I started my first backpacking when I was 19, spent my summer traveling all around west Turkey alone. And have been travelling here and there since then. Most of the time I travel alone and meet people along the way. Also I lived in South England for half year, and am living in Montréal ,Canada now.

My profession is 3D animator, I love people, love this world, and I believe in people just like you do. I'm still exploring and learning about this world, and since everyone has so much to give, besides parties and beers, I also believe that deep conversation or inspiring discussion could be another positive way of having fun. The best parts of traveling is that you get to know people from different backgrounds with interesting stories that you've never thought of. So please, share your story with me if we ever met. :)

*I'm from Taiwan, and it has nothing to do with China. (I know the nationality on my profile is 'Taiwan, Republic of China' and it's sometimes quite confusing for some people.)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Base on my travel experiences before, it's always more fun to meet local people instead of just sightseeing when you go to a new country/ city:)

Interests

Watching (or making) films and animations, diving (just a beginner), play guitar, meditation, swimming, drawing, painting, reading, listen to music... you know, the general stuff. Oh and of course, the most important one, TRAVELING!

• arts
• culture
• writing
• cooking
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• painting
• drawing
• guitar
• backpacking
• scuba diving
• skateboarding
• animation
• communications
• sightseeing

Music, Movies, and Books

It's going to take me three days to type down all of my fav so I'll just list some that I can think of now.

Music: Alt-J, LP, Khalid, Keane, Travis, Asaf Avidan, Two Doors Cinema Club, One Republic, Lana Del Rey...the list goes on. (I can also introduce you some awesome independent music in Chinese.)

Movie: The Illusionist (animation), Pianist, The Shawshank Redemption, Léon: The Professional, City of God, Fight Club, Raise The Red Lantern, and a lot. (This one is really an endless list, we can talk more about this in person.)

Book: I'm now reading 'Art of Happiness' by Dalai Lama.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Staying in Dharamshala (a small mountain village in Himalaya where the exile-government of Tibet is located) teaching Tibetan monks Mandarin and learn Buddhism.

Teach, Learn, Share

-languages of course
-arts
-guitar skill
-travel stories
-cooking (you just basically put soy sauce into any dishes then it's a Chinese dish)
-culture stuff
-our thoughts

What I Can Share with Hosts

I'll have the same answer as the 'teach, learn, share' section.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Canada, England, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, India, Italy, Japan, Malta, Myanmar, Netherlands, Poland, Scotland, Singapore, Turkey, United States, Vatican City State, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, England, Taiwan