CURRENT MISSION

By the end of the year, I am hoping to get into a liberal arts college in the US with full scholarship. Then I will be financailly liberated.

ABOUT ME

I used to be an basketball player in China. Broke my knee in 2005 and never recovered from it. Got stuck in the US as a student since 2008. Currently I am taking a break after three years of schooling and hopefully to come back school next year. I enjoy traveling as much as I enjoy basketball. Learning different cultures, its histories and languages make me feel enlightened.

More Info about me
My former research institute at the University of Pittsburgh: http://iise.pitt.edu/bao
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Just.Bao.Dai
LinkedIn:http://www.linkedin.com/pub/dai-bao/18/632/7b4
Mini Blog: http://weibo.com/1298592915?source=blog

PHILOSOPHY

I ain't gonna live for ever, I just wanna live while I'm alive.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I am going to have my first CS experience in Germany. After that I will go back to Los Angeles to host.

Interests

Basketball
Metal Music
Traveling
Learning Languages

• arts
• pub crawls
• news
• traveling
• blogging
• music
• metal music
• basketball
• languages
• law

Music, Movies, and Books

I am personally a drummer, so I really enjoy listening to all kinds of metal music.
Dark Knight is so far my favorite movie.
I read all kinds of history books.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Got booed in the Staples Center for cheering for the Rockets in the second round of NBA playoffs 2008-2009. Then became the front page news on some websites in China.

Teach, Learn, Share

I throw myself into all kinds of different cultures and languages. Enjoy different social norms and legal systems. Changing my own characteristics in different countries make my life much more enriching.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Canada, Egypt, France, Greece, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Maldives, New Zealand, North Korea, Singapore, South Africa, Thailand, United Kingdom, Vatican City State, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, United States