ABOUT ME

I live in Lin An City, a suburb of Hangzhou about an hour outside of the city center. I teach English at a university and study Chinese here, too.

I've lived in Taiwan and China. Studying Chinese is something I've been doing for about 20 years on and off.

I've been a public high school teacher, a school librarian, a catalog librarian, and a translator.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I participate by hosting people whenever I can. I think I hosted over 12 sets of guests when I was in Qingdao over 2 years. I've also met people in China and made friends solely through the use of Couchsurfing.org.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Somebody once asked me if I ever had a bad experience hosting, and I said, NO! It's been pretty good overall! After that, she took the plunge, and now she's a couch surfing host, too.

Interests

Chinese language and culture, Beijing opera, watching Netflix, history of all kinds, Chaucer, Beowulf, ancient civilizations, travel, cooking, trains, music, playing violin, Chinese tea and tea rituals, Tsingtao Beer.

• culture
• cooking
• beer
• traveling
• music
• violin
• opera
• surfing
• teaching
• history
• languages

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

The best place I went to was the Yungang Grottoes in Datong, Shanxi Province, right before I left China in September of 2012.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, China, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Monaco, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Taiwan, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, Taiwan, United States

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