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Overview
About Me
For Couchsurfers
Our place is 40 minutes away by bus, 10 minutes away by taxi from Luodong Station (羅東車站)。
Reminder: If you stop at Yilan Station(宜蘭車站). It's 30 minutes away by car.
I am writing this in 2024. I am not as flexible as I used to be, so if you want to do something or go somewhere together, let me know in advance so we can make a plan.
At least, I can offer couchsurfers a bed, a bathroom with hot water, and things to know before coming to Yilan.
Before sending me a request, please read "Why I'm on Couchsurfing"
Here's an event we will be hosting on 12/18 (Wed.)
https://forms.gle/Nt2XHcWjgkvoXj268
For hosts
I am an independent and open-minded traveler. I like meeting locals and simply just live in a place without going anywhere touristic. I usually prepare some gifts from Taiwan, but I don’t like to give you trash if you don’t want it. When I’m traveling I have a presentation about Taiwan so if there’s any occasion that we can share our stories to students and locals, that would be a great opportunity for cultural exchange.
Why I’m on Couchsurfing
I started to host people in 2015 and enjoyed the cultural interactions and the insights I got through the conversations. I want to share this experience with others so I participated in the project called Culture Diving Taiwan. (Also know as Couchsurfers In Class)
This is the project we've been working on with friends:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SleJhakRssg&feature=youtu.be
We introduce travelers to schools around Taiwan. If you are interested in the project, please check out and fill in the form: https://forms.gle/XhAHAX5LNS9H6nuv7
You’ll have the teachers’ contact information after you fill out the form. And we will also introduce you to them. After you have contacted the teachers, please share your itinerary with them. The teachers will help you arrange your accommodation near the schools.
Youtube:https://youtu.be/SleJhakRssg
FB:https://www.facebook.com/Culturediving.tw
Application form:https://forms.gle/XhAHAX5LNS9H6nuv7
Let me know if you need further information, feel free to message me and leave your WhatsApp. If you want to stay with my family in Yilan for more than 2 weeks, please fill in the google form and become volunteers! https://goo.gl/forms/Kll3Rf2nxiM7GrQw2
Interests
Meeting locals and their communities.
- culture
- writing
- architecture
- education
- traveling
- music
- violin
- mountaineering
- languages
- physics
- travel
- permaculture
- web design
- blockchain
- cryptocurrency
Music, Movies, and Books
Favorite books: The Hobbit, The Moon and Sixpence, Harry Potter, Anastasia, The story of mankind.
There's a boy in the girl's bathroom.
Favorite movies: 3 idiots, Interstellar, Agora, With Honor, The Scent of Women, Gattaca, About time
One Amazing Thing I’ve Done
We built boats with local community and made a documentary about it
https://youtu.be/gtjtv8v01Z0?si=itcYgRmHUoD-gnSR
We help an indigenous community (kebalan people) preserve their culture and protect their trees and lands, and we make another documentary about it.
https://youtu.be/vIe6rwb85d0?si=oweTKNyFklLrXtlb
Teach, Learn, Share
Teaching and learning about love. Sharing everything I have.
What I Can Share with Hosts
We have a lot of experience in community projects, let's exchange ideas about it.
Countries I’ve Visited
China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Myanmar, Taiwan, United States, Viet Nam
Countries I’ve Lived In
Indonesia, Taiwan