CURRENT MISSION

Improve my Spanish, improve my English(-teaching), live life fuller and get more "go"s.

ABOUT ME

Childhood smart kid, chronic slacker. After finishing my degree, I decided to move to Seville, Spain for a year, in search of independence, confidence, better Spanish skills and a better "me".

PHILOSOPHY

"Barriga llena, corazón contento". Lessons from a hungry first week in Seville, struggling to adjust to the accent and pace of Sevillano Spanish, and near-total business shutdown during siesta hours: don't be afraid to look foolish, or ask for help.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

None so far.

Interests

Languages (Spanish/Castellano at the moment), food, chilling with friends and guitars, in or out, quiet or loud. Good music, laid-back warm nights with cold beer, or cold nights with good scotch.

• dining
• beer
• boating
• traveling
• music
• guitar
• snorkeling
• business
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Studio Ghibli/Hayao Miyazaki (favourite is Laputa: Castle in the Sky), Wong Kar Wai, Lord of the Rings (books and films)
Radiohead, Jeff Buckley, Damien Rice, Janelle Monae, Erykah Badu, Lianne La Havas, The Internet, Muse, Lupe Fiasco, John Legend, Queens of the Stone Age, Nujabes, Outkast, The Pharcyde, Jimi Hendrix...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Sunset on the cliffs at the southernmost point of Mexico.
Riding a boat out to a dive/snorkel spot, getting caught in a freak storm and almost getting hit by lightning.

Teach, Learn, Share

Working as an English language assistant, I can help with, of course, English. I am functional in Spanish and always learning, conversational in my parents' native Cantonese, and have a *tiny* bit of Mandarin and German from high school. I used to do some breakdancing, and play guitar casually. I'm happy to share what I know, and learn what I don't.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, China, England, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Portugal

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Mexico, Spain