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Overview

  • 30 references 17 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in Chinese, English, Russian; learning Russian, Spanish
  • 37, Male
  • Member since 2013
  • Adventurer,Ultimate Frisbee Player, Cyclist
  • China University of Geosciences
  • From China
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION
Discover the World by Non-Motorized Travel.

ABOUT ME
I am a cyclist and Ultimate Frisbee player. I am on my bike journey to discover the world. The below is a short story of me.

When I was younger, I used to believe that Hamburger is the most delicious and exotic food, and people who live in the German city Hamburg are the happiest in the world. When I finally visit Hamburg, Germany in 2014, I found my childhood belief was not true :( Though I appreciated people in Hamburg who wanted to buy me hamburgers just to make me happy.

Since I would never be as young, strong and trustful at my body at this very moment, so started in 2014 I decided to travel around the world, by the most ecological friendly way to travel – a bicycle or to walk. I have seen a lot of places in Asia and Europe, and now I am on my solo cycling journey to discover the American continent.

PHILOSOPHY
If you risk nothing, you will achieve nothing.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

A host from CS once told me “Couchsurfing is a place where you can travel without travelling”. I total agree with it, so far my experience on CS are all positive.

I had great time surfing in Lithuania, Belarus and Belgium.
I had fun hosting people from Poland and Denmark.

Interests

Ultimate Frisbee, cycling, adventure, entrepreneurship, public speaking, basketball, Language learning, cultural exchange, film-making.

  • culture
  • dining
  • traveling
  • cycling
  • surfing
  • basketball
  • entrepreneurship

Music, Movies, and Books

Here are some of the books that I just read:
Outliers
Blink
The Tipping Piont
Make a difference of World.
The happiness of Pursuit.
The Art of Non-Conformity.
The world is flat.
The seven habits of highly effective people.
The 100 Dollar startup.
Jab, Jab, Jab and right hook.
Crush it.

Some movies I watched lately which I like:
Meru
Into the empty Quarter
Dead poem society
Good Will Hunting.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Built an igloo by my hands, lighted a candle inside the igloo to light up the whole igloo, slept in the igloo for the night, and woke up with a white snow roof above my head.

Cycled across Europe, China and USA.

Walked across Transcaucasia.

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach: Chinese language, culture, ultimate frisbee.
Learn: Anything new to me.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Stories of living in China and Belarus, adventure of cycling across Europe.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Cambodia, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, France, Georgia, Germany, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Philippines, Russian Federation, Sweden, Switzerland, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belarus, China

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