I am a university fellow at New York University in Shanghai. I studied political science with a minor in math and computer science. So we can chat about a range of topics related to technology, current events, and more! I have lived in New York, Washington DC, Abu Dhabi, Tokyo, Budapest, and now in Shanghai. In each of these places I fell in love with a range of things. For instance, in Abu Dhabi, I started loving oud colognes. Instagram: www.instagram.com/noel_xcj
Interested in Books & Literature
Interested in Cooking
Fluent in Chinese (Simplified)
Learning Hindi
Why I'm on Couchsurfing
I would like to get to know local people at the places where I travel to. I haven't used Couchsurfing too often in the past, but I hope to use it more often in the future!
Music, Movies, and Books
MUSIC indie and alternative rock, classical, electronic, etc. BOOKS 1984, Perks of Being a Wallflower, Great Gatsby, On Chesil Beach, Persepolis, Fahrenheit 451 MOVIES Inception, Back to the Future, Chungking Express, White Palms, Persepolis, Reluctant Fundamentalist
One Amazing Thing I've Done
I went on a boat trip up the Amazon river with local people. Literally no one spoke English on the boat. I also flew on the trapeze once like circus performers: http://bit.ly/theflyingtrapeze .
What I Can Share With Hosts
I can share my Chinese tea collection with you. I carry with myself a travel tea set that I use to brew Chinese tea!
