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Overview

  • 8 references 4 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in Chinese, English, Yue (Cantonese); learning Spanish
  • 28, Female
  • Member since 2013
  • Student, Traveler, Journalist
  • BSocSc. International Journalism, Political Science
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About Me

Hello! Im from Hong Kong who is currently based in Shanghai. Looking forward to share food, drinks and travel stories with you!

PHILOSOPHY

If you reject the food, ignore the customs, fear the religion and avoid the people, you might better stay at home.
- James A. Michener

Interests

I usually play sports, such as running, swimming, cycling, hiking, etc. I like expressing my ideas and thoughts by images and words, so I like photography and writing. Sometimes, I like to read books too. Last but not least, I love trying out new stuff.

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: 127 hours, One Day, 500 Days of Summer, Soul Surfer, Taken
Music: Red Hot Chili Peppers, Linkin Park, Pink Floyd, Jake Bugg, Coldplay, Passenger, Parachute, Yellowcard, Shawn Mendes, Calvin Harris, Alesso, Sebastian Ingrosso
Books: For One More Day, Tuesdays with Morrie

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Macau 2010 - Left my camera in the taxi and got a free dessert at a local restaurant

Dongguan 2011 - Paranormal experiences at the hotel (Feel free to ask me for details :P)

Brighton 2012 - Jumping on the edge of the Beachy Head and nearly died

Brighton 2012 - Waiting the bus for 1 and a half hour at midnight

London 2012 - Had a strong sense of 'global citizenship' when I saw the olympics countdown clock

Oxford 2012 - Marvelous British architecture but there were a lot of Chinese speaking Mandarin on the scene, instead of Brit English huh

Cambridge 2012 - "輕輕的我走了,正如我輕輕的來" at University of Cambridge

Taichung 2013 - Ate too much delicious snacks from the night market and could not sleep at all

Taipei 2014 - Got onto a wrong train, almost went to an extreme remote area and was kicked out of train by the captain

Taichung 2015 - (Hah, Taiwan again!) First time traveling during Chinese New Year (well actually everything is closed) to attend my sister's wedding, and after party for sure!

Singapore 2015 - Traveled with besties in college and stayed in friend's house for more than a week. Note to self: food in hawker centers are so much better than those in high-class restaurants.

Malaysia 2015 - Hitchhiked in Langkawi and spent days in Jalan Pudu in Kuala Lumpur (which has the highest crime rate in KL).

Inner Mongolia 2016 - Spent a month working and living there. I crashed a kart in the middle of nowhere.

Hong Kong 2016 - Watched Sam Feldt Live, First time traveling alone to Singapore.

Moscow 2017 - visited RT, experienced foreign reporting without knowing the language

Saint Petersburg 2017 - tried out local craft beer, learned about local hip hop music, busking and had a fabulous experience even though got burgled in a locked hotel room

Phuket 2017 - overseas wedding in a 5-star resort, an endless eating and sun-n-sand trip

Warsaw and Kraków 2018 - visited the most dreadful concentration camps and made close friends with our hosts in Poland

Berlin 2018 - To visit checkpoint Charlie was the closest feeling for me to WWII

Mannheim 2018 - Why Mannheim? Why not? I visited very small cities in Germany and I loved it! Amazing small town with vivid night life!

Offenburg 2018 - Europa Park! The craziest roller coaster rides!

Strasbourg and Colmar 2018 - Kammarzel houses bring you to the Japanese animation, Moving House

BACKPACKING EUROPE in 2018!!!

Teach, Learn, Share

I am an English Tutor, but if you wanna learn Cantonese I can also teach you that!

What I Can Share with Hosts

Friendship, Cultures, a friendly and outgoing character

Countries I’ve Visited

Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, China, Croatia, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Montenegro, Poland, Russian Federation, Serbia, Singapore, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, United Kingdom

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