Just a fairly reserved guy who's interested in Languages and hope to travel around the world to understand what it is like outside this little country island Singapore that I live in.

Non-smoker, doesn't drink, and prefer quiet and to stay away from clubs or noisy bars. But I am always happy to talk about things related to the country's lifestyle, culture and even just of people's life. There are just so many things to learn from them, and to know how big and complicated this world is.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

As a surfer,
I want to interact with locals, and live in a place where locals do.

How else can I do so other than couchsurfing? I think it is hard to come by such experiences even on airbnb right now at this moment.

As a host,
Since my place is currently not suitable for hosting, but I still want foreigners to enjoy the lesser-known parts of Singapore! Check out the page below to see what I have done!

https://xiurentravels.wordpress.com/2015/08/24/xiuren-local-guide/

Interests

Playing my violin, playing games, watching movies, enjoying music and taking pictures. I read quite some books too. We could discuss about any of the above if we meet.

I'd love to talk about anything, even things like how life was like back in military days or anything about movie or life :)

• culture
• politics
• movies
• traveling
• music
• languages
• religion
• tourism

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies - Older Korean Movies, classical movies too, like Godfather, Taxi Driver or Leon. Recent Disney have been good too!

Music - Korean songs (Indie and Oldies), J-rock (like X-Japan), Instrumental/OSTs (e.g. by Joe Hisaishi) and classical (Vivaldi and Bach).

Books - https://www.goodreads.com/review/list/32683124

What I Can Share with Hosts

Stories and some insights about Singapore mainly, or about any country that I have stayed in or travelled to.

Countries I’ve Visited

Brunei Darussalam, China, Japan, Taiwan, Thailand, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Singapore, South Korea