CURRENT MISSION

To survive the pandemic and training myself to cook better in asian cuisine, especially Malaysian!

ABOUT ME

Hey guys, my name is Arief and I used to study medicine in Olomouc, Czech Republic.
I currently live in Prague and work as a food courier.
A few years ago, I suffered a hemorrhagic stroke and if it wasn't for my friends who took me to the hospital, I would not be here today. I am so grateful to be alive.
Because of that, I am trying to live my life fully from now on.
I'm looking to make friends, surf and host people, and meet amazing people through this website :-)

PHILOSOPHY

"You are responsible for your own life."

Oprah Winfrey has been the most influential person in my life. Some of her advices have been life-changing. Because of her, I came out to my family back in 2012.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I surf couches and I host. On some occasions, I also join CS meets when I travel.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Hosted by Celine Lux in Cardiff - Feb 2011
I hosted Dustin Nguyen and Beaver Tran from America - June 2011
I hosted Aleksander and Krzystof from Poland - July 2011
I hosted Mike Olliston, a YouTube celebrity from Poland - April 2015

Interests

I love watching any movies starring Meryl Streep and Cate Blanchett. I love to travel, meet new people, learn languages.

• movies
• traveling
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Music:

Classical: Mozart's Requiem in D minor, Chopin Piano Concerto No.1 in E minor, Bach Tocatta and Fugue in D Minor

Pop: Taylor Swift, Demi Lovato, 5 Seconds of Summer, Adam Lambert, Hailee Steinfeld, Fifth Harmony, Jason Derulo

Soundtracks: Little Miss Sunshine, Black Swan, Bourne Series, Final Fantasy 7,8 and 9

Movies: Doubt, The Bourne Series, The Devil Wears Prada, Gosford Park, Elizabeth, The Hours, Notes On A Scandal, Little Miss Sunshine, Boys Don't Cry, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, The Dark Knight, LOTR, Black Swan, No Country for Old Men, Inception

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Traveling all around Europe with my Peugeot 308 in 2018!

Teach, Learn, Share

I enjoy meeting different kinds of people. I don't think we need to have similar interests to get to know each other. As long as one is open-minded and is willing to listen to others people's passion and interests, you can be friends with anybody..

What I Can Share with Hosts

My life experiences, teaching you my native language and maybe even Malaysian cooking! :-)

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Belgium, Croatia, France, Germany, Hungary, Indonesia, Italy, Netherlands, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Russian Federation, Serbia, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Czech Republic, Malaysia

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