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  • 120 references 102 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in Chinese, English, Taiwanese; learning Japanese
  • 44, Male
  • Member since 2008
  • Traffic engineering consultant, EN-CH translator, freelan...
  • Master degree
  • From Taiwan, Republic Of China
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Building my own business.

ABOUT ME

I was born in a typical Taiwanese village, grew up between country sides and cities then studied and worked in big cities.

I'm curious about everything that I'd never seen, enthusiastic about what I really want to do, able to well-express myself(talking, writing, drawing), and understanding myself pretty much. These factors compose me. The great nature is my belief, the happiness in daily life is my goal, and the love given by all my family and friends is the property that enriches me.

PHILOSOPHY

Enjoy your life journey. Whether good or bad, happy or sad, whatever happening is a part of it. And it won't happen again.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Since knowing from friends, I'm excited about trying Couchsurfing in every countries. It's really a good opportunity to meet local people and learn much from them, about cultures, religions, histories and also wonderful places of that country.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Surfing
=2010=
8 days, 2 hosts, Moscow, Russia.
12 days, 1 host, Saint Petersburg, Russia.
3 days, 1 host, Tartu, Estonia.
4 days, 1 host, Cesis, Latvia.
4 days, 1 host, Siauliai, Lithuania.
6 days, 2 hosts, Warsaw, Poland.
6 days, 1 host, Krakow, Poland.
10 days, 2 hosts, Budapest, Hungary.
2 days, 1 host, Baia Mare, Romania.
8 days, 2 hosts, Bucharest, Romania.
7 days, 2 hosts, Athens, Greece.
6 days, 2 hosts, Rome, Italy.
3 days, 1 host(van), Toscana, Italy.
7 days, 1+1 hosts, Florence, Italy.
6 days, 1 host, Padova, Italy.
6 days, 2 hosts, Vienna, Austria.
5 days, 1 host, Praha, Czech Republic.
7 days, 1 host, Cork, Ireland.
5 days, 1 host, Dunabrattin, Ireland.
6 days, 1 host, Tramore, Ireland.
7 days, 1 host, Dublin, Ireland.
6 days, 1 host, Broughshane, United Kingdom.
=2011=
10 days,2 hosts, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
3 days, 1 host, Middlesbrough, United Kingdom.
6 days, 2 hosts, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
5 days, 1 host, Stratford-upon-Avon, United Kingdom.
9 days, 1 host, Oxford, United Kingdom.
10 days, 2 hosts, London, United Kingdom.
5 days, 1 host, Antananarivo, Madagascar.
14 days, 2 hosts, Nairobi, Kenya.
6 days, 1+1 host, Narok, Kenya.
5 days, 1 host, Kisumu, Kenya.
10 days, 1 host, Mulindi, Rwanda.
19 days, 2 hosts, Kigali, Rwanda.
7 days, 1 host, Kabale, Uganda.
33 days, 4 hosts, Kampala, Uganda.
13 days, 2 hosts, Cairo, Egypt.
3 days, 1 host, Alexandria, Egypt.
2 days, 1 host, Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt.
7 days, 1 host, Tel Aviv, Israel.
5 days, 1 host, Nablus, Palestine.
4 days, 1 host, Kefar Adumim, Israel.
3 days, 1 host, Mizpe Yeriho, Israel.
7 days, 1+1 hosts, Noqedim, Israel.
4 days, 1 host, Be'er Sheva, Israel.
13 days, 2 hosts, Jerusalem, Israel.
=2012=
6 days, 1 host, Istanbul, Turkey.
4 days, 2 hosts, Izmir, Turkey.
2 days, 1 host, Konya, Turkey.
1 day, 1 host, Sivas, Turkey.
4 days, 1 host, Trabzon, Turkey.
2 days, 1 host, Mardin, Turkey.
2 days, 1 host, Shush, Iran.
5 days, 1 host, Bandar Abbas, Iran.
1 day, 1 host, Shiraz, Iran.
6 days, 1 host, Esfahan, Iran.
23 days, 4 hosts, Tehran, Iran.
5 days, 1 host, Mumbai, India.
2 days, 1 host Khajuraho, India.
3 days, 1 host, Bangkok, Thailand.
2 days, 1 host, Ban Pong, Thailand.
2 days, 1 host, Vientiane, Laos.
3 days, 1 host, Ha Noi, Vietnam.
3 days, 1 host, Sai Gon, Vietnam.
3 days, 1 host, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
3 days, 1 host, Rayong, Thailand.
3 days, 1 host, Ban Song, Thailand.
4 days, 1 host, Penang, Malaysia.
4 days, 1 host, Singapore City, Singapore.
3 days, 1 host, Mount Isa, Australia.
3 days, 1 host, Townsville, Australia.
6 days, 2 hosts, Cairns, Australia.
2 days, 1 host, Mackay, Australia.
3 days, 1 host, Brisbane, Australia.
18 days, 3 hosts, Sydney, Australia.
12 days, 2 hosts, Lima, Peru.
2 days, 1 hosts, Nasca, Peru.
3 days, 1 host, Cusco, Peru.
4 days, 1 host, Calama, Chile.
6 days, 1 host, Vina del Mar, Chile
=2013=
4 days, 1 host, Humahuaca, Argentina.
7 days, 1 host, Cordoba, Argentina.
10 days, 1 host, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
13 days, 1 host, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
15 days, 1 host, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
12 days, 1 host, Manaus, Brazil.
9 days, 1 host, Quito, Ecuador.
4 days, 1 host, Barichara, Colombia.
9 days, 2 hosts, Bogota, Colombia.
5 days, 1 host, Matanzas, Cuba.
2 days, 1 host, Havana, Cuba.
5 days, 1 host, Cancun, Mexico.
3 days, 1 host, Tulum, Mexico.
6 days, 1 host, San Benito, Guatemala.
9 days, 1 host, San Pedro Sula, Honduras.
4 days, 1 host, Managua, Nicaragua.
3 days, 1 host, Chalchuapa, El Salvador.
4 days, 1 host, Antigua, Guatemala.
4 days, 1 host, Tepexpan, Mexico.
8 days, 1 host, Milpa Alta, Mexico.
10 days, 1 host, Mexico City, Mexico.
3 days, 1 host, Estacion Catorce, Mexico.
4 days, 1 host, Las Cruces, USA.
5+3 days, 1 host, Tucson, USA.
6 days, 2 hosts, Las Vegas, USA.
3 days, 1 host, San Francisco, USA.
5 days, 1 host, Oakland, USA.
1 days, 1 host, Dayton, USA.
4 days, 1 host, Pueblo, USA.
5 days, 1 host, El Dorado, USA.
4 days, 1 host, St. Louis, USA.
5 days, 1 host, Chicago, USA.
3 days, 1 host, Mansfield, USA.
11 days, 2 hosts, New York City, USA.
8 days, 1 host, Boston, USA.
5 days, 2 hosts, Toronto, Canada.
13 days, 3 hosts, Edmonton, Canada.
8 days, 2 hosts, Yellowknife, Canada
=2014=
11 days, 3 hosts, Vancouver, Canada.
4 days, 1 host, Ishibashi, Japan.
5 days, 1 host, Izumo, Japan.
4 days, 1 host, Hiroshima, Japan.
2 days, 1 host, Oita, Japan.
3 days, 1 host, Matsuyama, Japan.
10 days, 1 host, Takamatsu, Japan.
9+2 days, 1 host, Kyoto, Japan.
9 days, 1 host, Tokyo, Japan.
4 days, 1 host, Shibukawa, Japan.
6 days, 2 hosts, Sapporo, Japan.
2 days, 1 host, Sakai, Japan.
3 days, 1 host, Tainan, Taiwan
=808 days, 169 hosts, 131 places, 48 countries
Continuing...
=Thank you all, for helping me reach the world.

Interests

(1)Movies: Starting with Hollywood movies, now I prefer movies from south America, Africa, Europe, middle-east, south Asia and my country Taiwan. “The Shawshank Redemption” is my favorite movie.
(2)Music: The USA pop/country music and some Japan pop music accompanied me during my high school age. Now usually I listen to Taiwan pop music and local music. Also I like some movie themes, jazz, anime music.
(3)Video/PC games: Games have great influence on me about the thinking, attitude and views toward my life and this world. I prefer Japanese console and arcade games(like Final Fantasy series), and also I play USA PC games(like Diablo series). “Tactics Ogre” is one of my favorite games.
(4)Hand Puppet Theater: Also called palmar-drama, it’s a drama played by puppets hold in one’s palm. Puppet holders could throw, turn and move puppets all over the stage, so puppets could fight, run and act as human beings. One of the puppet holders would speak out lines, so it sounds like the puppets are talking.
(5)Traveling: I’ve stepped all over the land which bore me and raised me up. There’re great mountains and beautiful oceans in Taiwan, and I really love my home town. Now I’m going to see the world, and I’m so excited about this journey.
(6)Sports: Baseball, Basketball, Tennis.

  • reading
  • country music
  • jazz
  • baseball
  • tennis
  • animation
  • budget travel
  • mountains
  • travel
  • tv series
  • film
  • movie
  • ocean
  • hitch-hiking
  • boardgames
  • jazz music
  • go
  • hike
  • creative writing

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Nuovo Cinema Paradiso (Italy, 1988); Rain Man (USA, 1988); Leon (France, 1994); Forrest Gump (USA, 1994); Seven (USA, 1995); The Shawshank Redemption (USA, 1995); Central Station (Brasil/France, 1998); Monsoon Wedding (India/USA/France/Italy, 2001); Amelie (France/Germany, 2001); Infernal Affairs (Hong Kong, 2002); The Little Chinese Seamstress (China, 2002); The Motorcycle Diaries (USA/Germany/UK/Argentina, 2004); Hula Girls (Japan, 2006); Leila(Iran, 1996); The Prestige (USA, 2006); Tricks (Poland, 2007); Cape No.7 (Taiwan, 2008)…

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Everything is amazing when I saw/tried it at the first time.

Teach, Learn, Share

.board games(Chinese chess, Go, chess, etc...)
.video/PC games(both Japanese and Western ones)
.Chinese language/culture
.everything about Taiwan
.my philosophy/brain.
.some skills of budget traveling(hitch-hiking, couchsurfing, skipping...I'm still learning though), along with the problems you might encounter.

What I Can Share with Hosts

stories, traveling tips, language learning, thoughts about everything.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belize, Brazil, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Cuba, Czech Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Estonia, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary, India, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Laos, Latvia, Lithuania, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mexico, Mongolia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Palestine, Peru, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Singapore, South Korea, South Sudan, Sudan, Thailand, Turkey, Uganda, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Taiwan

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