Hey there! I am John from Chengdu, China
A little about myself: Ever since I was a child, I had been curious about what the world outside is like. And that curiosity makes a part of who I am today- I am desperately eager to find out what the rest of the world is like- different people, different cultures, different languages! And now I am on my way to explore. I am an outgoing person with easy mind. I am willing to communicate, to share with interesting people from all over the world! I respect different values and beliefs. I support LGBTQ rights 🏳️‍🌈 ,feminism!

More about myself:
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I don’t favor fast-paced city life, I prefer very slow-paced life in which you could find the beauty and true meaning of life!😉
I don’t like borders , I think world would be a better place without borders both physically and mentally 🌐
I don’ t like wars, all I wanted is a peaceful world!☮️
I don’t like discrimination, every single human is born equal!
There are so many I-don’t-likes the world deserves to have more I-likes
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I love traveling because traveling makes me explore myself more and understand the world from different perspectives .🙆‍♂️
I love films , films changes the way of I express my emotions, film is the best thing ever invented! film makes me think, make me cry, make me laugh, make me angry🎬
I love photography, photography has been and will always be my way of expression! 📷 （check out some of my photography in My Photos)
I love being myself, being myself is a free state of me in which I can do and think what I want.

My philosophy: Get busy living or get busy dying. We are all meant to die one day, why don’t we live to the fullest!

So if you are to find a both talkative and interesting person, I may be the right one!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

One day, I was browsing on the internet to search “what is the best way to travel” Then, Couchsurfing popped in! And then I signed up...... Five years have passed, I grow fonder and fonder of Couchsurfing as it shows that in this somehow fast-changing world , there’s still mutual trust and true interaction between people. We share, we learn on Couchsurfing and it is a fascinating way to interact with people from other parts of this planet! And I gradually realize that no matter where we come from, what colors we are given, what values we believe in, we are one. So this is why I join Couchsurfing!

Interests

▶️I still take Traveling as an interest though I think it is more of a lifestyle! Why don’t we hit on the road while we are still young and full of energy!Travel changes , shapes me.
▶️Photography! Photography is the love of my life! So is film.
▶️Books! Books deepen my minds and I am able to learn from the greatest human minds in history
▶️Music,it is seasoning of life! Without music, life is a doom!
▶️Philosophy, “Je pense donc je suis”
▶️What I am most interested in life is life itself! Life is so beautiful and just embrace it!

• photography
• reading
• music
• history
• travel
• filmmaking
• freedom
• adele
• book
• filmmaker
• moivies

Music, Movies, and Books

I like musics, films and books that touches my heart no matter what types they may belong to.
🎵 I listen most to Jazz, Soft Rock , R&B and blues.
Bob Dylan, Coldplay, Jack Johnson, Alicia Keys, Amy Winehouse, John Lenon, Cigarettes after sex, Queen,Stevie Wonder,Norah Jones, Tony O’ Malley, B.B .King ,Louis Armstrong, Sufjan Stevens, Oasis, Pink Floyd Aretha Franklin......
I am up to learn to play guitar and trying to create some music.🤔
🎬This is a cinephile here!😁I am crazy for films! I think I can discuss films with you all day long non-stopping! Hollywood Blockbusters aren’t my types, but I still watch them for fun! I mostly watch art-house films because I think they are the films that inspire and make me think!
Some of the directors that I adore: Wong Kar Wai , Hirokazu Koreeda , Hsiao-hsien Hou, Andrei Tarkovsky, Jim Jarmusch, Pedro Almodóvar, Joo-ho Bong, David Fincher,Ang Lee.......and so many else! BTW, I am also a collector of film discs( criterion collection)
Some of the films I love: Chungking Express, In the Mood For Love, Days of being wild, Happy Together, The Night on Earth, 1984, A Brighter Summer Day, Shawshank Redemption, Forest Gump, Close-up ,Breathless,Fear Eats the Soul, Blow up, Cold War....... There are just so many I will tell you when we meet hahahahha😂
📖 “Books are treasure banks storing passed down from generation to generation” 🤓 I learn the past wisdom from the books , I learn the greatest mind from books. I learn thus I grow! I read books ranging from history, philosophy,politics to travel, sci-fi.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Hiking a foggy mountain all alone
Taking my short film to one of the most important film festivals in the world and screened it there.

Teach, Learn, Share

I am a story collector! I would like to know interesting stories from your hometown , your journey, and most importantly - the stories about you! I am also willing to share my own stories with you!
Open to all the different languages and skills .(currently want to learn French, German, Italian, Spanish,Japanese ) In exchange,I can definitely teach some Mandarin or even some local dialogues of Chengdu( very interesting dialects). Also teaching how to cook some Chinese food will be my offer!
As I mentioned above, I am good at photography, so if you want to improve your pictures a little bit I can give you some useful tips!
All in all, Couchsurfing is really a good way of learning, teaching and sharing!

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can offer you a very relaxing environment to rest and sleep. (my home is situated at the relatively rural area so there aren’t noises. Very quiet compared to the urban area)
My father used to be an excellent Sichuan food cook so I can offer you nice and very original food.
If I am free,I can show you around the city and take you to the best spots( restaurants, bar, book stores only locals will go to) you could ever find in Chengdu.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, France, Germany, Hong Kong, South Korea, Spain, Thailand

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, Hong Kong, Thailand