Hey there~ I live in a 🌊apartment in city center of Qingdao. Few minute walking distance to beautiful seaside park.

🛋️Surfers will have a nice private guest room which has a bed, table, closet and total privacy.

🏕️ 🌟please understand that I prefer to host on weekdays as my time is more flexible and relaxing.
On weekend I’m pretty occupied Which mostly I might say No for request on weekend.

❤️🌟‼️Please understand that I can only host guests with 8+ positive references so that I can know who you are instead of inviting a total stranger in as I’m a girl I have to know who I gonna meet right? Haha 😆

😇I’m clean and minimalist myself and always keep clean when I stay with hosts, like Cleaning the sink after wash, wash dishes after use are basics. I also appreciate it when my guests do so.
Also writing a very personal and informative email is always helpful when looking for a host.
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😎My motto:
Life is a journey, enjoy everything you can.
Be curious. Be silly,Be kind,Be weird, Be wild, Be yourself.

🤓PHILOSOPHY
Never stop learning and exploring the world and yourself.

The World is a book, and those who do not travel read only one page.

I usually prepare some Chinese tea and Chinese lucky charms,souvenirs and post cards for my hosts.

CS is about trust and share and respect. I like meeting people with same values. and welcome you to Qingdao,China one day:)

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Who am I❓👼💞

I am Aurora from Qingdao, a beautiful coastal city located on east coast of China. I am a fun, positive girl, my friends said so,especially when I am traveling 😎

For My work which I love very much, I do Chinese and English language training for adults and also work as an interpreter for international business people. I also founded two non-profit Clubs, Qingdao Pro Toastmasters Club for people practice public speaking in a positive and supportive environment.
Aurora English Book Club for people to read, communicate and discuss about the great bestsellers for personal growth.

I am an art and museum person. I like nature and art. Nature helps people become genuine and back to the true self.

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😎What can I share with my host?
A looooot❗️
traveling experience, Chinese language and culture,
gifts from China, cooking, food and wine,
public speaking skills,
how to be a freelancer,
how to develop your hobby to your work. Laughters, happiness. etc.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I like communicating with people from all walks of life all over the world.
I like culture and foreign languages.
I like to share all interesting things and beautiful things in my life. I like it when people meet each other for the first time and they spend some quality time together, it's only several days but you can never forget all the wonderful people you meet in your journey. Isn't it amazing!

Meeting local people allows me know the country and culture very well. and I also can share my experience and become a chinese culture messenger. It's an essential part of my trip.

Interests

For my hobbies,
I like language and culture, traveling,
making friends and public speaking,
watching movies, dancing salsa and bachata.
I taught myself a Chinese traditional flute and guitar.

I travelled many places in China and
travelled in Europe for 3 months by myself in 2014, and travel by myself 80 days in US in 2016, 2017 and more, I love the pure and wild nature in North America. I love that amazing trip.

ART AND NATURE

• cooking
• meditation
• movies
• traveling
• dance

Music, Movies, and Books

music, MJ, Lennon, bachata music,Queens, katy Perry...rock n roll
songs,I hate myself for loving you, It's my life,Bon jovi...don't you cry tonight
Movie, Leon, the God must be crazy, shawshunk redemption, Roman holiday
books, the art of life. spiritual books. philosophy books by Schopenhauer,phychology books

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Just finished my 9 months world trip 2024.6-2025.3. Covering 15 countries. 🌍 Europe 8 countries 24 cities. Canada, US. Columbia, Peru. etc.

🐦 3 months snowbird vacation every year since 2017 till now as I hate winter Love summer.

🚗Road trip from Qingdao to Xishuangbanna Yunnan in 2022 winter and lived there for 3 months exploring Pu’er tea mountains. 🍃

Traveled in Yunnan China by myself for 1 month, went into a deepest village where there is no public transportation , using hitchhike.

traveled in Europe for 3 months in 2016, meeting many wonderful people which is one of the best part in that trip

Traveled by myself 80 days in USA in 2017

Invited 3 of my hosts in USA to China for first time in their life and hosted them in Qingdao.

Participated in National Speech Contest and went to final

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach Chinese language, chinese culture, tea ceremony, caligraphy,Chinese cooking...my amazing traveling experience.

What I Can Share with Hosts

my amazing traveling experience. food, drinks, etc.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Belgium, Canada, Colombia, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Italy, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, Peru, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, United States, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, China, Italy, United States