Updates: survived a near-fatal accident in February 2025 — hands down the wildest, least-recommended “trip” of my life. 0/10, would not book again. Apparently the universe hit the cosmic reset button and said, “Let’s try this version instead.”

In December 2025, I randomly looked at a map, pointed at the Maldives, and moved here for reasons I still can’t logically explain. (Impulse control? Never heard of her.) I genuinely love what I’m doing here. But let’s be honest — Malé and Hulhumalé might be the most boring and visually confusing parts of an otherwise ridiculously beautiful country. So I escape to other islands whenever possible, just to remind myself why I came.

I’m here to make new friends, help where I can, and collect more stories that my future therapist will probably find fascinating. I do have a spare room — just no bed yet. We’re working with imagination and good intentions. So I can’t exactly offer accommodation (unless sleeping on a hard floor is your dream Maldives experience), but I can share everything I’ve learned about this country. I come with an unreasonable number of slightly crazy life stories that somehow always entertain people. Post-accident personality upgrade, I guess. Rebooted. Slightly glitchy. Much more fun.

I like to see things that startle me, feel things that I never felt before and meet people with a different point of view. I’m often drawn by the idea of how easy it is sometimes to connect with people you'd never know if you never travel.

Interests

I like spending my free time reading books, creating things, writing weird poems, or doing anything outdoor / in the nature, especially hiking, snowboarding and surfing . Deeply in love with this world. I often feel as a curious child, tirelessly exploring this blue planet as a big playground.

I barely use public transport when I travel, which means I always end up walking a lot, and getting lost a lot too, since I mainly follow my misleading instincts . No matter in cities, mountains, forests or anywhere else, I love feeling the place with my eyes, absorbing everything I see and stopping at whatever catches me.

I love riding motorbike too, especially in mountains when it's raining or on islands where the ocean often appears all of a sudden . Some of the best things to see in life to me.

Music, Movies, and Books

Book has been my quietest and most constant friend wherever I go. Some of my favorite writers are: Jean-Paul Sartre, Graham Greene, Gabriel García Márquez, Haruki Murakami, Milan Kundera, Alice Munro and many more. If I have to choose a favorite book, I'd say Nausea by Jean-Paul Sartre.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Amazing might be too strong a word, but some cool things I did include: teaching teenager monks Chinese in several temples of a border village in Thailand, hitchhiking from Melbourne to Perth in Australia. It still touches me every time thinking about the unbelievable trust, love and kindness people have shown me.

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, China, France, Maldives