I'm Kitty from China, used to live in Lund, currently living in Stockholm and studying at handels (Stockholm school of economics).

My general interests are humanity, technology, and sustainability.

Having lived in a foreign (west) country for a while, I found myself becoming much more confident and willing to express myself. (I used to be quite shy and afraid of showing myself in public). What‘s more, I understand China more from a critical perspective and give some new insights to my foreign friends about their stereotypes of China. (It's not about dichotomies, just different views.) That also makes me realize what makes me right now, both from society, culture and family. Therefore, I began to accept myself more and much more open-mind. That feels good. Then, I would like to meet people from different
countries and cultures to know myself and understand the world better.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

The first time I try Couchsurfing was when I attended an innovation program called Mad(Make a Difference) in Hongkong. I met a really really nice host who shared me some nights, took us to see one of the most extraordinary night scenery in HK, told many changes and history in that place and also got to know some new CSer whom we still keep in touch with. From then on, I found it's a perfect way to meet local people and better understanding their culture by Couchsurfing while going to a new place.
Sometimes I read the profile of CSs, it came to me "How your life is sooo interesting!", which encourages me to travel to more places to meet these people (This is also the reason why I choose to study in Europe).

Meeting friends with different cultural backgrounds is one of the exciting things in my life. When I was in AIESEC, a well-known youth organization in the world, we did a volunteering job with people from other countries. Those multi-cultural experiences taught me to be more open-mid and inclusive.

Interests

• arts
• reading
• traveling
• music
• climbing
• kalimba
• chinese calligraphy

Music, Movies, and Books

I love classical music, making me feel peaceful. I can play an African instrument called Kalimba and learn Guzheng and Hulusi, both Chinese traditional instruments since I was young.

#Music:
Sleeping at last
James Arthur
Ed Sheeran
Sam Smith

#Podcast
The minimalism
The daily by NYT

#Series
Black mirror

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

1. meet so many interesting persons in CS
2. representative of Young Sustainable Impact China
3. worked with Impact Hub Shanghai, Slush Shanghai (Finnish start-up, one of Europen biggest startup event), YSI (Norwegian business-sustainability start-up )
...

Teach, Learn, Share

I can share with you some Chinese food and Chinese calligraphy.

I recently fell in love with climbing, making me overcoming the fear.

I used to work in FMCG and brands.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I'd like to share with you my self-discovery stories, life, studying experience in China and Sweden.

Countries I’ve Visited

China, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Macao, Norway, Poland, Portugal, San Marino, Spain, Sweden, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, Ireland, Sweden, Uganda