Hallo, My name is erick... i'm a young backpacker, and i stay at east jakarta, indonesian... with my lovely family. I study at the Jakarta Institute of Arts, majoring in cinematography, my job is as an independent photographer and sometimes odd jobs. I traveled around Indonesia alone to enjoy my country and make stock photos and footage because I was inspired by my teacher "Mr.Tirto Andayanto" a senior indonesian photographer who has been making stock photos from 1985 until now. Ohh yeah... My instagram @youngbackpacker_ :)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I like to tell stories (especially about my country) and exchange ideas with strangers.

Interests

• photography
• backpacker
• documentary
• cinematography
• solo trip

Music, Movies, and Books

There are so many international musicians that I like hmmmm, maybe one of them is Bee Gees because I love to sway, and for musicians in my country one of them is "Chrisye" there is no Indonesian singer who can match his appreciation when singing.

Speaking of movies, because I study at the film faculty, of course movies have become a part of my daily life, at home or on campus, there must always be new films to watch, hundreds or maybe even thousands of films I've watched from various genres, maybe wrong one of my favorites is "The Shawshank Redemption and Forrest Gump".

Hmmm ... if it's a book, maybe I prefer reading books related to documentaries and cinematography such as "Directing The Documentary by Michael Rubiger and the camera assistant's manual by David E. Elkins".

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Travel when I go to Mount Batur, alone in the middle of the night, and being chased by a dog.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can take you to good places in my area, especially those related to "Art" because I live in the sphere of art.

Countries I’ve Lived In

Indonesia