CURRENT MISSION

Make a positive impact on the world.

ABOUT ME

https://www.instagram.com/xiaolin.ninja/

"So where are you from?"

Well... I was born in a seaside city in northeastern China (Yantai), moved to New York City (Queens) as a kid, but grew up mostly in San Francisco, California. I moved to San Diego for college, studied abroad in Spain (Barcelona) and China (Shanghai), moved to Korea (Seoul) after graduation and spent the winters in Taiwan (Taipei). I've worked as a model manager, business development consultant, salesperson, maid, farmhand, scuba ranger, Airbnb host... I am currently a software engineer / digital nomad based in SF & plan to live that life for a while. ;)

I speak English, Mandarin Chinese, and Spanish fluently, can understand French and Cantonese, & am learning German. I love to travel, explore, get into trouble, eat amazing food, meet unique people, and have a great time!

My goal is to always have visited more countries than my age. Some people are anxious to explore space and extraterrestrial life, but I am more excited to explore the world and the humans that make it amazing.

Disclaimer: I love animals and I will try to be your pets' best friend.

PHILOSOPHY

Qué será será.

A failure to prepare is a preparation for failure.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

- Lion of Padova, Paolo (Padua/Venice)
- Amazing Mister Z/Thomas (London)
- Famous Mark (Budapest)
- Giovanni (Vienna)
- Awesome Adam (Budapest)
- "Dangerous man" Lorenzo (Roma)
- Renaissance man Lorenzo (Florence)
- Greek Goddess Elizabeth (Barcelona)
- Au Naturale Maurice (Las Vegas)
- Queen of the Flies Viky (San Diego)
- International Circus (magical place called OV House)
- Speaker of the House, Tom (Osaka)
- Onii-chan Tyoka. (Kyoto)
- Big Booty Judy. (Seoul)
- Mr. Hong (Macau)
- Chill Mars (Daejeon)
- Korean Superman San and queen JANGAH (Jeju)
- Dear Dragana-sama (Tokushima, Yonago)
- Southern Gentleman Thomas (Osaka)
- Wistful Williamson (Tokyo)
- White Collar Chan (Hong Kong)
- Don Vito (Munich)
- The Terminator (Vienna, Gmunden)
- Sweet Ron (Anaheim)
- Rich Chigga (Honolulu)
- Arafat & Melissa (Portland)
- No Sleep Nolacio (New Orleans)
- Jim the Music Man (Asheville)

Interests

Coding, creative writing, yoga, art, the ocean, sunshine, hiking, diving, swimming, traveling, listening to music, baking cupcakes, intellectual discussions, globalization

Music, Movies, and Books

Books:
"Blindness" - Jose Saramago, "The Sound and the Fury" - William Faulkner, "Inkheart" - Cornella Funke, "The Forgotten Beasts of Eld" - Patricia A. McPhilip, "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep" - Philip K Dick, "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance"

Movies:
"Goodwill Hunting", "Up", "1408", "Fight Club", "The Usual Suspects", "Chocolat".

Music:
If it takes real talent and passion to create I'll probably like it.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

While volunteering on an organic farm in rural Tuscany (WWOOF), I accidentally slapped a bee with my hand while pulling a weed, and ran faster than I ever thought possible indoors to escape its vengeance.

Teach, Learn, Share

Let's chill, share some food and learn about each other's worlds. :)

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can cook my hometown's dishes and play ukulele for you.

Countries I’ve Visited

Aruba, Austria, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Canada, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Curaçao, Czech Republic, England, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Macao, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, Portugal, Slovakia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Aruba, Austria, China, South Korea, Spain, United States

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