CURRENT MISSION

Eating. Sleeping. Waiting. Playing.

ABOUT ME

I am an ex-academic linguist and a previous cross-cultural policy promoter who left behind the gregarious expat living to re-discover and pursue a potentially more down-to-earth good doer path as a psychiatric nurse. It all started with my relentless curiosity to see the world since 2010 and now I am synthesising layers of the adventure data while forging a new home here in Brisbane.

The many sides of Lu:

Adventurous side - Traveller. Explorer. Lived across 3 continents. Big time sucker for spontaneity. Get lost occasionally. Limitless - why not. Always down for new experiences; try everything once - just don't die. Competitive eater for spicy food.

Hippie side - Nature lover. Free spirit. Minimalist. Backyard aloe vera farmer. Wild camper under the open sky.

Philosophical side - Quasi-semi-Buddhist. Vipassana meditator. Open thinker.

Real-life side - To be continued...

PHILOSOPHY

1. Minimalism
2. Wholeheartedness
3. Happiness is only real when shared.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I want to meet people who are authentic, compassionate, and live life to the fullest.

Interests

Meditation, yoga, nature, hiking, camping, road trips, music, film, arts, philosophy, photography, martial arts, connection.

Music, Movies, and Books

Music - Garbage, The xx, Courtney Love, Tom Waits, Hans Zimmer, The Kills, etc.

Movies - Krzysztof Kieslowski, Julio Medem, Fatih Akin, Christofer Nolan, Wong Kar-Wai, etc.

Books - What I Talk about When I Talk about Running, How to Love, Veronika Decides to Die, etc.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Many amazing things.

I've volunteered as a carer in aged care facilities and been shared with beautiful life stories from old people, taught English and Mandarin abroad and being interviewed by BBC, skinny-dipped for no particular reasons, hallucinated on a tropical island and danced maniacally afterwards, opened myself to the gentle indifference of the world by interacting with fellow travellers, watched meteor showers and caught shooting stars on a no-man's beach, hanged a tent on a cliff facing a 68-meter waterfall, commenced solo road-trips, trekked the Himalayas, stargazed in the Sahara desert, installed all my IKEA furniture, raised a sweet dog, etc.

Teach, Learn, Share

Let's tell stories and pick brains, share some chill-ass music and have conversations deeper than any oceans.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Stories, tips in Mandarin learning, and if my host is brave enough, I attempt to cook. 😉

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cambodia, China, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Macao, Malaysia, Nepal, Netherlands, Norway, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Vatican City State, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, China, India, Indonesia, Turkey