A man who is trying to enjoy his freedom by learning.

Facebook : Daniel Frits Maurits Tangkilisan
Instagram : @traveljepara
YouTube : Travel Jepara

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Looking for travellers who really have the heart to learn the history, culture and nature and eventually take a deep plunge in them and even contribute, not those who are here only for fun.

Interests

Learning to see and experience history, cultures and nature.

• arts
• culture
• history
• languages
• nature

Music, Movies, and Books

Sci-fi, superheroes, horror, but also drama & comedy, comics : Pre-Nu52 Legion of Super-heroes & Wonder Woman, J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Neil Gaiman, R.A. Kartini, Multatuli, Stephen Oppenheimer.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I was born and raised in a metropole, the biggest city in this country, but I was moved to small city, town and villages. And I LOVE IT!
* Yes, I WAS moved. That's NOT a grammatical mistake. I believe and experience that my moving in Japara is not something that I have intended to do. The Universe closed the door for me in big cities but opened one widely for me in Japara. It happened for a reason, for the cause I'm struggling now with on Japara, the mainland and Karimunjawa. That is my purpose in life.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach Dutch to Indonesians and Indonesian to foreigners (yes, our language in English is indeed Indonesian, NOT Bahasa Indonesia because 'bahasa' means 'language'. So English = bahasa Inggris, Dutch = bahasa Belanda).
I can share my knowledge of the history and culture of Japara, which consist of MORE than just Karimunjawa! But unfortunately, not many couchsurfers want to know it. Most couchsurfers just want to have fun without understanding, learning and contributing!

What I Can Share with Hosts

Knowledge of history and culture and the experience, and if you like, the experience of the Javanese spirituality.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Croatia, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, Montenegro, Netherlands

Countries I’ve Lived In

Indonesia, Netherlands