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, car and food are functioning. InDrive and Maxim are cheaper options.
3. Carry $415 in cash with you when entering Thailand. https://en.tempo.co/read/1836831/tourists-advised-to-bring-us417-of-cash-to-enter-thailand

CURRENT MISSION

Learn rn from people of different cultures and/or cities, in particular from China, Hungary (in particular 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. About 3 years in each country.
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 in Chiang Mai, Thailand, whilst looking for couch opportunities in or outside Thailand.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Have hosted more than 50 surfers, and loved every minute of their presence.
Really love it when surfers help me with things in and around the house, in exchange for free meals.

Interests

listening to Jazz .
Interest in dancing.
Tantra.

Music, Movies, and Books

Contemporary jazz, world music, new age, R&B, Blue Grass
History movies
Science Fiction

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:
- such languages as Mandarin Chinese, French, Spanish, Tagalog, Bahasa Indonesia/Malaya, Russian, Arabic
- making paintings, poems, Chinese calligraphy, meditation, gardening.

What I Can Share with Hosts

- my 15 year experience with teaching Thai students the English language, from Kindergarten to adults.
- my knowledge about the history and culture of Thailand, and in particular of Chiang Mai;
- my 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