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Overview

  • 188 references 163 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in Chinese (Simplified), English, Japanese; learning Spanish
  • 44, Male
  • Member since 2008
  • Semiconductor / Electrical Engineer
  • M.E. in computer science, B.E. in MIS.
  • From Chongqing, Chongqing, China
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About Me

There is a Chongqing couchsurfing wechat group, you can join by check the event page.


Please also read "My Home" page.

- My name Yiou pronounces [iːəu].

- Born and Grew up in Chongqing.

- Curious so will ask lots of questions.

- The only child of my parents.
- Like being clean and organized.
- Play badminton and sometimes swim.
- Positive attitude even I am sometimes negative inside. :-)

- Trouble shooting work for years so am a good listener and also talk briefly.
- Crazy backpacker who traveled 13 European countries in 2 weeks.

- Was a fan of Electric rock music like Transmaster.
- Was a fan of NHK documentary movies / theme music.
- Was a fan of cyclists.

- I started surfing from 2009 Jan. and started hosting from 2013 Feb..
- I lived in my apartment from year 2010.
- I do not own a car.

*** 一期一会(ichigo ichie,meaning "Encounters only happen once") is my philosophy on Couchsurfing. ***
Hope you will be tolerant to my curiosity.
I will regret "haven't asked" as CS encounters probably only happen once.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

- Travel while at home by asking traveling stories.
- Know the world by asking questions to people from different countries.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

- Finished TOFEL GRE and prepared further study in US, 2002.
- Marked those st. had been traveled by bycle in Shanghai, 2004.
- Strong Typhoons in Japan, 2004.
- Inside Fully packed train for 36 hrs, 2007.
- Strong earthquake in Chengdu, 2008.
- Scammed in Bangkok by group of fake monks, 2008.
- Took a flight to see the full sun eclipse, 2009.
- Climbed up the active volcano of Bromo, Indonesia, 2010.
- Slept one night in Sri Lanka Buddha temple, 2010.
- Encountered snowstorm at border city btw. China n Mongolia, May 2011.
- The most beautiful sunset at Porto, Portugal, May 2013.
- Rode one CS bike around Oslo downtown in a sunny day, Apr. 2014.
- Nature hot spring experience in Japan, Sep. 2014.
- Punjabi wedding in India, Feb. 2015.
- "Happy Holi!" in India, Mar. 2015.
- Visited Harvard/MIT/Yale in a totally different mood from 13.5 years ago,US, Oct. 2015.
- Had a heart warming trip in Turkey and Georgia, Feb. 2016

Teach, Learn, Share

- Learning Spanish.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Italy, Laos, Latvia, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mexico, Nepal, Netherlands, Norway, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Singapore, Slovakia, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United States, Vatican City State, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, Japan

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