Hi! I’m Sophie from Taipei, Taiwan.
A ordinary human being who’s still learning how to enjoy every bit of her life.

I don’t look exactly like the photo btw, I’m way more messy when I’m traveling / at home.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Cause it’s a nice way to share the things that I have and have learnt, and to learn more about what I don’t know yet.

Interests

Photography.

Lomo’instant, 35mm film / cam
Sony HandyCam, Fujifilm X-T20

I try to capture moments worth remembering, as if I get to judge them… anyway, and traveling.

• singing
• photography
• reading
• traveling
• live music
• opera
• sightseeing
• food
• learning languages
• biking
• learning new things
• musicals

Music, Movies, and Books

Love all kinds of music, Chopin to Rachmaninov, the Beatles to Linkin Park, Michael Jackson to seventeen.

Don’t get to watch so many movies/films/animations after I grew up, but still have my favorites:
the Godfather, the Shawshank Redemption, the English patient, the Lord of the Rings, the Eighth Day, Forest Gump, Hasards ou coïncidences, Trois Couleurs, especially Bleu and Rouge, and A Star Is Born, Timetrap...

LOVE Fantastic Mr. Fox, directed by Wes Anderson, and a lot of other animations made by Ghibli Studio.
The Secret of Kells, The prince of Egypt, $9.99 are also some wonderful animations.
のだめカンタービレ (Nodame Cantabile) is my all time favorite.

Series… My Mister, My Liberation Notes, Younger, Dance Academy, 1899, the Light We Cannot See, …

Favorite book would be the one I’m reading,
S. , ship of Theseus.
Still haven’t finished it though.

I also enjoy poems, some of my favorite are: Musée des Beaux Arts by Auden, 雪 (snow), and 去過靜慢的生活 (live a quiet and slow life) by 任明信.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Traveled alone, got sick (not like deadly sick tho) and survived

Teach, Learn, Share

All I can TEACH is probably Traditional Chinese (Mandarin), and maybe some Asian dishes that my mom taught me. But I would also be happy to share things in my life, my city, all I know and what I believe in, to those who wanted to visit my city or was willing to hang out with me. And we can learn together, I would really love to learn and know about your language, your culture, and your philosophy.

What I Can Share with Hosts

What I have in mind, maybe some snacks, some dishes, some language exchange?

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Scotland, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, Taiwan