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  • 81 references 71 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in Chinese (Simplified), English, French, Spanish; learning Arabic (Morocco), Haitian, Haitian Creole, Mongolian, Portuguese, Swahili, Tibetan Standard, Tibetan, Central
  • 23, Female
  • Member since 2018
  • Student, Linguistics and Global Studies major
  • The University of Chicago
  • From Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China
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About Me

There is no other day in my life that I'd choose to pass without new encounters, fresh bonds and beautiful sentiments.

I was born in Hohhot city, Inner Mongolia. My parents were no big fans of traveling, but somehow I always had this curiosity for the outside. After taking a peek into the big world from books, I was determined to keep my eyes open, explore the unknown and make a life that can never be called "ordinary".

I began changing the course of my life from education, and scholarship is my best friend. That's how I convinced my parents that leaving home is for the better.

I believe mankind is fundamentally good and therefore I meet people and make friends with trust and earnestness. I love cultures and languages--I would always listen to your stories in wonderment.

I travel also for discovering the underrepresented regions and voicing for the hidden truth. The current information is more influenced by political propoganda than you know, so I'd rather reach out to real people.

After backpacking like homeless in a growing number of areas and countries, I realize a stable and comfortable urban living is nothing but the greatest lie. Globalization should be a process of mutual cultural understanding, instead of capitalist exploitation of the global poor. Living in a fixed place limits our vision to a bubble. That's why I am always on the road, or getting ready for the next one. A long road to stroll, but a big heart to dream.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

That's even a question?

Once I started I never wanted to stop!
I've found many "soulmates" on CS. When I think of the beautiful times that I spent with them I can burst to tears. For me traveling is not about where to go or what to do, but the people you are with.

Interests

I have never taken any vocal tutoring, but I am very blessed to have a good voice.

Let's be open here: no one night stand accepted. Show me your charisma before any seductive body language. I've had some bad experiences so please understand my circumstance as a single young female traveler.
And women are strong.

  • singing
  • anthropology
  • hitchhiking
  • linguistics
  • language
  • reggaeton
  • eating healthy
  • low budget
  • bachata dancing

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: RnB Reggaeton Bachata Bossa Nova Tibetan and Monglian Long Song
I like to listen to music in different languages.

Authors:Marc Levi Dan Brown
Yuval Noah Harari
Paulo Coelho

I've been reading Pedro Juan Gutiérrez and I like creative writing too.

Movies: His House, Los Secretos de Sus Ojos, Relatos Salvajes

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

👩🏻 Started couchsurfing and hitchhiking at the age of 17 :) 🗺️

👍 I HAVE HITCHHIKED 🚗:
From Strasbourg to Milano (two days in pairs) 🇫🇷🇨🇭🇮🇹
From Toulouse to Porto (five days in pairs) 🇫🇷🇪🇸🇵🇹
From Vien Viang to Vientiane (1 day in pairs) 🇱🇦
From Phuket to Bangkok (11 days in pairs) 🇹🇭
From Guangzhou to Lhasa, Tibet (one month alone) 🇨🇳
From Yunnan to ShangriLa (two weeks alone) 🇨🇳
From Inner Mongolia to Amdo, Tibet (one week alone) 🇨🇳
A full circle of Southern Turkey (three weeks in pairs) 🇹🇷
A full circle of Yucatan peninsula, Mexico (14 days in pairs) 🇲🇽
From Los Angeles to Ensenada, Baja California (one week in pairs) 🇺🇲🇲🇽
From Мөрөн to the west, then to Эрдэнэт, Mongolia (one week alone) 🇲🇳
Around Puerto Rico, from San Juan to Vieques to Ponce and back to San Juan (one week in pairs) 🇵🇷
From Punta Cana to Dajabón, Haitian and Dominican border (one week, alone and in pairs) 🇩🇴🇭🇹
From Casablanca to El Jadida, Morocco (one day in pairs) 🇲🇦
Barcelona to Montpellier to Toulouse to Barcelona (three days in pairs) 🇪🇸🇫🇷
Barcelona to Nice/Monaco (five days in pairs) 🇪🇸🇫🇷🇲🇨
Concepción to Puerto Montt (a week in pairs) 🇨🇱
Guazuvirá to Montevideo (one day alone) 🇺🇾
Calama to Atacama (one day in pairs) 🇨🇱
La Paz to Puno (one day alone) 🇧🇴🇵🇪
La Ciudad de Guatemala to Antigua to San Pedro Sula to La Ceiba (one week in pairs) 🇬🇹🇭🇳
San Juan to Ponce (three days in pairs) 🇵🇷
Petra to Wadi Rum to Aqaba and back to Amman (one week in pairs) 🇯🇴

Learned speaking and writing basic Tibetan from zero in ten days

Got a place to sleep from the drivers who gave me rides in Switzerland, Tibet, Mongolia and Puerto Rico

Crashed at a stranger's house in Monaco

Volunteered on a farm in a Tibetan village

Camped alone by the Yellow River in the Gobi Desert

Camped alone outside of a Mongolian village

Directed a documentary

Risked my life to save another

Teach, Learn, Share

I laugh, I mean, I really do and I'm good at it. 🙋‍♀️😂 Happy to share happiness!

I can show you my linguistical approach, if anything 🤔 I love comparing and contrasting languages and it's definitely a useful way of learning

And oh man I'm always eager to learn

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can sing if you can play instruments!
I have passion for languages and I speak more or less four fluently, understand Portuguese, know some conversational Tibetan and Mongolian, and learning Moroccan Darija. Language crash course let's goooo

I feel comfortable from talking about what to have for dinner to diving into why Communism never succeeded.
I can also cook homemade Chinese cuisine. According to people who have hosted me, they are really good!

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Bolivia, Cambodia, Chile, China, Colombia, Denmark, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Finland, France, Germany, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Italy, Jordan, Laos, Macao, Malaysia, Maldives, Mexico, Monaco, Mongolia, Morocco, Netherlands, North Korea, Norway, Oman, Peru, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay

Countries I’ve Lived In

Chile, China, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Spain, United Kingdom, United States

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