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Overview

  • 9 references 2 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Taiwanese; learning French, Japanese
  • 39, Female
  • Member since 2012
  • Backpacker
  • A Bachelor Degree; Graduated from N.C.Y.U. (Taiwan)
  • No hometown listed
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About Me

***Updated September 2019***

I am studying French language in Bordeaux centre, would like to meet people who are interested in language exchange, French-English or French-Taiwanese(inc. Mandarin). (I speak English, Taiwanese and know basic Japanese) :)

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Keep Learning, challenge myself, traveling around Taiwan and the world.
Get fit (laugh).

ABOUT ME

# TAIWANESE. #

I'm Fen(also known as Xenia),from TAIWAN (a country has its own passport/government, though we are not in un YET)
I consider myself as a caring person and a bit shy only if we meet at first time. Most time I'm talkative around my friends. I do like to meet people with humor and flexibility.

I like tea (bubble tea or oolong tea, Japanese green tea...etc), am interested in wine tasting since I live in wine region at the moment, I love every kind of cheese in France.

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I've been traveling and working in New Zealand, south east Asia and Australia from 2012 to 2014.

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I've been WWOOFing in Taiwan, New Zealand and Australia.
and I care about the land, farmer and food we eat. trying to eat more healthy(organic, chemical-free) food.

WWOOfing in Australia:
organic homestay in Healesville,VIC- JAN 2014
organic homestay in French Island,VIC- JAN 2014
macadamia farm in Gympie,QLD - May 2015
Garlic Farm Lapoynia , Tasmania - OCT 2014

WWOOFfing Taiwan:
nature farming orchard- Nov 2013

WWOOFing in NZ:
Eco riverside community Motueka- Oct 2012
Sheep Farm Waiorou- Aug 2013

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have been traveling and working in Japan , one of the best ski resor Niseko from 2016-2019
currently traveling in France and nearby country.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I had couchsurfing experiences in Melbourne and Brisbane 2014, both experiences were really nice. hosts were very nice to talk to and shared their travel experiences with me. so I'm happy to help a bit when I'm available.

I had many wwoofing experiences, enjoyed talking with local host and got to know different cultures.

If you send me a couch request, tell me what do you know about Taiwan before you visit, and mention the word 'rice' to let me know you've read this through.

Interests

new goal:get fit
practice yoga (beginner)
I am excited to say that I LOVE snowboarding!!!
(Learnt snowboarding in NZ, that was amazing.)

camping and hiking, reading and watching live bands performance.
Enjoy cooking & baking.
I'm good at making Taiwanese dumplings and spring onion pancake(refer to my photos), Scones, Brownie...etc.
Feel free to exchange recipe with me if you like cooking as well.
I love to try different cuisines and try to eat healthy recently.

ukulele beginner

love animals especially dogs:
I had a mix breed dog called "maggie", unfortunately she passed away early this year 2019.

  • animals
  • dogs
  • performing arts
  • dining
  • cooking
  • wine
  • beer
  • baking
  • exercise
  • drinking
  • reading
  • traveling
  • socializing
  • hiking
  • camping
  • surfing
  • snowboarding
  • track and field
  • tourism
  • volunteering

Music, Movies, and Books

Movie:
The Holiday- My favorite movie.

Music:
ECHO BAND 回聲樂團-my favorite band in Taiwan.
https://youtu.be/WQpWv7KW4ig
https://www.facebook.com/echotaiwan?fref=ts

Next Year - Two Door Cinema Club - love this song very much
https://youtu.be/VTuJuok5QK4

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蘇打綠Soda Green
Tizzy Bac
黃玠
張懸
吳志寧

Ed Shreen
Lily Allen
Florence+The machine
Jack Johson

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

*walked the camino from Le puy en Velay (France) to Santiago( Spain) 2018, total 1100-1200 kilometers
*did Copland track near Fox Glacier,NZ alone
*Learnt snowboarding in New Zealand -July~Sep. 2012
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*Be a volunteer at Bangkok- 16~22 Aug.,2011

Teach, Learn, Share

"Surfing isn't just about a place to sleep. It's about exchange. "
I'm keen to try different cuisines and learn how to cook it.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Traveling stories
Cooking and share cuisine
Laughing

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, France, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, France, Japan, New Zealand, Taiwan

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