CURRENT MISSION

Experiencing wonders of the world

ABOUT ME

My name is Xilin and I am somebody you want to get to know. Honestly I have a spectrum of diverse experiences: Basically, I considered Sanming, a small town in Southeastern China as my hometown. However, I was born in Sheffield, England and stayed there until I was four. Then I came back to Guangzhou,China with my parents and spent the rest of my life there till coming into college. Now, I am a college junior studying finance & economics in the University of Texas.Woo-hoo!
Such experiences offered me different perspectives of the world. I have broad interests from scuba diving, irish whistle to playing violin. Everyday I try to find things that can arouse my interests. Plunging into new areas you never know before is always interesting and engaging--and that is always my belief! Now, I am eager to explore more beautiful places in the world and appreciate the beauty nature afford us.
Despite my openness, I am a pretty conscientious guy. I have a reserved schedule, keep jogging three times a week, make my room clean everyday and always get on time. People find it easy to get along with me that I am always punctual, considerate and nice--no bragging!
So, I am eager to know more people with different interests. Always passionate, curious but cautious, I am experiencing the vastness of the world.

PHILOSOPHY

Life is to experience and to appreciate.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I read some articles on a tourist magazine and found it a great idea to meet new friends and have a deeper understanding of various cultures by couchsurfing. What's more, as a college student, I have tons of holidays to spend on travelling, which is another reason I wanna join.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

It was totally awesome! I couchsurfed in four different countries: United States, Mexico, Peru and Netherlands. All three hosts I met were personally pretty nice, easygoing and helpful and really made me enjoy my stay at those cities! will definitely go on try couchsurfing again!

Interests

Sports: Soccer, Basketball, Tennis, Ping-pong, jogging, scuba diving, hiking and camping, bowling
Watching movies/Reading/Writing
Listening to music, Irish Whistle
Travelling, Meeting new people
Volunteering in farms, museums, sports events
Sketching, Salsa Dancing! (one of my favorites lol)
Playing violin

• arts
• writing
• sketching
• beauty
• dancing
• salsa dancing
• dining
• cooking
• chinese food
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• music
• violin
• hiking
• camping
• scuba diving
• sports
• basketball
• soccer
• tennis
• bowling
• business
• economics
• tourism
• visual arts
• volunteering

Music, Movies, and Books

Music:
Bands like Backstreet boy, boyzone, one direction and westlife

Movies:
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Shawshank Redemption
Léon
Forrest Gump
The English Patient
La leggenda del pianista sull'oceano
Life is beautiful

Book:
To kill a mocking bird
1984
And there were none

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Serving as a gallery guide as a business major, spending lots of time and energy just because I love visual arts!

Teach, Learn, Share

Chinese/Violin/Cooking Chinese food/various sports/personal travelling experiences

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, China, Denmark, France, Germany, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Peru, Qatar, Russian Federation, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, Germany, United Kingdom, United States