Hey CSers, I'm Yashan from Tianjin, China. I work for a Chinese traditional medicine company in Beijing.
I love traveling to other countries, to see the beautiful nature, to meet local people and to enjoy good food. I like backpacking and couchsurfing, because sleeping in those boring hotels is the last thing I want to do when I'm in another country thousands of miles away from home. Besides, I've had enough of hotels in my business trips.
The coolest thing I've ever done is staying overnight outside of a 7-11 store near the Malaysia/Thailand boarder.
My best memory is the time I spent in New Zealand as a half-traveler-half-worker, when I usally work for a half day and spend the rest of the time walking on the beach, or hiking, or drinking beer with newly met fellow travelers, or simply reading and watching movies. Those are the times that I'm closest to the nature.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

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COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I surfed with several really nice people during my trip in SE Asia. Great experiences! Now I also want to meet more people through CS while travelling.

Interests

reading, writing, travelling, postcrossing (www.postcrossing.com) and making friends.

• writing
• dining
• cooking
• beer
• walking
• drinking
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• hiking
• backpacking
• business
• medicine
• beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: no preference, anything good. Faye Wong is my favourite singer.
Movie: I am open to all kinds of movie, except thrillers.
Books: Literature, esp. classics

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Working Holiday in New Zealand

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach Chinese, English and auditing, share travel experiences, and I'd like to learn Spanish, Russian and anything else.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can cook quite decent Chinese cousine, and I'd love to share them with my hosts.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Germany, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Russian Federation, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Ukraine, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, New Zealand