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Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China
@benjamin-plafker
Member since 2017
I am back home in Beijing, China, where I grew up, after three years of travel, mostly around Central and North America. I play music for a living, primarily in public spaces, which makes my work very mobile. I try to take full advantage of this mobility by traveling as far and wide as I can, taking overland routes, hitchhiking when circumstance allows, for the purposes of meeting people and expanding networks of understanding.
Interested in Adventure Sports
Interested in Cycling
Fluent in Chinese (Simplified)
Learning Arabic
Why I'm on Couchsurfing
I believe in mutual aid. I think that when people share resources everybody benefits and I think platforms like this one are very important in building a culture of trust and sharing.
Music, Movies, and Books
Beatles, Paolo Nutini, Dispatch, La lira libertaria, los cojolites, the doors
One Amazing Thing I've Done
Hitchhiked from Vancouver, Canada to San José, Costa Rica
Teach, Learn, Share
I have a fair amount of experience teaching guitar. I would be happy to help you out some if you're learning! I would love to learn about any instruments that you might know anything about, and if you speak Arabic I would love to learn some from you. I also love to cook and share recipes.
What I Can Share With Hosts
Music! I bring my guitar with me wherever I go and love playing with new people!