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Overview

  • 4 references 3 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in Chinese, English; learning German
  • 37, Female
  • Member since 2009
  • Finance related - Getting others' money to invest in othe...
  • BS in Economics and Finance; Minor in Liberal Studies
  • From Shenzhen, China
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

To see the world and at the same time to enjoy my busy working adult life

ABOUT ME

I think I am a down-to-the-earth person that loves meeting people. That's why I love traveling, and I specially love traveling alone - one way to push myself out there and try new things, make new friends.
Apart from traveling, other things I love doing will be reading and watching movies - my brain has the apetite for various kinds of mental food.
I also like sports, especially the feelings of sweating. I am adding this last line just to make myself sound less like a nerd ;)

PHILOSOPHY

Stay committed to your decisions, but stay flexible in your approach.”
- Tom Robins

"That's what we're missing. We're missing argument. We're missing debate. We're missing colloquy. We're missing all sorts of things. Instead, we're accepting."
- Studs Terkel

"If equal affection cannot be, let the more loving one be me."
- Wystan Hugh Auden

"In this life, it is always hard to distinguish happiness and pain, so all that I wish for is to be genuine."
- Wang Xiaobo

"Neither is there Bodhi-tree
Nor yet a mirror bright;
Since in reality all is void
Whereon can the dust fall?"
- Hui Neng (638-713)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

As I say, I love meeting new people, either as a host or as a surfer.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have been hosting people in Hong Kong mostly and am soon gonna surf in the US for the first time!

Interests

traveling, reading, movies, good conversations, running, badminton, ping pong, beach valleyball, hiking, cruising, cooking

  • dining
  • cooking
  • running
  • movies
  • reading
  • traveling
  • socializing
  • hiking
  • sports
  • table tennis
  • badminton
  • beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

There are whole bunch of lists on my FB profile. Mostly for movies, I love the black-humor type like Snatch or Fight Club. Same applies to my book taste - I like Wang Xiaobo's works. He is darn good a master in sarcasm, and he is Chinese (hard to achieve these two at the same time).

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Watched this Icelandic Geyser suddenly sprung up.
Jumped off a 10-meter (I know, not too high, but I was really scared before I gathered enough guts) cliff into a waterfall.

Countries I’ve Visited

Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Latvia, Malaysia, Netherlands, Philippines, Russian Federation, Sweden, Thailand, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

China

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