Hi, I'm from Taichung, Taiwan. I just graduated from University of Washington in Seattle, U.S.A. this year! I studied sustainable tourism and community development and I'm PASSIONATE on immersive travel, meeting locals when I travel is my thing now and I'm so happy Couchsurfing is such a great platform for this meaningful intercultural interactions.

I think meeting the locals while traveling is what traveling all about, you get to learn so much from the locals and really have a deeper understanding of the culture. I even dedicated on my senior capstone project on this way of travel, you can check out my project on my website(www.wenyenpai.com)

Besides traveling, I'm also in love with videography so you'll find me vlog/film with my camera or phone ALL THE TIME!!! You can check out my YouTube Channel (search Wen-Yen Pai)

Ok.... Another passion is to share the wonderful things about my country, Taiwan. I would love to hang out with travelers who want to go to learn what Taiwan has to offer(mostly food... lol, jk we have so much nature, culture, sites to visit) or learn some Taiwanese culture, either when I'm abroad or I'm back home!

Lastly, I LOVE to cook, so whenever I stay with locals, I'm always down to cook some delicious fancy breakfast or Taiwanese dishes for them!!!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I want to meet travelers, helping them to have better travel experience in Taiwan.
I want to meet locals, learning more what the country has to offer besides the touristy sites.
I want to make friends from different cultures which can bring us all together as human beings.

Interests

I LOVE to cook for my friends and family. I'm good at cooking Taiwanese dishes so that would be my pleasure to cook some delicious food for you!

• italian food
• cooking
• traveling
• ecotourism
• eating
• sustainability
• film
• taiwan
• urban planning
• vlogging
• editing
• sustainable development
• asian food
• community development

Music, Movies, and Books

Check out my YouTube Channels. I make a lot of travel vlogs.
https://www.youtube.com/user/tony85629/featured

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

_Skydiving in Washington, U.S.A.
__Bought a ticket in Cuzco Airport to Lima to SURVIVE from altitude sickness.
___Going through depression and Shine as a gold brick again!!!

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach: Taiwanese cooking, how to shoot great footages with your phone,

Learn: different culture, food culture, languages

Share: my travel stories, my passion on sustainable tourism

What I Can Share with Hosts

Taiwanese cultue, my travel stories, my unique education experience and my high-quality food

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Japan, Liechtenstein, Netherlands, Peru, Philippines, Singapore, Sweden, Switzerland, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Taiwan, United States