Hi there! I'm Elena, originally from Beijing, China and currently studying in Greece for a year and a half. I study Greek literature but haven't officially started the course in the college. Still trying to pick up the language:p

I'm an open-minded, easy-going and warm-hearted person, always curious about life and ready to embrace any cool and innovative ideas.
Now that I've lived in a different culture, I'd say I've been through the culture shock stage but people keep surprising me everyday with their experiences and ideology. However it's always amazing and somewhat satisfactory to realize how people are actually alike than different at the end of the day.

Ps. I just signed up on couchsurfing so apparently the reference section is empty:p I couldn't be more thrilled when thinking about how many interesting people I'm gonna meet, how many beautiful encounter I'm gonna embrace and how many wonderful stories we are gonna share together! Let's create some worthy memories:)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I'm still new to this community but based on what I've seen and heard I couldn't think of a more direct way to get to know a bunch of "cool guys"!!

Interests

Love acting, theatrical performance, singing and drawing

• photography
• acting
• movies
• classical music
• piano
• mountaineering
• language exchange
• wandering
• accents

Music, Movies, and Books

Crazy movie fan: love all the movies except for thrillers(not that it's not compelling, I prefer watching it with a group cus I'm easily scared:p) My favorites: Before sunrise/sunset/midnight
I'm so into this trilogy that during my trip to Vienna I followed the storyline and almost set foot on every spot where the shooting took place!
Harry Potter series ofc
Redemption shawshank
Zootopia
Life of pi
Ironman movies

Tv series: Black Mirror
Black orphan
This is us
Shameless
Newsroom
The Big Bang theory
Modern family (best sitcom ever!!)
Weirdly enough, I also enjoy watching the short movies/advertisements made by Lacta

Music:
Classic music
Rock music
Coldplay
One republic
Taylor swift
Bruno Mars
Maroon 5
pop music

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Giving a performance on Sense and Sensitive in a Greek theatre

Teach, Learn, Share

I love cooking and enjoy the fulfillment it offers when sharing the cuisine with others. What can be more exciting than a pile of empty dishes left by those who can't resist my cooking:p

I'm enthusiastic about languages. It couldn't be better if I could pick up a few words from anyone. Also I'm trilled about English accents and how it uncovers your personality. I can teach you some Chinese, or Greek if you are interested:)

I play the piano and love singing. If would be wonderful if we could have a mini concert at home!! Or throw a karaoke night haha;)

I believe that people here in the cs community always carry around their own stories and personal wisdom. I feel more than honored to share mine with you and vice versa, but most importantly to create our mutual story and adventure!

What I Can Share with Hosts

A good laugh and goofy jokes
A deep conversation
Chinese cuisine

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, China, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Singapore

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, Finland, Greece