Tristan Labelle

About me

Thus far I have been a software engineer (by passion and by profession), a pianist, a polyglot (FR/EN/ES/PT/DE/IT/ZH), a backpacker, a Toastmaster, a flying trapezist, and other unsuspected things. Born and raised in Montréal, Canada. Spent 10 years in the US. Now exploring Asia.

These days

As of December 2025, I am…

  • 🐲 Living in Guilin 桂林, China
  • 🀄 Studying the Chinese language intensively
  • ⛰️ Finding local friends and activities
  • 💻 Getting started contributing to Couchers.org, learning about web development
  • 🛋️ Hosting couch surfers
  • 🎹 Playing the piano casually
  • 📚 Reading books about China and other topics

Getting in touch

Want to chat about life or need code for an interesting project? I love meeting like- (and alien-)minded people! Send me an email, look me up on LinkedIn, follow me on GitHub, listen to my music on YouTube, or book a slot in my calendar.