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Overview

  • 6 references 2 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in Chinese, English, German, Italian; learning Dutch, Korean
  • 35, Male
  • Member since 2009
  • Running www.imagine-china.com
  • Degree in Chinese and German + ski instructor qualifications
  • From East Worldham, Alton, Hampshire
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

To learn all about Korea (especially the skiing and water sports industries), make new friends in Korea, improve my Korean language, and continue to develop my company in Beijing, www.imagine-china.com

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I had a great week of hitchhiking around Austria and Germany with a good friend and every new place we couchsurfed was unforgettable! Now I would like to meet new people in Korea and learn all about the country and language.

Interests

Snowboarding, skiing, surfing, skating, creative writing, ska music, international music, languages, thinking, not thinking, business.

  • writing
  • music
  • surfing
  • skiing
  • snowboarding
  • sports
  • business
  • languages
  • hitchhiking

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: The Magic of M.C. Escher (a book of all of his works of art). The Seventy Wonders of China. Bunny Suicides. Guy Browning.

Music - the cat empire, Fat Freddy's Drop, jack johnson, flogging molly, rancid, Jason Mraz, RATM, ska-p, muse, irish folk, small local ska and punk bands, imperial leisure, d&B, asian dub foundation, mad caddies, anything dub, the clash, damian marley

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I once saw a 7 year old Chinese monk flip onto his head and back onto his feet. but that was in London.

Teach, Learn, Share

Can teach Snowboarding and Skiing (qualified), English, German, Chinese. Can teach music theory of improvisation and songwriting. Can tell all about Beijing, where I live.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Help with spoken English, and generally have a fun time.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, China, France, Italy, Liechtenstein, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey

Countries I’ve Lived In

Austria, China, United Kingdom

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