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Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
@ANNJ
Mitglied seit 2008
Outgoing, adventurous, creative, energetic. I was born in Sri Lanka and lived in Germany and Toronto before setting out to explore the world. I teach because I care; I travel because I love the world and am in awe of its people and its natural beauty. I love to challenge myself and consistently strive to be better and help those around me. Traveling provides me with numerous challenges due to stepping outside of my comfort zone. This has led me to the many adventures I have come across along with CS which started out as an experiment and quickly has become a big part of my life. I am filled with an endless amount of energy. This energy can be used to have conversations that last all through the night, towards exploring interesting territories, or be used up dancing or singing the night away! I love learning about cultures, history, and beliefs through those that have experienced it. Nothing beats a good personal story! I've traveled to 31 countries (lived in 4). Currently I live in Shanghai and exploring all that China has to offer! PHILOSOPHY You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here. And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should. Life is to be lived, so that when I part this world one day my heart will have no regrets. Life is not worth living unless you contribute to mankind, and promote positive change around you to the best of your ability. We all have a part to play because we are interlinked in this world wide web (no, NOT the internet!). So pay it forward in a selfless way and be an example for the future generations.
Interessiert an Abenteuersport
Fließend in Englisch
,Lerne Chinesisch (Vereinfacht)
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Warum ich auf Couchsurfing bin
HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING I have hosted: Simon - China Patrick - USA Patrick & Mel - Canada, USA Grayson - USA Daniel - UK Felix - Canada Gareth & Kristin - South Africa Lukas & Kevin - Germany Deep - UK Christian - Austria Dan - USA Devashis - USA Cornel - Switzerland Shanmugam - India Sriram - USA Eyal - USA Frankel & Seth - USA Clovis - France Carlos - Spain Antonio - Italy Michael - Germany Jamie & Christina - USA, New Zealand Sarah & Jen - USA Mattias - Switzerland Sharon - USA Bianka - Germany Annika & Lisse - Estonia Lee - Wales Dani - Spain Eric - USA Turner - USA Gio - Netherlands Yoann - France Jelle - Belgium Zad - Singapore Dev - USA Eric - USA I have surfed with: Pablo - Busan, SK Patrick - Donghae, SK Matako - Kyoto, Japan Julie - Busan, SK Marina - Busan, SK Ryan - Ko Phangan, Thailand Sam - Phnom Penh, Cambodia Ratna - Kuala Lampur, Malaysia Raghu - Chennai, India Ragu - Madurai, India Ash - Banglore, India Sebastien - Quebec City, Canada Marco - Montreal, Canada Ian - Hong Kong, China Suraj - Macau, China Akshay - Singapore Gloria - Hualien, Taiwan Antje - Taipei, Taiwan Ali - Istanbul, Turkey Atilla - Cappadocia, Turkey I also try to attend meetings of any given city if I am there at the time. So far I have attended: Busan/Thailand meeting - May 2008 Taipei, Taiwan meeting - June 2008 3M madness slumber party@Donghae, SK - July 2008 CS New Years Eve 2008 in Beijing, China Seoul meet - January 2009 Busan meet - September 2009 Free Hugs @ Busan - December 2009 Busan Wine Hunt - April 2010 CS Mudfest Camping @ Boryeong, SK - July 2010 Free Hugs @ Busan - August 2010 CS Dinner Meet @ Hanoi, Vietnam - December 2010 Since living in Busan I have also organized several meetings (dinner events and Free Hugs), and have been the moderator of the CS Busan group. COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE I began surfing in Korea in order to meet new and interesting people and my experience so far has been extremely awesome. When I first came across this idea I thought it was ingenious.. why did they not think of this sooner?! It's an amazing opportunity to meet like-minded individuals that enlighten and inspire you to do and learn more. CS provides a prime example about the kindness of strangers which is a lesson that many of us have yet to endure. So far I have travelled through almost all of Asia surfing with very cool people who have made my travels that much more interesting.
Musik, Filme und Bücher
follow me on Twitter where I comment frequently on this sorta stuff: www.twitter.com/annjaimi
Eine tolle Sache, die ich getan habe
India! Beautiful, mystical India! Climbing Chichen Itza in Mexico. Snorkelling in the coral reef was fantastic and parasailing over it was quite the experience (since I have a fear of heights!). Travelling Australia was also a dream come true, yet I still want to go back and see more. Living in a small town in England cut off from the rest of the world made me really appreciate real British culture and the simplicity of life. Being in Korea so far have been the most intense culture clash I have endured and it has really put things into perspective. Climbing the great wall in China. It was an intense and surreal feeling. Learning to scuba dive was a real challenge. Now I know what it is like to float like an astronaut. Travelling as a solo, Tamil female is a life-changing experience. You finally realize you are brown. Finally going back to my motherland - Sri Lanka, was an experience I had been waiting 25 years for.. I finally feel like the missing puzzle piece has been found. Enduring the horrendous night buses in Vietnam, scoot scooting around Taiwan and camping in the Toroko gorge, lazing on deserted beaches and staring at the infinite night sky in the Gili Islands ~ all experiences that have shaped me into who I am and inspire me to travel and do so much more!
Lehren, Lernen, Teilen
I'm a teacher by nature, so I can teach you about many things. Especially Tamil (one of the oldest languages) and basic Korean. I can also recommend many great novels and movies, and share stories from my own adventures. I want to learn about EVERYTHING (sort of be a jack of all trades type of gal).. so if you are good at anything at all, I want to know about it.
Was ich mit Hosts teilen kann
A great home cooked Tamil meal (if the spices permit), awesome travel stories, teach you basic Tamil phrases and how to write in Tamil, basic English phrases, simple words in Mandarin to help survive in China, great company!
Meine Interessen
Movies, yoga, world music, education, cartoons, novels, volunteering, social media, visual art, photography, learning, dancing, exploring, sometimes sleeping.