*I wish in the above "hosting availability" choice it were "accepting guests". I am not able to provide accommodation because I am technically a vagabond now. However, I did host travelers (not even couch surfers, but strangers that I trusted) when I had the ability back in Beijing. So I am willing and eager to help others and feel good couch surfing when I travel: it is all about give and take. *

I was born and bred in Shanxi, a Chinese hinterland province, which, however, never prevents me from getting in touch with the outside world. By the time I finished high school in Pingyao, a famously attractive ancient city, I had already met and befriended people from over 60 countries in the world without having traveled abroad. I voluntarily showed visitors around and helped them bargain without taking a penny of kickbacks. In return, I picked up near native English.

Partly because of my love for English, partly because of the power it gives me, I chose English as my undergraduate major. The lack of rigor in the undergraduate program and a burning desire to understand the most fundamental human issues propelled me to pursue a master's in liberal arts at St. John's College, Annapolis, Maryland. That's when I moved to the US in 2012.

After finishing my master's program, I moved to Bay area to join a startup, but it didn't quite work. So I became a vagabond involuntarily. I am in the middle of looking for jobs in high tech companies, but I am also relaxing and enjoying San Francisco (that's if I have a place to crash).

我为什么加入 Couchsurfing

I need a place to stay because of my limited financial means, but also because I enjoy meeting new people and having hearty conversations. I look forward to hosting like-minded people when I have the ability.

兴趣

people, reading, writing, Buddhism, soccer, biking

• arts
• writing
• technology
• reading
• traveling
• cycling
• surfing
• buddhist
• soccer

音乐、电影和书籍

too many to name... (music: John Legend, R & B, soul, rock; movies: Godfather 123, Taxi Driver, Samuel Jackson, Denzel Washington, Morgan Freeman; books: Plato, Aristotle, Schopenhauer, Peter Hessler)

我做过的一件不可思议的事情

too many to name... (once I slowed down the traffic with my arms at an intersection so that an elderly could cross the street in Beijing)

我可以与沙发主分享些什么

share interesting stories, practice Mandarin Chinese, share observations about the US from a comparative approach

我游览过的国家

China, Hong Kong, United States

我居住过的国家

China, United States