I'm a more active member on BeWelcome—you can find most of my references there :)
https://www.bewelcome.org/members/wangyixun_Frances

Otherwise here we go:

I used to hitchhike, backpack, and volunteer around, but until 2028 I'm taking a break to be in school! My hometown is Beijing, China, so in a way attending university in the States is my current big adventure. Vacations and breaks though I'm back on the road. :D

My personality is somewhere between an outdoor fanatic and quiet nerd - meaning I fancy a nice week-long trek just as much as being a couch potato and reading in my pajamas. But I like to say I'm discovering a new piece of myself every day, and traveling/wandering around/getting lost (and hopefully found) is an integral part of this experience.

Crowds and commotion stress me out, but in cozy places I'm all lively again, and keen for conversation. I love to hear about all the cute and crazy stories in the people I meet; everyone is such an expansive world in themselves. Some days I think 99% of my life is about interaction with people, myself included, while the remaining 1% can go to culture, history, academia...

Trip is ongoing - very excited about the connections I will build here on Couchsurfing!

Update 2023.11: found my new favorite sport - freediving. I might unconsciously start preaching it to you ;)

Pourquoi je suis sur Couchsurfing

why haven't more people heard of BeWelcome? *sobs*

Centres d'intérêt

coffeeshop/bookstore hopping; freediving, any kind of sport except treadmill running, also a ski instructor

• backpacking
• hitchhiking
• learning languages
• freediving
• workaway
• getting lost (and hopefully found again)

Morceaux de musique, films et livres

BOOKS
The Razor’s Edge, W. Somerset Maugham
Crying in H Mart, Michelle Zauner
The Bell Jar, Sylvia Plath
Journey of Souls, Michael Newton
My Year of Rest and Relaxation, Ottessa Moshfegh
《通往舍卫之路》孙玲华

**Btw my second-ever couchsurfing host said this about reading that really inspired me: that it is not the content of the book that matters to her, but the feelings & emotions that come up during reading – the experience of reading the book – that makes it special. So these books that I've chosen all above, though not necessarily life-changing, all have very special meaning in my heart and bring back memories of people, places, or a specific phase in my life. Books are amazing.

MUSIC
taiwanese slow-rock e.g. Smoking Area 25, No Party for Cao Dong
calm guitar instrumentals by Ichika Nito

FILMS
plus que jamais (2022)
My Old Ass (2024)
Tampopo タンポポ (1985)

Une aventure extraordinaire que j'ai vécue

One thing?
Renting a motorcycle and touring the mountains of Laos solo during monsoon season;
Hitchhiking across France and picking up the language;
Learning to freedive;
Getting my ski instructors license...

Ce que j'aimerais partager avec mes hôtes

smiles and stories,
cooking,
how to hold your breath up to 2 mins!

Pays que j'ai visités

Azerbaijan, Egypt, France, Georgia, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Laos, Oman, Romania, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States

Pays dans lesquels j'ai vécu

China, Germany, United States