Hello!
I'm a freelancer who moved to Hualien in July of 2018. Writing and teaching are the main things I do for living. I also have two small entrepreneur projects going on. We can talk more about them when we meet (if you're interested!).

Before Hualien, I spent 3 years in Taipei, 1 year travelled between Taipei and Kaohsiung every 2 weeks, one year in Prague, 6 years in Tainan. Let me know if you need any recommendations for secret places for your trip. :)

I was born and grew up in a small village in the west coast of Taiwan. After leaving home for university, I started to meet people from different countries and some of them became very close friends to me. I also spent one year in Prague, Czech Republic as an exchange student in 2011. I visited many of my friends in their hometowns in different corners of the world. That's how I started to travel, to visit friends. All these cross-cultural experiences helps me learn more about our world and know more about Taiwan and myself.

Me and my partner often take a walk along the river in the evening when the weather is nice, to catch the magic hour after sunset. Feel free to join us if you like. It takes 30 mins to walk to the beach, and the trail leads further to another river.

In the weekend, me and my partner like to go to places on motorcycle. We like to ride with friends. If you are interested in road trip on scooter/motorcycle, feel free to rent a scooter and join us.

****Safety first****

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Meeting new friends and learning new things.

Friendship

Interests

One of the things I do is to help adults acquire Chinese naturally through comprehensible input, like how everyone acquire their first language.

I'm interested in acquiring other languages in the same way. If you have a few hours, I'd be happy to explore more about this topic with you.

I'm learning guitar and yoga by myself. I'm also a big fan of history and politics. I love to learn how your personal/family history affected by the history of your country. For me history is not boring at all. History is all about stories! :)

• arts
• interior design
• ethics
• cooking
• yoga
• walking
• crafts
• motorcycles
• gardening
• politics
• technology
• music
• hiking
• entrepreneurship
• philosophy
• science
• road trips
• society
• dinosaurs
• gender equality
• community development
• scooter
• handmade stuff
• reading and writing
• movies & books
• history and culture
• ethical capitalism

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: I listen to all kind of music. Recently I've been listening to 陳嫺靜, Eva Cassidy, and the OST of 2 Japanese animations.

Movie: I watch all kind of movies. I used to go to cinema 3-4 times a week when I was still living in Taipei.

Here are the movies that come to my mind at this moment: 君の名は。(Your Name), この世界の片隅に (In This Corner of the World), 84 Charing Cross Road, Anomalisa, L'auberge espagnole, Citizen Dog, 活著 (To Live), Cloud Atlas, Persepolis, Detachment, Mustang, the Insult, Big fish, かもめ食堂 (Kamome Diner), 12 Angry Men, Dances with Wolves, etc

My favorite Taiwanese movies are:
父後七日 (Seven Days in Heaven, it's about Taiwanese funeral and family)
熱帶魚 (Tropical Fish- It's about Taiwanese Education system and country life)
大佛普拉斯 (Great Buddha+, it's about Taiwanese village life and politics)

Taiwanese Animation:
魔法阿嬤 (Grandma and Her Ghosts, it's about Taiwanese religion and folk beliefs)
幸福路上 (On Happiness Road, it's about Taiwanese education, politics, society development in 1960-2010)

Book: Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China, Suddenly, a Knock on the Door, 1984, Animal Farm, Mornings in Jenin, All My Friends are Superheroes, L'Étranger, Siddhartha, Born a Crime, Shantaram, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Existing.

and published a book. ;)

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach: depends on what you want to learn.

Learn: your language(s), guitar, cooking, history of your country, or anything you want to share

What I Can Share with Hosts

History of Taiwan
How to acquire second language effciently
My cooking

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Belgium, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Netherlands, Palestine, Philippines, Slovakia, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Czech Republic, Taiwan

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