CURRENT MISSION

study Chinese, climb, cook and eat, and learn

ABOUT ME

I'm a Belgian / American college student who grew up in Brussels, and spent 3 semesters studying in Boston. After graduating with a BA in Chinese Studies, I spent a few months in Taipei studying Chinese and now I am in China, where I will be working as a tour guide for the summer.

I love food and want to learn how to cook well. In college I do okay, but I want to learn more about food and cooking.

I like to move. I enjoy sports a lot and I have picked up climbing and I love it. If you've never done it, try it - it's great.

Otherwise I'm just trying to find what route I want to follow in life.

PHILOSOPHY

good food makes happy

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Non cs.org couch surfing at friends' places

I have co-hosted some people in Belgium

Surfing in China has been great so far - I have met extremely kind and interesting people.

Interests

language
climbing
china
music (sadly I only play a little bit of harmonica - blues, but luckily that's more than no instrument)
food
art
technology

• arts
• dining
• cooking
• technology
• music
• blues
• surfing
• sports
• rock climbing
• languages
• tourism

Music, Movies, and Books

one selection for each category

.movie
jackie brown

.music
nicolas jaar

.book
the rape of nanking (a must read to learn about the little known about horrors in Nanjing, China, in 1943)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

being a 老外哥哥 for a few days was awesome

seeing my niece and nephew grow up and become awesome bilingual kids

Teach, Learn, Share

I want to learn about:
food, language, climbing, China

I can share my experience/knowledge with/about:
languages
computer stuff
food
experiences
climbing
belgium

Countries I’ve Visited

Cambodia, Canada, China, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belgium, China, Taiwan, United States