CURRENT MISSION

Next stop: Turkey
Wish-list: Mongolia, Nepal, Myanmar, Morocco

ABOUT ME

Appreciates everything Chinese - from languages to arts
Music lover with more than 5,000 songs in my playlist
Loves to use chopsticks for any type of food
Spirit drinker - vodka, whisky, rum, etc.
Wannabe anthropologist and linguist
Occasional novel fiction reader
Prefers non-fiction over fiction
Seeking inner peace
Failed law student
Software tester
Thrill-seeker
Adventurist
Traveler
Simple

PHILOSOPHY

If traveling is a profession, I would give up my career in an instant.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I am willing to help as many couchsurfers and as often as I could. I'm still learning the couchsurfing way but I'm certain I can catch up soon.

If I see activities that I'm interested (i.e. group travel, discussion meet-ups, parties), I won't hesitate to join as long as time and travel permits.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

HOSTED
Sep 21-23: Fajeri and Azhar from Banjarmasin, Indonesia
Oct 17-Nov 5: Haining from Shenyang, China
Nov 25-29: Vincent from Sapporo, Japan
Dec 13-15: Wenqing from Nanchang, China
Dec 13-15: Yufei from Shenyang, China
Feb 8-9, 15-17: Vincent from Sapporo, Japan
Feb 17, 23: Nigel from Hangzhou, China
Feb 17, 23: Haina from Nanchang, China

SURFED
Jan 10: Ellyse in Shanghai, China
Jan 11-13: Nigel in Hangzhou, China
Jan 13: Yufei in Shenyang, China
Jan 17-19: Cookiil in Beijing, China
Nov 28: Supri in Banyuwangi, Indonesia

MET/TRAVELED WITH
Jan 11: Fabian, Magali, and Leopold in Shanghai, China
JJan 13: Jason in Shenyang, China
Jan 14-16: George in Harbin, China
Jan 16: Guan in Harbin, China
Jan 17: Peng, Supaporn, Jennifer, and Bella in Beijing, China
Nov 24-25: Yusuf and Orchidta in Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Nov 30: Lukas, Natalia, Lorenza, Felicia, Ardita, and Robin in Jakarta, Indonesia

Interests

I think exploring places is in my nature since my Dad brought me a world map when I was a kid. From that moment, I'm always interested with other countries as far-flung as Swaziland or Kerguelen Islands. I always wanted to meet other people from different parts of the globe and learn and understand their ways.
Also, I'm always interested in anything about Asia particularly the Far East. I won't skip a page with articles about the Orient nor won't pass over an Asian menu in a restaurant.
Currently, I'm interested in digital photography and playing Erhu, the Chinese fiddle.

• culture
• books
• movies
• music
• languages
• food

Music, Movies, and Books

MUSIC: Empire of the Sun, Beach House, Blonde Redhead, M83, Two Door Cinema Club, Of Monsters and Men, Sigur Rós, Arcade Fire, The Temper Trap, Ravi Shankar, Nawang Khechog, House music, The Perishers, King of Convenience, The xx

MOVIES: Babel, Infernal Affairs, Fong Sai Yuk, Perfume, Habla Con Ella, Farewell My Concubine, Kite Runner, Zhang Yimou films, Wu Xia films

BOOKS: A Little Life, The Pearl, Chronicles of A Death Foretold, Bronze Horseman, Memoirs of a Geisha, The Joy Luck Club, Ha Jin, Sophie's World, The Catcher in the Rye

Teach, Learn, Share

Currently studying --
1. Mandarin language
2. Erhu, the Chinese fiddle
3. Basic Photography

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, China, France, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Philippines, United States

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