March 1, 2026 update

Thanks to a lot of great Americans who have become my friends and family. I am currently studying in the seminary in South Carolina.

Most of my free time, especially, I volunteer in the hosptial to offer support to staff, family, visitors, and patients.

I love traveling, but I spent most of my time in Portland, Oregon, and Columbia, South Carolina.

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1) 2023–2030: Simpler, Happier, Healthier

In 2023, I began traveling across the United States by train with Amtrak. It was something I had always wanted to experience but never could while living in Australia.

Back in Australia, I had road trips, spontaneous adventures, and moments of meeting strangers who later became friends. But in America, I chose trains — slow travel — watching landscapes unfold through a window. The rhythm of the rails gave me space to think, to explore not just new cities, but the possibilities within myself. Travel became less about destinations and more about understanding the world around me — and my place in it.

2) Asia & Oceania: A Special Connection
Most of my travels have been in Asia and Oceania. Australia remains one of my favorite places.

When I found my old diaries from my time in Adelaide, I was reminded of the period when I went into the middle of nowhere — chasing freedom, perhaps, or trying to find myself.

My friend and host were worried about my safety. Bruce, especially, showed a kindness I will never forget. He offered to let me come back and live with him. He even asked his friends to help find something for me to do. At the time, I don’t think he realized how much that meant to me.

You don’t always recognize life-changing kindness in the moment.

But I was deeply grateful.

3) 2025 - till now

That experience shaped me.
When someone shows you genuine care — without expecting anything in return — it changes how you see humanity.

You begin to notice people's good traits.
You begin to offer help more freely.
You give back, not out of obligation, but out of gratitude.

Perhaps that is what “simpler, happier, healthier” truly means:
Simpler in how we live.
Happier in how we connect.
Healthier in how we treat one another.

我为什么加入 Couchsurfing

Relearning How to Begin Again

There comes a moment when memory stops feeling warm and starts feeling heavy. Lately, I’ve realized that if I want to feel alive again—to recharge myself—I cannot live only inside the comfort of old stories. I have to step back into the present. I have to meet new people. I have to speak again with openness instead of nostalgia.

In 2017, I met my first host in Adelaide through Couchsurfing. At the time, I didn’t know that a simple accommodation arrangement would become one of the most meaningful human experiences of my life. I was younger, curious, and quietly uncertain about where I belonged. That home became more than a place to sleep—it became a small anchor in a foreign country.

I still remember the jokes about the dishwasher. They were ordinary, almost silly, but that’s what made them special. Humor has a way of dissolving distance between strangers. We spoke highly of one another on and off over the years, and whenever I described my Couchsurfing experience to younger friends, I spoke with pride. I wanted them to know that the world could be generous—that strangers could become protectors of your story.

Australia gave me more than landscapes. It gave me proof of kindness.

In Sydney, I met one of my best friends—someone whose presence felt steady and sincere. Back in Adelaide, I met a host who, over the past five years, has remained my one and only host. That fact alone says something. It wasn’t about quantity. It was about depth. It was about trust.

I carry immense appreciation for the support and warmth I received there. Those experiences shaped my belief in humanity. They taught me that hospitality is not transactional; it is relational. It is a quiet statement that says, "You are safe here."

And yet, I know I cannot stay suspended in those memories forever.

Gratitude should not become an anchor. It should become momentum.

If I truly value what Australia and Couchsurfing gave me, then the best way to honor it is not by replaying old conversations in my mind. It is by creating new ones. By meeting new friends. By allowing fresh laughter to replace the echoes of the dishwasher jokes. By living a life busy enough with growth that the past becomes a foundation rather than a refuge.

I want to see them all again someday. Not because I am stuck there, but because I have continued forward. I want to return as someone expanded, not someone longing.

To recharge myself means stepping back into the world with courage. It means unlocking the door I quietly closed. It means believing that connection is not something that only happened once in 2017, but something that can happen again—and again—if I allow it.

The past was beautiful.
The future can be alive.

And I am ready to meet it.

兴趣

• photography
• swimming
• jogging
• k-pop
• bible study

音乐、电影和书籍

AKMU

我做过的一件不可思议的事情

1. Visit my grandpa in Tainan, Republic of China
2. WHVer in Australia
3. Caregiver for a few months
4. Learn to use herbal medicine
Many of the best memories lie in Australia and Tainan, Republic of China.I will visit again.

教，学，和分享

Mandarin and Cantonese!

我可以与沙发主分享些什么

Funny travel stories. Let’s talk about the missing three years. Anything you want to know about P.R.China.

我游览过的国家

Australia, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Thailand, United States

我居住过的国家

Australia, China, United States