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Overview

  • 47 references 38 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in Chinese, English; learning Chinese, Persian (Farsi), Spanish
  • 43, Female
  • Member since 2010
  • English Teacher
  • No education listed
  • From Hong Kong
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Travelling; making new friends; having a simple and happy life; Starting to enjoy trekking a lot; Starting to scuba dive too ;)

ABOUT ME

I am easy going. I like meeting people and hearing stories.

PHILOSOPHY

Travel around the world to see things with my own eyes; hang out with different people; be spontaneous; get ready for challenges

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Came across a friend from England through travbuddy.com in 2000. He recommended this site while I showed him around my home town.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Hosting around 40-45 Csers between 2011-2013
Romming with a Cser from England in 2013-2014
Feeling excited to talk about CS and hang out with CS-ers at all times!

Interests

Travelling, meeting new people, movies, trekking, cooking, food

  • dining
  • cooking
  • cocktails
  • coffee
  • partying
  • movies
  • traveling
  • socializing
  • scuba diving
  • cliff jumping

Music, Movies, and Books

Classic Rock; Nina Simone

Travel books, novels, history

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

A night on a scooter around Palermo; Went to Mainz alone and met new friends at the party who later travelled to Italy with me; Spent 2 days talking to someone who does not speak English but only Spanish (while i don't); Cliff Jumping in Santorini; Illegal entry to an ancient site in Berguma; I hosted 12 Cs-ers in a month and there lived 5csers at my home at a time; Was interviewed with flatmate and 2 cs-ers by the local newspaper about couchsurfing in 2013; went to Yemen in 2014 and met my travel companion whom i texted thru this site at Qatar Airport; attended Yemeni Wedding and Tunisian Wedding; quitted my job to travel around central & south America, the whole of Turkey thru 2015 Summer to 2016; I have been living and travelling around Iran and learning Farsi for 3 months in 2016; Driving around Sri Lanka covering 1000 miles in 7 days; swimming with Manta rays in Bali; Backpacking with my friend who doesn't speak English :) ; walked from one Monastery to another, covering 15 miles a day in Georgia; did not drink vodka in Russia; Self drove at Kruger National Park; Went to South Africa; Walked at night at Johannesburg; went to india; dived 9 dives at Sabah at a long weekend; witnessed five cheetahs together strolling at Masai Mara; Helicopter ride over Victoria Fall; stayed in hk for three years over covid; road tripping around Lebanon; completed Pamir Highway Road trip (craziest trip)

Teach, Learn, Share

learning to seize the day

What I Can Share with Hosts

travelling plans
cooking
coffee, tea, cocktails
Chinese characters and meanings

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Belgium, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Croatia, Cuba, Czech Republic, Egypt, England, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iran, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Malaysia, Maldives, Mexico, Morocco, Myanmar, Netherlands, Oman, Peru, Philippines, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uzbekistan, Vatican City State, Viet Nam, Yemen, Zimbabwe

Countries I’ve Lived In

Hong Kong, Iran

Old School Badges

  • 7 Vouches
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