ALERTS:
1. for a motorbike, police now require an INTERNATIONAL driving license; the fine is Baht 500. The rental shops keep silent about this.
2. GRAB and MAXIM for motorbike or taxi
3. bring some cash for emergencies and consider using credit cards

CONTACT
- pkouwenberg@yahoo.com
- WhatsApp 66892155617
- Line ID Pkcmu

CURRENT MISSION

Continue to learn from different cultures , in particular from China, Hungary Budapest), Russia (St. Petersburg!) and Latin America (e.g. Peru, Bolivia, Mexico, Argentina, Brazil).
As for Thailand itself, historic cities in the south have my interest!

ABOUT ME

Warm, fun loving, seen the world.
Wine lover
Tantra explorer

Fond of gardening.
Lived and worked in Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Bhutan, Pakistan, Vietnam, Thailand, Iraq for the UN Development Programme.
Travelled frequently to New York and the Philippines.
Love good taste, physically as well as mentally.

PHILOSOPHY

Stoicism
Existentialism

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

By making a decent sleeping place available in a house about 20 minutes away from the center of Chiang Mai,.
Making use of couch surfing opportunities in or outside Thailand.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Have hosted with great pleasure more than 50 surfers.
Appreciate it when surfers help with things in and around the house

Interests

listening to Jazz .
Watching dancing.
Tantra.

Music, Movies, and Books

Contemporary jazz
Studying Mandarin
Doing fitness

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Travelling on an ocean steamer from Indonesia to Holland, for thirty days ... when I was 10 and alone ...

Teach, Learn, Share

Would like to learn more about:
- Mandarin Chinese, French, Spanish, Tagalog, Bahasa Indonesia/Malaya, Russian, Arabic
- making paintings, poems, Chinese calligraphy, meditation, gardening.

What I Can Share with Hosts

- 15 year experience with teaching Thai students the English language
- knowledge about the history and culture of Thailand, and in particular of Chiang Mai;
- experience with working as a UN Development staff in 7 countries in Asia and the Arab world.

Countries I’ve Visited

Fiji, Laos, Philippines, Turkey, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Bhutan, Iraq, Netherlands, Pakistan, Thailand, Viet Nam, Yemen