I'm a grad student in comparative literature living in LA. I was mostly raised in China but also lived in Germany and Australia as I grew up. I love doing pottery in my free time, and I enjoy traveling whenever I have enough time and money

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I've stayed and met up with people from this app and really liked the community (I deleted Facebook and lost my old account). It's an awesome way to make friends and learn about other cultures and traditions. I also enjoy showing others around wherever I live

Interests

Reading, yoga, ceramics, creative writing, languages, traveling, scuba diving

• running
• reading
• knitting
• hiking
• scuba diving
• ukulele
• ceramics
• creative writing
• yoga and meditation

Music, Movies, and Books

Milan Kundera, Zadie Smith, Hiroshima mon amour, 圍城

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I once went on a silent meditation retreat at a Tibetan monastery and didn't speak for a week

Teach, Learn, Share

Currently trying to improve my German and learning to throw larger pieces

What I Can Share with Hosts

Stories and my not very good cooking. I can also teach you Mandarin

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Belgium, Cambodia, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Morocco, Netherlands, Poland, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, China, Germany, United States