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Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
@callmechak
Member since 2011
ABOUT ME Chak from China! Well, I'm from Macau, which is officially part of China but has a high degree of autonomy (like Hong Kong, long story). Currently, I am studying medicine at Edinburgh University and will be graduating in 2019 if I manage to pass all my exams.
Interested in Classical
Interested in Cycling
Fluent in English
Learning Spanish
Why I'm on Couchsurfing
HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING First time I heard about couchsurfing was when I volunteered in Moldova. One of our local colleagues is a big fan and he introduced me to this whole new world. COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE As a student, my travelling opportunities are rather limited by time and money. Nevertheless, I go away when I have the chance to and couchsurfing is an amazing way to meet people and learn about the cities. I have couchsurfed for a couple of times in Ireland, Romania and France. All the people I met were extremely friendly and interesting to talk to. I would very much like to host people but since I am sharing a flat with a few friends I have to make sure they are happy before I accept any guests.
Music, Movies, and Books
Can't think of anything in particular. Just anything amusing and clever really.
One Amazing Thing I've Done
I made myself dinner the other day, it was great! It is a bit hard to define amazing, right? I guess one of the things that I have done in uni was starting a volunteering scheme called MEET, where we brought 20 students from Edinburgh University to Macau and teach local high school students. Apart from general English, they also developed a project-based learning plan to give the students a taste of university life abroad. People seemed to have enjoyed the trip so it was pretty cool!
Teach, Learn, Share
We can chat about music, I'm classically trained but I do want to explore different styles. I can play the piano and violin (just like every Asian kid lol). I can also share experience in studying medicine at Edinburgh University, there are quite some fun stories. Apart from that, I suppose I can talk about traveling as well. I've been to most of Asia and many European countries, it would be interesting to share some fascinating cultures in different countries. Oh, also I can teach some basic Chinese as well, both Cantonese and Mandarin. It would be quite handy considering these people are appearing everywhere in the world.
What I Can Share With Hosts
Other than all the things mentioned above, I can do some cooking as well if time and circumstance permit. Cantonese food is amazing! Coming from Scotland, I might also try to share with you some Scottish traditional culture, dances, music, and maybe even whiskey!
My Interests
I just like a bit of everything really. Again for me, it's more about the people than the actual activities. Playing violin in orchestras was a great way to make friends. I study medicine so I will chat a lot about my subject but I'm interested in pretty much everything.