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Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China
@cicely-zhang
Member since 2018
I am a Chinese girl interested in art, handcrafts, visiting historical sites and various museums. I like travelling to any place that I have never been to. I also love to communicate with different people. I am a PhD graduate in China researching textile history and archaeology, currently in a gap applying for new projects while working as a freelance writer.
Interested in Art
Interested in Crafts
Fluent in English
Learning English
Why I'm on Couchsurfing
I planned to try couchsurfing for my own travel during my visit in Denmark. After moving into my tiny studio I found one more mattress then this idea came up that I could host others too. I have been under similar situation so I understand what most female travellers would worry about and how many problems they might meet when they are using couchsurfing and looking for a host. As I have only one small room I can host only one female. I hope I could help people especially young girls travelling alone to Copenhagen without enough budget. And I wish you could pay me back with your smile, respect, possible skills teaching or interesting stories:) Living in Europe for a year, I met travellers from different countries and locals in different countries I visited. My lifestyle and worldview changed a little. I used to travel alone to see this world, mostly heritage from the past and static sceneries on the road, which helped me understand this planet I am living on. After visiting a lot of cities and sites and reading a lot of histories, I have gained some knowledge and lost interests in most of tourist sites or city views. I prefer to walk in each place and get to know people, especially local people with their real lives. My preference of visiting historical places or museums helped me understand human history. Meeting different people from different corners helped me know about the contemporary world.
Music, Movies, and Books
Any music sounds great( I showed a lot of interests in Taiwan independent music) Any movie moves me I like books and bookstores very much And I really like beautiful little things
One Amazing Thing I've Done
Cycling round the Taihu Lake in China Travelling alone to the UK in the summer of 2018 Being a couchsurfer and hosting solo female travellers in Copenhagen Thinking about quiting my PhD program in China
Teach, Learn, Share
Chinese Expereince on being a PhD student Travelling stories Knowledge of East Asian culture
What I Can Share With Hosts
Housekeeping and cooking. Travelling stories and learning experience, as well as knowledge and interesting things about China or East Asia. If you are interested in textiles I am professional on that :)