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Overview

  • 24 references 19 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in Chinese, English; learning Spanish
  • 38, Male
  • Member since 2008
  • Previously a sports recruiter, now a full-time masters st...
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About Me

I've had the good fortune of being able to live, work and travel round the world, visiting some 200+ cities along the way. I'm currently studying in Belfast and would love to catch up with CSers here if time permits.

Unfortunately I'm not in a position to host at the moment (I think!) but drop me a note if you'd like to hang out or learn more about the country and the local sights. See you soon!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Host:
As a host, I've had a couch that I offered at one point (albeit briefly) to travelers, and have also met up with many travellers, CSers and non CS-ers during their stay in Singapore.

Guest:
As a guest of hosts, I try to stay no more than 3 nights to minimise disruption in the typically busy, hectic lives of my hosts. I appreciate being able to spend time with them, learning about their culture and lifestyle, but at the same time I'm also flexible in the sense that I do not require much hosting / showing around. I believe very much in being adapatable to the situation.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've had the pleasure of being hosted in various countries and enjoyed my experiences immensely. My couchsurfing hosts remain as friends and I keep in touch with most of them on a semi-regular basis.

I've also met up with various couchsurfers in CS gatherings both in Singapore and abroad, and have generally found most CSers to be terribly interesting people!

CS Meet Ups:
CS Dubai - April 2009
CS Singapore - 2009 - 2010
CS Wellington - Nov 2010
CS Auckland - Nov 2010
CS Shanghai - July 2011

Surfed with:
Kiran Shrestha - Kathmandu, Nepal - Sept 2008
Vincent de Zeeuw - Muscat, Oman - April 2009
Markus Webber - Dubai, UAE - April 2009
Helen + Darren Dumble - Christchurch, NZ - Nov 2010
Joel Pauling - Wellington, NZ - Nov 2010
Anna Cruse - Auckland, NZ - Nov 2010
Maureen - Nadi, Fiji - Nov 2010
Gabby McKay - Sydney, Australia - Dec 2010
Timo Edward - Sydney, Australia - Dec 2010
Clare Lahiff - Canberra, Australia - Dec 2010
Daniel Taylor - Melbourne, Australia - January 2011
Jarred + Angela Blackmer - Yerevan, Armenia - March 2011
RezA - Yerevan, Armenia - March 2011
Evi - Tbilisi, Georgia - March 2011
Robert G. Real - Manila, Philippines - July 2011
Evan Chakroff - Shanghai, China - July 2011
Romy Williams - Bangkok, Thailand - September 2011
Gianluca Bertoldi - Tirana, Albania - October 2011
Zlatko Stamenov - Skopje, Macedonia - October 2011
Andreas Nillson - Skelleftea, Sweden - August 2014
Atakan Sirin - Kiruna, Sweden - August 2014
Yngve Guttormsen - Tromso, Norway - August 2014
Shean-Ren Horng - Taichung, Taiwan - August 2015
Vita Chen, Keelung, Taiwan - August 2015
Aly Ershad, Dhaka, Bangladesh - December 2015
Al Muller, Johannesburg, South Africa - April 2016
Alex Sasha, Irkutsk, Siberia, Russia - April 2017
Chris Duff, Peel, Isle of Man - October 2018
Michel Miltgen, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg, June 2019

Interests

I enjoy reading, playing / listening to music, writing poetry (though I'm no longer very good at it) and travelling as much as possible.

  • culture
  • writing
  • reading
  • traveling
  • mountains

Countries I’ve Visited

Afghanistan, Albania, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bhutan, Cambodia, Canada, China, Czech Republic, England, Estonia, Fiji, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Isle of Man, Japan, Jersey, Kosovo, Luxembourg, Macao, Macedonia, Malaysia, Morocco, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norfolk Island, Northern Ireland, Norway, Oman, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Russian Federation, Scotland, Slovakia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, Thailand, Timor-Leste (East Timor), Tonga, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, Northern Ireland, Singapore

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