CURRENT MISSION

Whenever seeing people in sorrow or joy, to help or to laugh with.

ABOUT ME

I always think that I belong to the whole world, not a only country.
I grow up in China and love ancient Chinese culture.
I stayed in Africa for 2 months, speaking a little Swahili and enjoying the simple life there.
I went to US twice and painted many cities I visited.
J'aime Paris beaucoup, it is my Soul City.
I have Russian class in school, which makes me know more about Russia.
I interned a month in London, where I improved my Chinese cooking a lot.
I just finished my graduate study in Jerusalem about Arabic and Middle Eastern Studies:)
I am now living in Canon with my husband!

Drawing is a part of my life, I will never stop it till I die.
I am a crazy-lover for languages!!!
I played the accordion for 10 years, very easily be moved by music.
One of my partime jobs was a Radio DJ in Beijing:)

What I want is to:
keep drawing, keep learning languages, keep traveling, keep meeting new people!

My Instagram: butterflynatalia333
There are some of my drawings in it, have a look if you want!:)

PHILOSOPHY

If there's any kind of magic in this world, it must be in the attempt of understanding someone or sharing something. Take Risks!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

A friend who travelled around the Europe introduced it to me. After I surfed a couch in LA and chat with some couchsurfing friends, I trully love it now!!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Surfing:2 nights in Los Angeles.2 nights in Chicago.2 nights in DC.3 nights in NYC.2 nights in New Haven.1 night in Beijing.12 nights in London.6 nights in Edinburgh.2 nights in Oxford.3 nights in Prague.2 nights in Copenhagen.10 nights in Paris.3 nights in Istanbul.2 nights in Jerusalem.

Hosting:2 nights in London.Chat and hang out with many couchsurfers around the world.

Interests

Drawing and painting. Accordion and Paino. Reading. Dancing. Writing. Camping and hiking. Popular or very unknown languages.

• culture
• writing
• sketching
• dancing
• cooking
• politics
• reading
• traveling
• painting
• drawing
• magic
• music
• hiking
• camping
• surfing
• swimming
• international relations
• languages
• volunteering

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: the wind of change. Life for rent. Piano or Accordion. Blue. Jazz. and all kinds of emotional songs.Movies: Daisy. Before Sunrise. Once Upon A Time In Tibet. Books: I couldn't live without books, reading is what I must do everyday.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Went to Africa as a HIV/AIDS volunteer.Climbed to the top of Kilimanjaro Mountain.Sold my drawing at auction for charity.(140$)FREE HUGS 200 people in 2 hours in London.SQUATTED 1 night in London.Saw the first meteor of my life in Prague.My painting album became one of the most popular shared albums in Chinese facebook.After 9 months focusing, finished a long drawing which is 3.81m long, 0.2m wide and 775 people in it.Realized a dream of being Radio DJ.Learning Hebrew and Arabic in Jerusalem.Swimming in Dead Sea.Palestine was just in front of my eyes.Broke up and Fell in love!Very excited to find out that "SUN"—— in French is a masculine noun, in Arabic is a feminine noun, and in Russian is a neuter!

Teach, Learn, Share

I am learning French, Russian, Swahili, Arabic, Hebrew, and Spanish.No doubt I will keep learning languages. I like drawing, sketching and painting.What I enjoy is drawing while travelling.I majoy international relations.If you want to talk about politics or war, I'd like to join you.I went to Africa alone and travel in US&Europe alone before I'm 20.Travelling around the world is one of my dreams.And...I am a Chinese. If you want to know about China or learn Chinese, I am willing to help you.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Jordan, Switzerland, Turkey, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, Israel, Palestine, Tanzania, United Kingdom

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