CURRENT MISSION
Get out of the city, enjoy new surroundings, especially ones featuring beautiful natural surroundings, and meet nice people.

PHILOSOPHY
I don't have a philosophy as such, but empathy is very important to me.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

None really, have stayed with someone and hosted another via this website, but I knew both people first.

Interests

I am a very political person and like to engage with issues that affect marginalized populations. Recently I've been learning a lot about immigration, immigration detention, asylum and refugee issues through some volunteer work; in the past I worked with a collective that sent free books to people in prison and got to know about work that activists do on that front. I love languages; I hope that one day I can get this rocky Mandarin to a higher, more proficient level. It's not all serious social issues and East Asian languages, though, I spend a fair amount of time binge-watching tv series and reading comedy nonsense online (the-toast, random comedian twitter feeds), snacking, drinking coffee, beer, wine, and whiskey.

• books
• wine
• beer
• coffee
• drinking
• reading
• tv
• volunteer work
• languages
• volunteering

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I mentioned the books to prisoners project I was involved in; reading letters from people in prison can be amazing. Taiwan's Taroko Gorge is also one of the most beautiful places I've ever seen.

What I Can Share with Hosts

The pleasure of my company....?(I hope you'll think) If you want to host a friendly person who's happy to make coffee and conversation in the morning, and do something during my stay if you have time, that's what I have to offer.

Countries I’ve Visited

China

Countries I’ve Lived In

Taiwan, United Kingdom, United States