Dear Hosts and traveler:

This is Chien , and you can also me Mina.
I''ve join couch surfing since 2012.
First time experience was in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
A Thai girl same age as me and her Chinese Husband host me for two nights with other couch surfers.
We had a great time chatting and having local food together.

I love travelling , and often time just by myself. Many people say it could be dangerous for a girl traveling alone. But by so far I just be careful of myself and met many nice and helpful person.
The most benefits I take from every journey is different people from all over the world show their life style to me, and always beyond my imagination.

In the weekend like to join the coushsurfing event some time or just in the hostel drink with other travelers. I like cook by myself and try to have a healthy life even when I was in travelling. I am a super lover of animal, and feel really comfortable to be with them.

This is my second time travel to Europe. I was taking Trans-Siberia Railway, but I took the branch one called Trans- Mongolia , so I cross three countries ( China- Monglia- Russia) and three time zone. Than travel to some Easter Europe counties. Now I am in France and will stay for one year, by so far I've stay 3 months in Bordeaux for language school and 1 months in Lyon for volunteer in a catholic community. Now I am in Paris doing au-pair and going to language school to learn french.

I am a bit shy sometime, but after knowing better I talk a lot.
so that's it. Happy Travelling , be happy be safe.

Mina S

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

to met different people , and enrich my life,
taking positive way of thinking from others.
share experience with travelers.
to have a nice conversation in a coffee with others.

Interests

• culture
• books
• coffee
• traveling
• animal care
• history
• tourism
• language exchange
• volunteering
• food
• movie
• france
• southeast asia

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Cold Play(US), The xx(UK)
Bollywood Dance Music, Soda Green( TW),
Tryo(France), Daft Punk( France)

Movies: City of Sadness( Taiwan), The lake house(US), Departure( Japan),
Seediq Bale( Taiwan), Nuovo Cinema Paradiso(Italy), Thelma and Louise(us)
The joy luck club (US), Lost on Journey( China), Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain, Intouchables( France), Goodbye Linen,(Germany), Slumdog Millionaire(indai), English Vinglish(india), three idiot( india)

Books; The stories of Sahara by Sanmao

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

1. Work in an Animal Clinic and be with animal and my awesome colleges
2. Trans-Mongolia from Beijing cross thee countries and three time zone to Russia in the end.
3. Travelling to India by myself and now is one of my favorite country.
4. Working holiday in Australia for two years(2014~2015)
5. Working Holiday in FRANCE(2017)

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach; Chinese, English, home made taiwanese dishes.
Learn; french, Spanish, , English
share: travel experience, language learning experience

What I Can Share with Hosts

Language:I mother language is Chinese, and I've learned English more than ten years, and eager to learn French self learning Spanish, so I would love to share language learning experience .
Cooking: not professional , but some home made Taiwanese dishes which my mom teach me.
Culture and History: if you are interesting of the Taiwanese culture or the relationship between china and taiwan, or the info if you will travel to there.

Countries I’ve Visited

Andorra, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Cambodia, China, Estonia, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Macao, Malaysia, Mongolia, Morocco, Myanmar, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Russian Federation, Singapore, Spain, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, France, Taiwan