Over the past 8 years, I've lived in Taiwan, England and China.
I moved a lot. And I'm moving AGAIN: to Berlin for my postgraduate study.
My 2-year old ginger kitten Ananas🐱 is gonna travel with me this time.

Some Couchsurfing friends I met before have witnessed my life changes.
Such as: I changed my profession from linguistics/language studies to sustainable development.
After the 2-month lockdown in Shanghai, the fact that I'm moving back to Europe is still quite surreal to me.
Well, I guess life sometimes is like treading a tightrope.
Just one foot in front of the other. Keep Going. Balance. Love everything.

CURRENT MISSION
Be Zen. Stay mindful. Open to change.

PHILOSOPHY
People are all that we've got.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

A book (The Disappeared Year) I read in senior high school brought me here.
So far my Couchsurfing experience has gone way beyond solely adventurous travel and culture exploration.
ABSOLUTELY grateful that I met many brilliant people through this site. Kinda feeling like an echo chamber!

I hosted for a while when I lived in Bath (in the southern England) and was hosted in the UK, Germany, Austria, Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania.

Interests

• arts
• culture
• photography
• yoga
• music
• hiking
• history
• sustainability
• language

Music, Movies, and Books

MUSIC
Open to all kinds of music. Always thrilled to something new!
Big fan of jazz, blues, rock, indie pop, and classical music.
Have a deep emotional bonding with all kinds of traditional music.
Learned to play both western and eastern musical instruments since childhood: I play the piano, clarinet and Guzheng (also known as a Chinese zither).

MOVIES
Braveheart (1995)
Blade Runner 2049 (2017)
Good Bye Lenin (2003)
Léon (1994)
Yi yi: A One and a Two (一一, 2000)

BOOKS
Kafka on the Shore (by Haruki Murakami)
My Brilliant Friend (by Elena Ferrante)
The Old Capital (by Yasunari Kawabata)
The Three-Body Problem (by Liu Cixin)
The Unbearable Lightness of Being (by Milan Kundera)
One Hundred Years of Solitude (by Gabriel García Márquez)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Keep exploring and meeting great souls on this beautiful planet🌍

Teach, Learn, Share

Tbh I always ended up learning more from my Couchsurfing friends.

What I can try my best to share anyway:
East Asian culture (both superficial and deep)
Fusion cuisine with Asian roots
Travelling experience, etc.

What I Can Share with Hosts

We will figure this out naturally and eventually!

Lovely chitchat or conversation. A pint of beer or a cup of tea.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Cambodia, China, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Malaysia, Monaco, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Singapore, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Cambodia, China, France, Germany, Taiwan, United Kingdom