China Youth Tour | CouchSurfing Takes Off in China!

It’s been just over 3 weeks since I hit the road on my 4-month tour of China. As mentioned in my previous post, I’ll be CouchSurfing most of the way. It’s a great way to meet locals, and get a glimpse of their lives. My first host was Chandler Han in Wuhan. What a guy!

Chandler is a recent university graduate, with dreams of traveling the world and eventually settling down in Japan. His room is littered with tokens past travelers have gifted him: a Canadian flag on his bed, maps in his closet, posters, t-shirts, and framed photos on his desk. During the week I spent at his place, we attended live shows, hung out with China’s old school punks, ate xiao kao with college students, and even went for a late night swim in the Yangtze.

During the day, we would escape Wuhan’s ferocious heat in a local coffee-shop, and talk for hours about everything and nothing. Since CouchSurfing (CS) is a crucial part of my trip, and an indicator of the changing mentality of many Chinese youth, I thought I’d share Chandler’s thoughts on the CS project.

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