wanted to challenge myself and try new things. I tried voluntary work and travelled in most of the Asian countries.

*Taiwan for 2 months(youth hostel+farm),
*Korea for one month(language exchange cafe)
*China:
Shanghai,Hangzhou,Nanjing,Suzhou,Xitang,Wuzhen
*Malaysia
*Singapore
*Vietnam
*Japan
*Thailand

It has been 3 years already and I am still on my way travelling around the world: Switzerland, South Africa, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Yunnan, etc

I would love to meet people from around the world!!

Interests

Books:
I like Chinese literature and novels(魯迅，李碧華，龍應台,etc), and web fiction~

Foreign books: The Great Gatsby， Cuore:the heart of a boy，the diary of a young girl，Harry Potter ，Norwegian Wood，etc

Books related to East-Asian studies: the Chrysanthemum and the sword，the logic of Japan， the logic of China，etc

• writing
• photography
• traveling
• animation
• solo travel
• learning languages
• reading books
• movie
• kpop
• volunteer

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Sitting on a hard seat in mainland China train for two nights, 23 hours.
Gap Year
Backpacking

Countries I’ve Visited

China, Japan, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, Hong Kong, South Korea, Taiwan