I am a doctor taking some time out to travel. I left the UK with my boyfriend in July 2016 and drove 10,000 miles in a tiny Nissan Micra all the way to Siberia to raise money for charity!

We have since been travelling around Asia, and are now looking to settle in Hong Kong.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I have never enjoyed staying in hotels. I find them a sterile environment that doesn't enable me to really get a sense of the true essence of a destination.

Even before Airbnb, I have always searched out apartments in the heart of the places I visit so I can really absorb myself into my surroundings.

So many of my friends have used Couchsurfing, and I have only heard amazing things about the generosity and kindness shown to them. Traveling in this way seems like a fantastic opportunity to try it for myself.

I can only apologise that as I do not have my own place (I lodge when in the UK), that at the moment I cannot host myself.

Interests

Travel (obviously)
Food - especially local specialties. I am half chinese so grew up with amazing cantonese cuisine. I am a very adventurous eater... I am yet to not try anything offered to me!
Sport - I play hockey, tennis and netball.
Current Affairs - I try and keep up to date, no matter how busy I am

• perfumes
• environment
• dining
• traveling
• sports
• hockey
• tennis
• netball
• medicine
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Music
Rock/Indie - Beirut, Bombay Bicycle Club, Maccabees, Alt J, Radiohead, Queens of the Stone Age
Classical - Mostly romantic/modern - Debussy, Stravinsky, Britten, Elgar

Movies
Scott Pilgrim vs The World, Bridesmaids, Die Hard

Books
American Psycho, The Wasp Factory, Brief Interviews With Hideous Men, A Secret History

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Helping my friend give birth to identical twins

Camping on the Great Wall of China

What I Can Share with Hosts

Engaging conversation - if you're interested in something then I will be too. I love encouraging debate and delving into how people think.

My experiences as a doctor in the UK.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cambodia, China, Cuba, Egypt, England, France, Germany, Greece, Grenada, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jersey, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Luxembourg, Macao, Malaysia, Mongolia, Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Scotland, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey, Turkmenistan, United Kingdom, United States, Uzbekistan, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

Cambodia, England