Hey, I am Qian (pronounced like Chan). I am a political science major. Currently I am about to start my first job back in Beijing, China. I am excited to explore this city:)

I am lucky to have had the chance to study, travel, and live in different regions in the previous years. So far the experience include one semester in South India, one in Jerusalem and two years in Budapest; I had internships in Northern Myanmar and Vienna for some months and lived in Pittsburgh for a short while.

I am looking forward to what could be next, and also very much willing to share and learn more about the world:)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I often find meeting new people help me understand more about the world, the people living in it, and me myself. CS is a great idea and my experiences with it so far are wonderful so that I would like to continue :)

Interests

• literature
• politics
• music
• languages
• psychology
• visual arts
• films
• travelling
• theatres
• yoga and meditation
• reading and writing
• development studies

Music, Movies, and Books

Music:
a bit of nearly everything: classical, jazz, indie pop, rock, techno etc.

Films and series:
Lou Ye, Jim Jarmusch, Wim Wenders, Wong Kar-Wei
the Pervert's Guide to Cinema, Black Books, Fleabag, Solaris, Harold and Maude,
Dancer in the Dark, Dead Poet Society, Before Sunrise

Literature:
Chinese classical poetry, Japanese and Russian novels, proses, SF
Haruki Murakami, Hemingway, Raymond Carver, Tagore, Otsuichi

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

remixed myself while living in a quiet mountain town in Myanmar.

Teach, Learn, Share

Can Teach: Chinese (including/esp swearing words), some background info about East Asia.

Would like to learn: almost everything! esp a bit of a new language, since I have this annoying habit of using the small phrases from different languages that I cannot speak xD

I am sometimes quite talkative, would like to share stories and jokes:)

What I Can Share with Hosts

Some facts within my scope, some ideas and opinions, and my primitive cooking technics :P

Countries I’ve Visited

Cambodia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Jordan, Macao, Malaysia, Netherlands, Palestine, Serbia, Slovakia, Taiwan, Thailand, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Austria, China, Hungary, India, Israel, Myanmar, United States