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Overview

  • 34 references 18 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in Chinese, English; learning Italian
  • 35, Female
  • Member since 2009
  • Architecture student
  • a bachelor's degree in advertising, then another bachelor...
  • From Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico
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About Me

I started couch surfing many years ago, then I stayed away for long time (like a couple of years), so it's a completely new update here.

After finishing my first bachelor's degree of communication and advertising, I moved from China to Italy to begin my second bachelor's degree of architecture for chasing my dream to be an architect. I stayed in Italy for 5 years, time has changed me from bones to blood.

These five years, I was busy as an architecture student, also I travelled all around Europe. I appreciated the beauty and kindness, also experienced the hardness of being alone in the total different culture world.

There's a Chinese saying, your character lies in the roads you have passed, the books you have read and the people you have loved.
Before coming to Italy I also traveled all around China by myself, starting from young age I kept reading countless books and watched countless movies, so I would say, I'm a hard person.

I'm Capricorn. When I was young, I seemed happy and stupid everyday, and I had a mysterious natural born brightness and optimism. Now I've became a real serious Capricorn, but I'm still quite casual and optimistic in a mysterious way.

I was young and stupid, I'm still young and stupid.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I hosted in China, surfed when I was traveling around China and Europe. Then I stayed away for years, recently coming back by accidentally log in cs again. There is no aim for me now, maybe to see if there's interesting thing I can find.

Interests

art, architecture, design, all the creative things.

I see and understand art piece from early age, I love all the beautiful things that exist in this world.

I can be interested in anything, I'm sort of know a little bit of everything person. I love the saying that I see from a cs friend Judith: curiosity is the salt of life.

Also I have good taste for food.

  • arts
  • books
  • literature
  • architecture
  • design
  • movies
  • traveling

Music, Movies, and Books

Recently, just recently, I'm watching game of throne.
After begin my degree of architect, I almost only have time reading books about urban planning and architecture, I can tell how a city, a street, a square, a building is working.

Books and movies, I don't want to list names here, If we got chance to talk about books and movies, let's see what and who we can talk about.

My favorite director was Woody Allen, because I love his humor way expressing life.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Hitchhiked in China with cs friend Soundous. We hitchhiked all the way from my home in Nanchang, Jiangxi, go through Hunan province then arrived at Huizhou, Guangdong. Honestly I might never have the chance and courage to do that again.
Moving to Italy for chasing my dream.
I'm a foreign student in Europe, I earned money to support my living myself.

Teach, Learn, Share

For sure, I can teach Chinese language and how to cook Chinese cuisine. These two sound so official from a Chinese, because they are the no doubt professional things I know.

For the other things, let's see what kind of sparkling and inspiration would happen between us.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Italy, Monaco, Netherlands, Philippines, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, Italy

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