I'm Chinese-American (probably more American by now). I have traveled my whole life for various reasons. My family has also move 3 times in the US (San Diego, Florida and Washington State). I have lived in NYC for 3 years on my own and is now floating about as I pursue more internal and external knowledge beyond the standard educational system.

I love to laugh and I am very light hearted. I enjoy meeting new people and getting a small glimps into the life of someone with a different background than my own.

I enjoy nature very much. I need my regular dosage of spending time in a park or preferably a forest of some kind.

I am passionate about creativity and various creative outlets. I love using my creativity to invent solutions for life's problems. I am big into sustainable and functional design. And I love to sing and dance, though I am more shy about that... here's my Instagram.com/zee__koa

I am very into physical activities. I practice yoga, internal martial arts and primal movement on a regular basis andI love physical exploration.

I am very mature emotionally, I'm empathic and have great interpersonal skills. I have been doing a lot of self-development work throughout the years. I guarantee that I will be one of the deepest people you'd ever come across.

And of course I love to travel as much as I need air.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To meet the amazing people that I share this amazing planet with!

Interests

Design
Sustainable design
Yoga
Internal martial arts
Meditation, holistic health
Self-exploration modalities
Hiking
Food, especially sweets
Locomotion movement exploration
Singing
Modern dance
Immerse myself in totally new cultures
Sewing
Origami
Horse back riding
Scuba diving
Snowboarding
And learning new things!

Music, Movies, and Books

Music
classical, hip-hop, R&B, oldies, Jazz... I'm overall not picky about music.

Books
I like self exploration sort of books. The most recent one is called "A Beautiful Apocalypse", it is about zombies and how different systems of society rebuild and function in an apocalyptic world...

Movies
I am not picky about movies either. I don't have a lot of free time to watch movies. But I do love the Ghilbli films. One of my all time favorite movie is "Waking Life"

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Paragliding and scuba diving in Mexico
Practiced martial arts in a mystical mountain in China

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach & Share
I can teach and share my yoga knowledge (been practicing for over 7 years).
Happy to share my personal research (going on 6 years) and understanding of the mind-body connection.
I practice a relational meditation called Circling that is very deep in self-exploration while in connection with others.
I can also teach you everything you need to know about how to make a piece of clothing!
I am also happy to share my travel stories from living in different continents!

Learn
Dutch
Spanish
More about other people and their unique lives
Stuff that goes on in the body.
Stuff that goes on in the mind.
How the above two relate to each other.
Different forms of self-expression.

Share
Food!? I cook!

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can cook, I can clean, I am flexible with anything you request and I am very understanding. I can also offer you my consulting services.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Canada, China, England, France, Hong Kong, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Taiwan, Thailand

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, Hong Kong, Netherlands, Norway, United States