Hiiii! My name is Xiaosong (Song) and I am currently 21 living and studying in London. I'm currently a graduate student at the University College London studying in International Security. I graduated with a Bachelors at the University of Maryland with a double major in Government & Politics, and Criminology & Criminal Justice. I am deeply passioned about politics and human rights and current events occurring around the world.
I'm originally from Beijing, China but I grew up in the United States. I love traveling, meeting new people, socializing, and nothing gives me more joy than to be able to meet someone new and then call them my friend. I'm obsessed with music and photography and trying (and failing) to learn how to dance. Currently I am attempting to learn bachata and salsa at the same time, but doing so terribly :p
I'm a very tidy person, I love to keep everything very neat and organized as my own life philosophy.

**PHILOSOPHY
"Treat someone's house as your own, leave as if you were never there"
"Live. Love. Laugh"

I love smiling and cracking jokes, 9/10 times I'll be smiling :D

**If you want to further check out who I am, feel free to see my latest travel photography on Instagram

www.instagram.com/xiaosongs

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

- I'm on couchsurfing because I love interacting with new people and learning different foods, environments, cultures, etc.

Interests

• photography
• reading
• traveling
• music
• tennis
• history
• food
• taekwondo
• puppies
• shisha

Music, Movies, and Books

**MUSIC
- Ed Sheeran
- Taylor Swift
- Reggaeton
- Zayn
- But I also love listening to a variety of music from classical all the way to rap, and I love being introduced to international music of any language :)

**BOOKS
- Bronte Sisters are a classic
- Mainly been interested in books that explain the development of humankind and books that offer up a thoughtful theory of globalization

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

- I guess skydiving is pretty cool right?

Teach, Learn, Share

- I can offer nice long talks about almost anything as I have a wide knowledge and thoughts about life, politics, culture differences, the world today, etc.
- I love to learn, and I love to hear other people's opinions, my philosophy has always been "if you can listen to someone, you can learn more than a classroom can ever offer up" :)
- Can someone teach me to salsa? It would be greatly appreciated :p Too obsessed with the Spanish culture to not know how to salsa

What I Can Share with Hosts

- I can share with you the knowledge of the countries that I've been, the countries that I've lived, and the cultures and customs of my two very different cultures
- On the plus side, I can also teach you how to make dumplings from scratch :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Canada, China, Czech Republic, England, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Macao, Netherlands, Poland, Scotland, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, United Kingdom, United States