Hi everyone! My name is Elena. I am Chinese but currently I live in Singapore. I speak 4 languages (English/Chinese/French/Spanish) and I am also working on the translation of Egyptian Hieroglyphs.
I obtained my bachelor’s degree in anthropology and psychology in the U.S, but now I am earning my master’s degree in communication studies at NTU in Singapore. I am fascinated by human behaviors and I love exploring how people’s thinking modes are affected by their cultures and languages. So far, traveling is the best way for me to find out the answers to these questions!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Thanks to Couchsurfing, I meet lots of nice people who are willing to help me during my trip. I want to share my passion and help others too! Also, I want to continue practice my Spanish and French after I move to Singapore.

Interests

I am down to any kind of outdoor adventures (rock climbing/hiking/skiing/scuba diving). I also love reading and watching movies.

• cats
• dogs
• arts
• photography
• dancing
• reading
• traveling
• skydiving
• anthropology
• languages
• nature
• archaeology
• making friends

Music, Movies, and Books

Latin Trap (J Balvin/Ozuna/Becky G), Electronic music, Jazz, Classics, Cumbia

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

1. Skydiving in Turkey 2. Living in Andes mountains for a month to study bones 3. Doing researching about wild dolphins in Florida 4. Learning how to translate Egyptian Hieroglyphs 5. Studying mummies and human bones.

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach: Languages, Zumba(learned 4 months in my university), Cooking (I make excellent seafood), Human Osteology(Yes! I know about 206 bones in human and their features! I can teach you how to estimate the age at death/sex/ancestry/stature) and trauma)
Learn: I hope to meet Spanish and French speakers to improve my languages!
Share: Basically everything! Food, culture, music

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, China, Cuba, Ecuador, Guatemala, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Myanmar, Panama, Peru, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, Singapore, United States