CURRENT MISSION

Travel around the world.

ABOUT ME

I enjoy traveling a lot! As a child, I lived and grew up in South Africa due to my father's diplomatic post. Consequently I have always enjoyed approaching various cultures around the world. For the moment, I am an exchange student in Leiden, the Netherlands; studying Art History and Dutch Studies. My major back home however is actually Literature and Foreign Languages. Nevertheless, I seem to appreciate sci-fi and suspense novels more than classical literature works...XD!

In my free time, I often read a novel, listen to some good music, or play my clarinet. I used to play flute in a woodwind ensemble, but now as an amateur clarinetist in the school's orchestra. Although I engage myself in the practice of classical music, I also listen to a wide variety of genres from rock to electros. Radiohead and Bjork are my personal favorite. I guess music is and will always be part of my life besides traveling :)

PHILOSOPHY

Cherish the moment. Be thankful for those who really cared about you.

我为什么加入 Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Now that my friends recommend me to experience the magic of couchsurfing, I not only provide a couch in Taiwan but even being a couchsurfer myself :)

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I am kind of new to coachsurfing. I did crash in my cousin's boyfriend's place once and another host's sofa the other time in Austria though. Both experiences were quite unforgettable, and I hope to experience some more :)

兴趣

Clarinet, flute, basketball, badminton, jogging, reading, listening to good music, and probably cooking.

• arts
• books
• literature
• cooking
• reading
• traveling
• magic
• music
• classical music
• basketball
• badminton
• art history
• history
• languages

音乐、电影和书籍

Books: Flowers for Algeron, His Dark Materials, 1984, Lord of the Flies, The Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, and etc. to name but a few.

Music: Classical music, Radiohead, Bjork, Broken Social Scene, Emily Haines, Zero 7, Bliss, Koop,..., ah too many!

Movies: Equilibrium, Inception, Star Wars, The Dark Knight, Butterfly Effect, K-19, and so on. Mainly sci-fi or action movies.

我做过的一件不可思议的事情

Took a 5-hour bus trip deep into the Arctic Circle in Finland and stayed there for three nights---just to observe the breathtaking northern lights (and it was like minus 20 Celsius!).

教，学，和分享

I'd love to learn a few local cuisine, languages, or stories that I could also in turn share my own.

我游览过的国家

Austria, Belgium, Botswana, Cambodia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lesotho, Lithuania, Mozambique, Namibia, Poland, Singapore, Slovakia, South Korea, Swaziland, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States, Zimbabwe

我居住过的国家

Netherlands, South Africa, Taiwan