Hi! I'm Joann (Jinghan) from China. I’m currently living in Beijing. I’m working as a journalist in a lifestyle magazine.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I really enjoy uncertainty, stories and talking with new friends in the travel!

I wnat to be a experiencer rather than a visitsor during my trip! (do sth interesting!)

Interests

• traveling
• cycling
• hiking
• surfing
• volunteering
• mountains
• sea
• photograph

Music, Movies, and Books

Laufey / Olivia Dean/ LanaDel Ray / Patti Smith /
The Beatles

Books by Svetlana Alexievich and Italo Calvino, e.g. ,

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Volunteered in Sanjiangyuan area (Tibeten Plateau) for a month, coopearting with a local NGO and helping women in nomadic communities to sold their handicrafts

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach Mandarin and English
I'm not so professional in photograph, but I've learned it by myself for 5 years
Last but not least, I really enjoy cook Chinese cuisine and share it with peopel all around the world!

What I Can Share with Hosts

Language skills
Life in China and Hong Kong
Stories and advantures (I have been there for 6 times)
Cooking meals (especially Szechuan cuisine/Hubei cuisine)

Some of my traveling/hiking/volunteering experience:
- Volunteered in Sanjiangyuan, working with local pastoralists
- hiked around the Gongga Great Circuit
- climbed 5588m Nama Peak
- rode around Hainan Island
- crossed the Tengger Desert
......

Countries I’ve Visited

China, Indonesia, Turkey

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, Hong Kong