CURRENT MISSION

be happy

ABOUT ME

I was born and grew up in China until the age of 20. I came to the US 7 years ago to pursue a Ph.D. degree at the University of Rochester, Rochester, NY. After graduated in summer 2006, I moved to Chicago for my current job in a national lab. I have really enjoyed living in Chicago so far except the very long and depressing winter. I haven't traveled much but I hope to do more in the future. I am going to Europe for the first time in my life this May and I am looking forward to meeting many of you then! And please do drop me an E-mail when you visit Chicago:)
Personality wise, I am easygoing and open-minded. Although it may take some warming up, I love talking to interesting people and learning about their lives. I am passionate and tend to get obsessed with my hobbies easily (maybe too easily sometimes). Overall, I am an optimist and believe in the best of human nature.

PHILOSOPHY

how do I live my life: I am a problem-solver. if there is a problem, I will do my best to solve it.
Why do I live my life: to love and to be loved.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I will love to host people and/or meet for coffee and drinks. I also want to meet people when i travel.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

still a newbie without experience...

Interests

cooking, photography, painting, decorating, art, gardening, reading, movies..
As a scientific researcher, I have a very logical mind but I also enjoy expressing my creativities in more spontaneous and less logical ways such as painting and photography.
I have a passion for cooking and culinary art. I believe that Chinese cuisine is significantly under represented in the US and the rest of world. So one of my dreams is to open a "true" Chinese restaurant to show how profoundly wonderful Chinese cuisine is. Beside the love for Chinese cuisine, I also enjoy many other cuisines such as Italian and Mexican. I will love to visit Italy some day.

• arts
• photography
• cooking
• coffee
• baking
• drinking
• gardening
• shopping
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• socializing
• painting
• science

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: the double life of veronica, red, blue, white, the hours, before sunrise, Totoro, princess mononoke, Amelie, naucicca, crash, the devil wears prada, in America, lust & caution, lost in translation...

Music: the sound track of the double life of veronica,
Francoise Hardy, Bach..

Books: The little prince, road less traveled, the catcher in the Rye, wei cheng (in Chinese), Hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy, Hong lou meng (in Chinese), one hundred years of solitude.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

you will never guess that I am an awesome cake decorator!
Please take a look at my cake decorating album. I hope to own a cake shop one day.

Teach, Learn, Share

teach: Chinese, cooking, baking, cake decorating and science if you can bear it:)
learn: I love to learn whatever you are good at.

Countries I’ve Visited

China, France, Hungary, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, United States