CURRENT MISSION

live life to the fullest

ABOUT ME

flexible, well adjusted, considerate and very sociable

PHILOSOPHY

to sing is to love: maria callas

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

enjoy both hosting and being hosted. as a host I like to show visitors my beijing, music venues and good eating venues. also enjoy preparing meals, esp italian and indian.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

have both hosted and surfed since joining in december 2011. have had CSfers from austria, canada, macao, usa, china and norway.

Interests

music, literature ,hiking, jogging, theatre, food,
sociology amd people watching

• literature
• singing
• education
• dining
• music
• hiking
• teaching
• sociology
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

essentially classical music esp mozart and schubert and bel canto opera ........ favorite opera is "norma" by bellini, the epitomy of bel canto

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

5 day hike in the mountains of Lesotho in southern africa, no sleep all week

Teach, Learn, Share

life is about continuing education .... every situation is but a learning curve