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Overview

  • 21 references 12 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in Chinese, English; learning French, Polish
  • 39, Male
  • Member since 2008
  • Digital Marketing
  • Master of Science
  • No hometown listed
  • Profile 95% complete

About Me

I define myself as a 21st century post-modern geek!But I mean geek in the best sense of the term:€” the smart, eternally curious seeker of information, not the smug know-it-alls with questionable personal hygiene! I love reading non-fictional books with interesting titles, listening to acoustic/folk music, watching indie-films and poorly made American reality TV shows ,I am also interested in learning languages of Romance(No pun intended).

After exiting the evil oil industry in 2015, I became a lifestyle blogger writing articles about lifestyle designing, travel hacking, online business and self-improvement strategies. I admire anyone who choose the unconventional path and try absolutely their best to escape the boring 9-5 and live larger lives, those are the kind of people who I cannot wait to meet, host and hangout with, so if you are one of them, do not hesitate to ping me up.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To share and to learn

MY COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Hosted:

June, 2013---Chuiyin(Hong Kong)
July, 2014 --- Gwen&Patrick(Germany)
March, 2015---Marion(France)
May, 2015 --- Stephanie(US/ Bolivia)
June, 2015 --- Gina(Mexico)
July, 2015 --- Robert(Germany)
August, 2015 --- Magdalena&Pawel(Poland)
June, 2016 -- Angela(USA)
July, 2015 -- Tabea(Switzerland)
August, 2016 -- Lenka(Slovakia)
August, 2016 -- Chanan(USA)

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Surfed:

Jun, 2010---Noemie(Paris)
Jul, 2010---Axelle(Paris)
Nov, 2010---Michelle(New York)
Jul, 2011---Glynnis(Washington,DC)
Jul, 2011---Lynn&Celine(Cedar City,Utah)

Interests

Traveling, Reading, Dancing

Music, Movies, and Books

Favorite Music:
Jack Johnson, Fountains of Wayne, The Gossip, Rilo Kiley, The Wreckers, Mad Caddies, MIA, Brett Dennen, Coeur de Pirate, Alphabeat, Vampire Weekend, Jenny Lewis, Paulo Nutini, Mark Ronson,Sara Bareilles,Diane Birch,Calvin Harris, Avicii
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Favorite TV Shows:
Veronica Mars, The Apprentice, Californication, Entourage, Coupling, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Silicon Valley
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Favorite Movies:
Memento, Face Off, Moonrise Kingdom, The Butterfly Effect, Auf Der Anderen Seite, La piel que habito, Babel, 21 Grams, Amores Perros, Sin City, Planet Terror, Apocalypto, 4 Months 3 Weeks and 2 Days, Wall.E, In Bruges, The Social Network
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Favorite Books:
Fortress Besieged, Freakonomics, The Underground Education, Superfreakonomics, Predictably Irrational, The 4-hour Workweek, The Three Body Problem

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Hiked the infamous Angel's Landing Trail in Zion National Park

Raved the Full Moon Party on Koh Phangan,Thailand (TWICE)

Songkran Festival,Phuket Thailand

Scuba Diving on Koh Tao, Thailand

Surfing on Double 6 Beach, Bali

White water rafting on the Sheep Creek, Alberta, Canada

Calgary Stampede, Canada

Teach, Learn, Share

*I love dancing, I can do electric-boogaloo, Kingtut and some Michael Jackson moves when I am boozed enough:P

What I Can Share with Hosts

My travel stories and my lifestyle designing philosophy

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Cambodia, Canada, Chad, China, Congo, Czech Republic, Egypt, Ethiopia, France, Hungary, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Maldives, Netherlands, Poland, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, Chad, China, United Arab Emirates

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