CURRENT MISSION Welcome to Taipei ABOUT ME friendly social cultural helpful well mannered like to be funny. I have had lay-over in Japan several times but never get a chance to visit an actual city. I'm now moving away from the US so I decided to have an amazing vacation in Japan prior to returning home. I would love to visit famous architect's office as well famous architecture building. PHILOSOPHY My behavior is an reflection of yours Treat others like the way you wanted to be treated I'm born in Taiwan but our true heritage are Chinese history and culture of 4000+ years and I need to represent it in the best manner.
Interested in Cooking
Interested in Cycling
Fluent in English
Learning French
Why I'm on Couchsurfing
HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING In Summer of 2012, Hosted a Japanese artist, a Chinese scholar from Shanghai, and then a German couple and another young college couple from California. COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE So Far So Good ~~ Nice to meet you//
Music, Movies, and Books
Music: jazz, classical, techno, trance, salsa, jpop, taiwan pop movies: dark knight 2, matrix, fight club, sicko, limitless, double, lost in translation, ramen girl, departure, departed books: "end of the line", "hunger game," "harry potter," "Fahrenheit 451,"
One Amazing Thing I've Done
I have been sailing on Lake Michigan from Belmont Harbor every summer since 3 years ago. I think this is my #1 activity in Chicago and then biking is #2. For those who hasn't try sailing, please do it sometime.
Teach, Learn, Share
I'm also a private Chinese teacher/ tutor/ conversation. I'm trying to learn how to use Autodesk Revit and 3D Max. Whenever I have time I'll try to practice some Japanese and Spanish on the side as well.
My Interests
Travel, Cooking, Culture, Photography, Sailing, Badminton, salsa dance, jazz music performance, interior and architecture stuff