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Greg Yan

Current Mission: The evolution of the sense of self

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United States
California
Long Beach


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General Information
Greg Yan has been vouched for
VERIFIED MEMBER Identity Checked, Location Verified (3) more info
Couch availableNo
CouchSurf requests replied to100%
member sinceMay 16th, 2009
profile views1,529
age25
genderMale
membernameGROCKTHEBEAT
educationB.A. in Psychology
grew up inOrange County
ethnicityChinese
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Languages

  • English (United States)Expert
  • Chinese (Mandarin)Intermediate

Groups I Belong To

Long Beach 972:3438
Why: I live in Long Beach!
Orange County  1782:5467
Why: Orange County is awesome!
New York City 49291:119917
Why: CS spirit
Shanghai 上海 9618:29450
Why: Shanghai is my first stop in China!
Active in 4 more groups.

Couch Information


No couch currently available for surfing.



"How to be a good guest"
http://wiki.couchsurfing.com/en/How_to_be_a_good_guest

common sense stuff. nuff said. peace!

Friends (69)

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John SunJohn Sun
26, Male
Shenyang, Liaoning
China
Friends since August 2004
"he ate my cookie dough"
Friendship Type: Close Friend
Met in person  
Kristine  DelgadoKristine Delgado
24, Female
Los Angeles, California
United States
Friends since April 2007
"met Greg in class at CSULB! Child Development where we would watch korean face youtube all day! haha"
Friendship Type: Close Friend
Met in person   Hosted9   Surfed1  
Milli ReganMilli Regan
24, Female
London, London
England
Friends since September 2010
"FATE brought us together on my crazy travelling adventures... :) x"
Friendship Type: Good Friend
Met in person   Surfed5  
Arnaud Laffineur Arnaud Laffineur
25, Male
Yvoir, Namur
Belgium
Friends since January 2012
"CS"
Friendship Type: CouchSurfing Friend
Met in person   Surfed15  
Thomas Abdeslem Thomas Abdeslem
26, Male
Liege, Liege
Belgium
Friends since December 2011
"Couchsurfing"
Friendship Type: Close Friend
Met in person   Hosted30+   Surfed30+   Traveled30+  
Gabi_BCNGabi_BCN
28, Male
Formentera, Balearic Islands
Spain
Friends since September 2009
"we surfed toguetheer in Shanghai"
Friendship Type: Good Friend
I vouched for Greg Yan
Met in person   Traveled5  
Dave Wei Dave Wei
36, Male
Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality
China
Friends since September 2009
"I host this brilliant musician for a week in Shanghai."
Friendship Type: Close Friend
I vouched for Greg Yan
Met in person   Hosted7  
DASTAN20 DASTAN20
22, Male
Nuremberg, Bavaria
Germany
Friends since November 2010
"surfed on his couch in long beach"
Friendship Type: Good Friend
Met in person   Surfed6  
Robynne EstradaRobynne Estrada
25, Female
Suwon, Gyeonggi-do
South Korea
Friends since June 2009
"met through one of my GIRLS"
Friendship Type: Friend
Met in person   Surfed1  
STREYKATTSTREYKATT
31, Male
San Francisco, California
United States
Friends since March 2010
"we met from couch surfing when I came to California"
Friendship Type: Friend
Met in person   Surfed8   Traveled21  

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Greg Yan
Jumping is easy, letting go comes after
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Personal Description

All about good vibes

I respond well to people's energy. Many people know me to be life of the party. A few others know the zen garden side of me.

Love fun in all ways

youtube.com/muchlifeandlove
Videos inspired by that THIRST for LIFE!

CouchSurfing Experience

Long Beach's best longboard tour guide. Hosted so many amazing people in the past 2 years since living in LB


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Interests

*I love to skateboard around Long Beach* I long board and bike to the beach, downtown, different bars, different eats, all over beautiful Long Beach

Taking photos while in moment without losing it

I love adventure, spontaneity

I enjoy playing my drums and bass guitar. Jamming with people that gots the feeling is where it's at

Good, real conversation over either some tea and snacks, or some cocktails, or just sitting on the grass.

Cognitive-behavioral psychology, noticing patterns of behaviors, breaking patterns. Practicing self-awareness

I talk a lot, but I'm very interested in learning the art of saying more with less words.

Philosophy

"gotta work what ya got, to get watcha want!" -Kristine Delghetto

Life is all about resolve, outcome is always secondary

"When you can look at the world around you and see perfection, then you yourself have become perfect"
-Patrick Miller

Music, Movies, Books

Books: How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie, Battle Royale

Movies: Scott Pilgrim VS The World, School of Rock, Kind of a Funny Story, Being John Malkovich, City of God, Across the Universe, Amelie, Spirited Away, Truman Show, gosh so many to list!

*Lately I've been really into electro and house*

Music: Erykah Badu, the White Stripes, Dead Weather, Bill Withers, Lady Gaga, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Black Eyed Peas, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Ray Charles, Little Dragon, Lauryn Hill, Calvin Harris, Led Zeppelin, Stevie Wonder, many more

Types of People I enjoy

Anybody with a THIRST FOR LIFE!

And if you can make something delicious, I will enjoy you even more ;)

Teach, Learn, Share

positive vibes

One Amazing Thing I've Seen or Done

In Thailand, I managed to get bitten by a monkey..it was pretty amazing how many rabies shots I had to get

Ran the LA Marathon 3/18/2012

Locations Traveled

TRAVELED: China, Japan, Mexico, Thailand


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References (63)

  • 62Positive
  • 1Neutral
  • 0Negative
  • 10From Hosts
  • 25From Surfers
  • 9Traveling
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Thomas Abdeslem 
From Thomas Abdeslem
 Liege, Belgium
 Apr 10
Met in person Close Friend, Hosted 30 days Surfed 30 days Traveled 30 days 
Positive

Indescribable! with human words! this man changed my life

 Michael L. Baumwohl
From Michael L. Baumwohl
 San Francisco, United States
 Mar 27
Met in person Good Friend, Hosted 5 days Traveled 3 days 
Positive

Greg is a fun spirited and carefree individual with whom I've known for almost two years. When I first met Greg, he was timid, curious, and eager to explore the world. Today he has surpassed mere curiosities and ventured to exotic locals, bustling cities, and the occasional music video, no biggie right? ;) Few people have the carisma, charm, and bravado as my dear friend Greg. He has taught me much about the world and I hope he will in turn show you something unique and or inspring.

Drew Evans
From Drew Evans
 Nevada City, United States
 Feb 24
Met in person Friend,  
Positive

solid dude.

Arnaud Laffineur 
From Arnaud Laffineur
 Yvoir, Belgium
 Jan 14
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 15 days  
Positive

This guy is amazing!!! The best host i've ever met in the USA so far. Full of positive energy, easy going, cool about everything, motivated every single day, funny and crazy.
SO HAPPY TO KNOW HIM :-)

Daniel Hanks 
From Daniel Hanks
 Seattle, United States
 Nov 29, 2011
Met in person Surfed 3 days Traveled 1 days 
Positive

Greg is the best, I showed up at his place and we left right for a bar for drinks. He took me on a run around Long Beach and even to see CALVIN HARRIS live. If you want to have a great time stay with Greg!!!

THESURFINGGOOSE 
From THESURFINGGOOSE
 Brooklyn, United States
 Nov 17, 2011
Met in person Friend, Hosted 5 days  
Positive

Greg is an amazing human being. Fabulous singer, guitarist, dresser, drinker, advice giver, etc, etc. Everyone needs to meet this exceptional man and spend as much time as they can with him. I am glad to call him a friend. We had a blast doing all the things he listed in the reference he left me. I will be seeing you soon, my friend.

Marcus and Joe 
From Marcus and Joe
 West Palm Beach, United States
 Oct 24, 2011
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 3 days  
Positive

We found Greg via Couchsearch and his profile said it all. He's a very cool guy and fun to hang out with. He still even managed to host us and show us around a little even though he needed to pack and get ready to leave for NY in a couple days! We had a great time, thanks Greg!!!

Carl Klötzsch
From Carl Klötzsch
 Berlin, Germany
 Oct 13, 2011
Met in person Good Friend, Surfed 4 days  
Positive

I checked out the map where to go on the West Coast while traveling the US and there was Long Beach, pretty close to L.A. and there was Greg that cool guy I sent a request for surfing his couch for a few nights. And what happened? Yeah we had an amazing time in the sun together, longboarding, rhyming at the beach, partying and getting awesome food served by Zaika. Dudes, I´ll never forget the time with you, partying all night long while work out or just cruising to L.A. and celebrate one of this crazy electro parties I thought Ive to reliquish for a long long time until I´m back in Berlin. Avalon, Baby!
Thank you so much for all the insights you gave me. Everyone should be happy to host or surf with him and get the honor to write on his wall. Live the dream instead of dream your life thats how we roll. Keep it easy and see ya again my friend. Youre so welcome to visit me in Berlin hopefully sooner then you´ve thought you will. :)

Jennifer Carley
From Jennifer Carley
 Vernon, Canada
 Oct 11, 2011
Met in person Good Friend, Surfed 5 days  
Positive

My experience with greg has been a FANTASTIC one! So fantastic, that i decided to come back after exploring vegas...not only has he been an amazing host! But he showed me around Long beach in car...and on long boards! Never a dull moment with him :) From going to whiskey bars, to kareoke :) everywhere we went we made it awesome! I would love love love if he made it near my area so i could share Canadian living because he would be extremely welcome any day, any time...thank you thank you :)

Brandi Ly
From Brandi Ly
 Union City, United States
 Sep 27, 2011
Met in person Close Friend,  
Positive

Greg has a beautiful soul! We went to high school and kept in touch all through college. We didn't get to know each other really well until after college. Greg has been a gracious and hosted many CSers. It's always fun to go on an adventure with Greg and meet his almostly weekly CSers! He is always fun, outgoing, and caring! I miss him lots every since moving to norcal.


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