Hiya! My name is Sam Sam Chua. My friends normally call me Sam for ease of reference!

A brief introduction of mine, I was born and raised in Malaysia, a tropical, multicultural country with good food! I had the opportunity to study abroad in the UK, and eventually got a job and worked there for two years.

I am kinda an individualist. I like solo traveling. I like sports. I like reading. I like cooking. I am really outgoing, sporty, and spontaneous. I like to talk to people from different background and listen to their side of their stories.

I am very spontaneous and crazy. I am up to anything as long as not water sports I cannot swim 😅

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Initially it was because I wanted to be hosted so I chose to host people first.

Then now it’s more like I want to be a real traveler, not a tourist. I want to know your culture, to know your lifestyle and to learn from you! (I believe everything has something to offer and that’s what makes us special and a better human being :)!)

Interests

• cooking
• running
• reading
• hiking
• spiritual
• sports
• gymming

Music, Movies, and Books

My all time favourite movie is Titanic. Maybe romance is part of my DNA (jokesss)

Books: I like spiritual reads. Must read is 'I maybe wrong' and 'Tuesday with Morrie'.
I especially like the line in 'Tuesday in Morrie'- if your culture is wrong, you have to be strong enough to change it.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I can list a lot. On the top of my list would be I left everything behind and moved to the UK on my own from Malaysia. I knew nobody there and I made it. And I left the country and never looked back.

When it was about to leave, I sold everything in the uk and I only have one 40l backpack and one box (of memory) to ship back to Malaysia. 🤣

2nd: traveling through central and South America purely on land transport; never used commercial shuttle solely collectivo :)

Rode a 150cc motorbike on opposite land first time in three years (Malaysia is right hand side) and then fell down three times.. once in a steep mountain (crashed on me completely) and twice in highway. Rode nearly 300km in four days….

Sent myself to ICU the second I landed in Morocco

Dealt with military and police

Spontaneous overnight hike in one active volcano with two Americans and eventually squeezed in their 2person tent 😅

Ongoing…. I am going to do a 1000km trail in Australia by myself this year…

Only solo travel for three years by now

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you how to lift. I am pretty good at weightlifting. (gym rattt)

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Bolivia, China, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, France, Germany, Guatemala, Honduras, Indonesia, Italy, Mexico, Morocco, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Peru, Portugal, Scotland, Singapore, Spain, Taiwan, Thailand, United Kingdom, Vatican City State, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

Malaysia, United Kingdom