CURRENT MISSION

To be a good teacher and help my students learn good English.

ABOUT ME

I am a Chinese girl. My name is Xiaoye Huang, and my English name is Shirley. I went to Amsterdam three years ago and studied in Hogeschool van Amsterdam for one semester as an exchange student. My home university in China is Shanghai University of Finance and Economics. I really love to travel so I got the chance to be an exchange student in Amsterdam, to live in Amsterdam, and to travel in Europe. I like to meet new people,to open my mind and feel different culture in different countries. As a typical Chinese girl, I am very kind ,enthusiastic and a little bit traditional. Europe does give me something new and l like people's lifestyle there. Now I'm in China and for me this country still has too many places to be explored. I spend one year in Menglian, Puer, Yunnan Province as a volunteering teacher and now it's only one and half months before my leaving Menglian and coming back to Shanghai. I love my recent job.

PHILOSOPHY

Life is limited.

Perché sono iscritto su Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I have a friend of mine who travels a lot and she told me this website.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

It's one of my best experience. CS teach me how to accept help and how to reward through helping others.

Interessi

I like reading, which gives me inner peace, let me happy and allows me to feel others' worlds. Also I like to cook Chinese food, but only for others, not when I am alone. I care about every little thing on my hand because I want to catch every minute in my life, living without pity. So, I always plan in advance to keep my time in mind, and I can't play when having something unfinished.
Now I'm busy being an English teacher and I'm learning guitar from my friend. It's very interesting.

• culture
• dining
• cooking
• chinese food
• reading
• traveling
• guitar
• economics
• teaching
• volunteering

Musica, film e libri

Jane Eyre
Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story
The Terminal

Una cosa incredibile che ho fatto

The first time I made 2 dishes for my mother.
Being a voluntary teacher in Menglian.

Insegna, impara, condividi

My first practice of teaching Chinese is to teach one of my hosts. It's really a good memory.

Paesi che ho visitato

Belgium, China, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Switzerland

Paesi in cui ho vissuto

China, Netherlands