Hi. I'm a coffee shop dweller and a nerd who likes meeting interesting people and having stimulating conversations.

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Why I’m on Couchsurfing

- Having a good time.
- Meet interesting people from diverse backgrounds.
- Aquire new skills, knowledge, and perspectives so as to broaden my horizons.

Interests

Ever since I was a little kid, I've always been fascinated with the stars. There're approximately 100 thousand million stars in our Milky Way galaxy alone; and up to 2 trillion galaxies in the observable universe. It has been confirmed that the vast majority of the stars have planets of their own. This means that there're more planets in the universe than grains of sand here on Earth. And many of such planets might be habitable to carbon-based life forms. The significance of the ensuing questions, in my opinion, far exceeds the petty politics here on Earth. We are but a small speck of dust in the vast ocean that is the universe. The origin of life in the universe, the prevalence of extraterrestrial civilisations, and the limits of technology and science... These are the worthwhile questions to ask. My most fervent hope is that we will make some kind of breakthrough in the search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI) within my lifetime. Then, and only then, I'll be able to die in peace.

• literature
• hiking
• astronomy
• entrepreneurship
• history
• languages
• philosophy
• road trips
• futurism
• space exploration
• information technology
• seti

Music, Movies, and Books

Films: There Will be Blood, Harry Potter, Moon, Waking Life, The Hunt.

Books (Fiction): Children of Time, Dream of the Red Chamber, The Canterville Ghost, 1984, A Brave New World, Remembrance of Earth’s Past, Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Norwegian Wood, A Song of Ice and Fire, Sophie's World, Wuthering Heights.

Books (Non-Fiction): A Global History: From Prehistory to the 21st Century, Man's Search for Meaning, History of Western Philosophy, Superforecsting, Freakonomics, The Power of Habit, Superintelligence, Who Owns the Future, The Undoing Project, Misbehaving, Algorithms to Live By, Flow, Peak, Grit, Stealing Fire, Outliers.

Dramas: Game of Thrones, Black Mirror, IT Crowd, Yes Prime Minister, Fargo, Breaking Bad, Bojack Horseman.

Music: Casually listen to punk music while working. Don't know much about artists and music in general.

Sports: Not enthusiastic about sports. Occasionally watch F1.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I know how to induce lucid dreams.

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach: lucid dream induction, computer programming, business/entrepreneurial skills, languages, astronomy.

Learn: German, maths, weiqi/go, chess, or anything interesting, astronomy.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Intellectual discussions on niche topics such as polyphasic sleep, lucid dreaming, SETI, philosophy, and language acquisition.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Thailand, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, Germany, Latvia, South Korea