Hello, world! I'm a Burmese filmmaker currently based in Thailand. I haven't been on CS in ages but logged in again recently as I'm doing an art residency in Norway until December and would love to travel across the country. I promise I won’t make a mess and be a good guest. And if you’re ever in my city, you’re more than welcome on my sofa.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

THE PEOPLE! I went on a trip to Taiwan by myself post-heartbreak and exclusively couchsurfed during that trip and it was one of the best experiences. I genuinely love meeting new people and talking about all kinds of things.

Interests

• books
• music
• travel
• films
• food

Music, Movies, and Books

My favorite films change all the time but #1 currently is this film called Frances Ha and I’m not exaggerating when I say no one on this planet has seen it more times than I have. Other favorites include Lost In Translation, Eternal Sunshine of The Spotless Mind, The Apartment and Moonrise Kingdom.

I reaaaaaaaally love Lorde. Her albums got me through tough high school and university days. I also love Panic! At The Disco (their 2016 show in Singapore was my first ever concert, I went alone, best night of my life). Florence and The Machine is pretty cool.

I read a condensed version of Jane Eyre when I was 13, and my life has never been the same. It was the first book I read in English and got me into reading. My favorite book is Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock by Matthew Quick. I also love this book called A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara which is realllly long but worth every page. I threw the book across the room and gave it to my friend as soon as I finished it because it broke me but asked for the book back two months later to reread it.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Ziplining! Pretty basic but it was incredible.
Broke my nose at a theme park during a ride. (Not really amazing but I like telling it to people.)

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you everything I know about the Karl Popper Debate format if that interests you(Nominated for the SHORT LIST of Best Speaker during the 2016 Debate Tournament, didn't win but still, peak achievement, haha.)

Oh, I could also teach you how to make the perfect green tea salad (aka my favorite food in the entire universe) but only if there’s the fermented green tea leaves.

I play No Surprises by Radiohead on the guitar very horribly. I could at least tell you what the chords are even though you can just google them.

I’m willing to learn everything about the local culture everywhere I travel because that is the best part of traveling. I wanna take home at least one recipe that I can impress my boring friends with.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Burmese culture, movies, embarrassing moments growing up like how I burned my eyebrow and my knowledge on memoirs written by comedians. Passion for filmmaking.

Countries I’ve Visited

India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand

Countries I’ve Lived In

Myanmar, Thailand