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Overview
About Me
CURRENT MISSION
Travelling; making new friends; having a simple and happy life; Starting to enjoy trekking a lot; Starting to scuba dive too ;)
ABOUT ME
I am easy going. I like meeting people and hearing stories.
PHILOSOPHY
Travel around the world to see things with my own eyes; hang out with different people; be spontaneous; get ready for challenges
Why I’m on Couchsurfing
HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING
Came across a friend from England through travbuddy.com in 2000. He recommended this site while I showed him around my home town.
COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE
Hosting around 40-45 Csers between 2011-2013
Romming with a Cser from England in 2013-2014
Feeling excited to talk about CS and hang out with CS-ers at all times!
Interests
Travelling, meeting new people, movies, trekking, cooking, food
- dining
- cooking
- cocktails
- coffee
- partying
- movies
- traveling
- socializing
- scuba diving
- cliff jumping
Music, Movies, and Books
Classic Rock; Nina Simone
Travel books, novels, history
One Amazing Thing I’ve Done
A night on a scooter around Palermo; Went to Mainz alone and met new friends at the party who later travelled to Italy with me; Spent 2 days talking to someone who does not speak English but only Spanish (while i don't); Cliff Jumping in Santorini; Illegal entry to an ancient site in Berguma; I hosted 12 Cs-ers in a month and there lived 5csers at my home at a time; Was interviewed with flatmate and 2 cs-ers by the local newspaper about couchsurfing in 2013; went to Yemen in 2014 and met my travel companion whom i texted thru this site at Qatar Airport; attended Yemeni Wedding and Tunisian Wedding; quitted my job to travel around central & south America, the whole of Turkey thru 2015 Summer to 2016; I have been living and travelling around Iran and learning Farsi for 3 months in 2016; Driving around Sri Lanka covering 1000 miles in 7 days; swimming with Manta rays in Bali; Backpacking with my friend who doesn't speak English :) ; walked from one Monastery to another, covering 15 miles a day in Georgia; did not drink vodka in Russia; Self drove at Kruger National Park; Went to South Africa; Walked at night at Johannesburg; went to india; dived 9 dives at Sabah at a long weekend; witnessed five cheetahs together strolling at Masai Mara; Helicopter ride over Victoria Fall; stayed in hk for three years over covid; road tripping around Lebanon; completed Pamir Highway Road trip (craziest trip)
Teach, Learn, Share
learning to seize the day
What I Can Share with Hosts
travelling plans
cooking
coffee, tea, cocktails
Chinese characters and meanings
Countries I’ve Visited
Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Belgium, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Croatia, Cuba, Czech Republic, Egypt, England, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iran, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Malaysia, Maldives, Mexico, Morocco, Myanmar, Netherlands, Oman, Peru, Philippines, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uzbekistan, Vatican City State, Viet Nam, Yemen, Zimbabwe
Countries I’ve Lived In
Hong Kong, Iran