CURRENT MISSION

Running the marathon in six continents (present: 5/6)

ABOUT ME

It's so glad to join this huge global family. My name is Wan come from Taiwan. I have lots of interests. You could call me traveler, or marathon runner.

I start running in 2008. One of my dream is finishing marathon in 28 countries. Currently, I have already run in 18 countries which are United Kingdom, Egypt, Germany, Norway, China, Japan, Philippines, Finland, Iceland, Malaysia, Czech Republic, Singapore, Thailand, Australia, America, Sweden, Denmark and Canada. Almost every month I arrange events in different cities. If you are interested in jogging, I assume I could share a lot with you.

For me, couch surfing is not only about accommodation request. I would like to share my feelings and experience. It's the link between traveler and the world. Due to those heartwarming host, I could safety explore this beautiful world. Lastly, I would like to show my appreciation for all those lovely people I meet in the trip.

PHILOSOPHY

A dreamer dreams she never dies.
Oasis-Champagne Supernova

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I heard CS from my best friend. She travel to Norway by herself and had lots of brilliant CS experience there. This trip really inspire me to pursue different experience. Hope I could make more friends through CS in the future.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

China: Shanghai
Taiwan: Miaoli, Yunlin, Kaohsiung, Pingtung
Japan: Hokkaido, Tokyo
UK: Leeds, Liverpool
Norway: Oslo
Malaysia: Kota Kinabalu

Interests

-blog
-collecting
-film
-gig
-hiking
-marathon
-reading
-traveling
-video game
-vinyl

• marathon
• running
• reading
• traveling
• blogging
• hiking
• surfing

Music, Movies, and Books

all time favorite:
Groundhog Day (1993)
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
Se7en (1995)
Toy Story (1995)
Fight Club(1999)
Vanilla Sky (2001)
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
The Prestige (2006)
Little Miss Sunshine (2006)
Confessions (2010)
Inception (2010)
Life of Pi (2012)
The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)
Interstellar (2014)

best gig experience:
The Flaming Lips @Alexsendra Palace, London 1 July 2011

philosophical novel:
The Little Prince

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

So far I have already finished more than 100 marathon in 5 continents. I will keep moving forward this journey. Wish I could share my story with you when we meet.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Marathon stories
Indie music
Comic books

Countries I’ve Visited

China, Czech Republic, Egypt, Finland, Germany, Iceland, Japan, Malaysia, Norway, Philippines, Singapore, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Taiwan, United Kingdom