Hello my fellow couchsurfers, I am Yifan!

My life in short:
1997-2015: Chongqing, China
2015-2019: Beijing, China ‍ (bachelor study in Economics)
2019-2021: Montpellier, France ‍ (master study in Finance)
2021: ‍♀️️🤵‍♂️
2021-2023: Paris, France ‍ (working as accountant)
2023-: Paris, France ‍ (career transitional study in CS)

I always want to get overwhelmed by gorgeous things in the world, the great arts, made by human or nature. I also take a sip of nuances in moments of ordinary life. I love silence. So much can be conveyed in silence. I like light and shadow that flowing on objects. I like people’s facial and body expressions. I like to take photos for birds and trees. When I travel somewhere, my interst lies in seeing the landscape, the architecture, the music, the art, the food, and people’s life.

Current mission
1. become a more open and more inclusive human
2. build a knowledge of world history and politics

Me in real life:
https://www.instagram.com/fffuzzlee/

My friends, I am waiting to meet you somewhere in the world!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

At first I heard of Couchsurfing when planning my first trips in Europe, then I fell in love with it since my first experience! As a person with great curiosity about the world, interacting with people from different backgrounds makes me happy. It is such a poetic thing in life that people who have never crossed paths before, can make connections and share stories with an open heart. After the Couchsurfing experience, whether we make it to keep in touch or not, it is a unique memory at least. Personally, I prefer to stay longer time with hosts/guests and get to know them better. I would love to receive my host in my city or visit the city of my guest someday!

Interests

• arts
• architecture
• photography
• festivals
• vegetarian
• music
• hiking
• backpacking
• food
• film
• museums
• climbing
• sustainable development
• craftsmanship
• world heritage

Music, Movies, and Books

Music is my No.1 hobby. During university, I was obsessed with listening to music, explored lots of genres and now I conclude myself as omnivore music listener and devotee of psychedelic rock, jazz, and world music. I also started to play bass recently as I always longed for that groovy feeling.
// playlist
60s~80s: Thelonious Monk, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Alice Coltrane, 13th Floor Elevators, Love, Jimi Hendrix, Issac Hayes, Nick Drake, Soft Machine, Jethro Tull, Camel, King Crimson, Van Der Graaf Generator, Renaissance, Amon Düül II, Kraftwerk, Faust, CAN, Cosmic Jokers...
80s~90s: The Clash, Au Pairs, Coil, The Stone Roses, The Cure, The Smiths, The Smashing Pumpkins, Blur, Radiohead, B.R.M.C., Swans, Sonic Youth, My Bloody Valentine, Jesus And Mary Chain, Slowdive, Jeff Buckley...
2000~: DIIV, Beach House, Girls, Big Thief, Deerhunter, The Soft Moon, Fat White Family, King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard, Thee Oh Sees, Jambinai, Kim Oki, Goat, Benjamin Clementin, Flying Lotus, Boards of Canada, Nicolas Jaar, Jon Hopkins, HashFinger, Khruangbin, Dengue Fever, Glass Beams, Black Flower...
Regional/World Music: Mulatu Astatke, Miriam Makeba, Ravi Shankar, Tabla Beat Science, Sun Ra, Fela Kuti, Ali Farka Toure, Tinariwen, Nu Guinea, The Budos Band, Sainkho Namtchylak, Buena Vista Social Club, Milton Nascimento...
Japanese Psycho/Freejazz: Les Rallizes Dénudés, Bi Kyo Ran, Acid Mothers Temple, Kikagaku Moyo, LSD March, Akira Ishigawa, Far East Family Band, Salle Gaveau, Resonance Vox, Primitive Community...

I also love watching films, my favorite directors include Agnès Varda, Michael Haneke, Maurice Pialat, Robert Bresson, Wong Kar-wai, Quentin Tarentino, Lars von Trier, Park Chan-wook, Bertrand Mandico, etc.
// playlist
Man with a Movie Camera, The Monkey King, A Bout de Souffle, A Short Film About Love, Kaili Blues, Ivan’s Childhood, the House That Jack Built, Farewell My Concubine, Lazzaro Felice, Happy Together, Malena, Pickpocket, Last Year at Marienbad, Code Inconnu, Beau Travail, Anatomy of A Fall…

Books: Oops... I read things from internet mostly, seldom read paper books. My favorite writer (literature) is 阿城. Le Petit Prince is my another all time favorite :)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

2016: Went to Concrete and Grass music festival
2017: Did my first solo backpack trip in China
2018: Got my hair shaved
2019: Tried Finnish sauna + Baltic Sea cold bath at a seaside sauna house in Helsinki
2020: Fell in love
2021: Got married in France without conventional ceremony (only 3 friends invited, and we cycled to the marriage)
2022: Went out in protests for the first time
2023: Quit my accountant job and started learning programming

Teach, Learn, Share

Preferred subjects/activities of exchange: photography, climbing, yoga, workout, music instruments, etc.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Another perspective of the world
Anything about China/France that I know
My music playlists and film recommendations, of course!

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Cambodia, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Vatican City State, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, France