CURRENT MISSION

Traveling and Learning

ABOUT ME

Hi! I am Vanessa (Chinese name: Yuming), an out going girl. who likes to meet new friends, exchange experiences and exchange thoughts with them.
I love challenging my self, explore and accomplishing things I would have never thought I could have done. I love to learn several things which are interesting.
I did travel a lot in my country and in Europe.

PHILOSOPHY

Be brave, you will conquer every difficulty !

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

So far, I have some Couchsurfing Experience in Germany (Tübingen, Essen and Dresden), Italy and Korea.
I also hosted people when I am in Taiwan and Germany.
These experiences are very nice. With couchsurfing, I can travel like local ppl. It's the best part for travel!

Interests

Traveling, Singing, Photography, Latin Dancing (Salsa, Bachata and Kizomba), Listening to Music, Reading, Watching Movie, Natural Resort Visiting.

• singing
• photography
• salsa dancing
• bachata
• dining
• cooking
• yoga
• meditation
• reading
• traveling
• volunteer work
• music
• guitar
• volunteering
• kizomba
• salsa
• dancing salsa

Music, Movies, and Books

House Music, Latin Music, Taiwanese Songs

Movies: About Time; The Lord of the Ring; Matrix and so on.

Books: adventure novels, spiritual inspiration and some books for learning new skills (for leisure time)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I've been to Nepal for international volunteer work twice and Indonesia for international volunteer work once.
I rode bicycle around Taiwan accompanied with volunteering works with friends.
I went to Tromsø to see the northern light.
I had traveled to lots of countries in EU.
So far I've traveled more than 25 countries in Europe and Asia, looking forward for more countries!
I have a PhD degree in environmental microbiology :P

Teach, Learn, Share

Singing
Volunteering experiences
Photography
Learning:
Piano

What I Can Share with Hosts

My travel and volunteer experiences.
I do yoga and photography.
I love to sing, learning guitar and ukulele.
Cooking Taiwanese food!
I love to take photos, although it's not professional yet. If you are interested in it as well or want me to take some pictures of you, I would like to share/do with/for you.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, England, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mozambique, Nepal, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Slovakia, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, Taiwan