I grew up in Lanzhou, Gansu, China, and moved to Houston, Texas, USA by myself when I was 16. Two year later, I went to Boston University in Boston,USA for college, and after graduation, I worked in Boston as a public accountant for a year. Now I live and work in Toronto, Canada. :)

Planning a trip to Iceland in April 2019!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I am passionate about history and anthropology, and those are the main reasons why I travel around the world. I love connecting with locals everywhere I go and hearing about stories from other travelers. When I travel and share other people's apartments, I am a very respectful guest, quiet, clean, organized and responsible.

Interests

• movies
• classical music
• jazz
• piano
• cultural studies
• history
• languages
• psychology
• sociology
• travel
• cultural anthropology
• blues music
• musuems
• acrylic painting

Music, Movies, and Books

Favorite Musicians: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Dmitri Shostakovich, Sergei Prokofiev, Igor Stravinsky, Gustav Mahler, Louis Armstrong, Etta James, Stevie Wonder, James Brown

Favorite Movies: The Mirror, Solaris, Andrei Rublev, Stalker, The Triplets of Belleville, Up in the Air

Favorite Books: Sapiens - A Brief History of Humankind, The Columbian Exchange, Man's Search for Meaning, The Omnivore's Dilemma

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Moved across the globe from China to the U.S. solo when I was 16 that was pretty cool too I guess... :)

Teach, Learn, Share

Love to teach: languages and travel tips

Love to learn: French, and everything new about the world

What I Can Share with Hosts

All my travel stories, and my occasional untested life wisdoms.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Canada, China, Ecuador, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, Macao, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Poland, Scotland, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, China, United States