My name is Syazani Sani but you can call me Syaz (pronounced as "shaz"). Graduated with an accounting degree but ended up working in IT. Don't tell me why, I'm still figuring that out lol.

I am passionate in learning about other cultures, breaking my own cultural prejudices that I have and also meeting new people.

I believe that couchsurfing is a great way to do that.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Essentially, I love to travel to a new place and explore it as a local. I love to experience why the place I'm travelling to special. To understand what the locals do and find small treasures. I love to meet the locals and know what makes them love the place they're staying in.

Learning new cultures and broaden my perspective is why I travel and I love it.

Interests

Reading, travelling, watching TV, cooking and socialising

• culture
• cooking
• reading
• tv
• traveling
• opera

Music, Movies, and Books

Books:
Have a Little Faith by Mitch Albom
I am Muslim by Dina Zaman
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

Good Will Hunting, probably the best movie ever.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

1. My visit to Paris Opera House and my visit to a Catholic church in Paris. The experience there is surreal.

2. When I was 18, I was in a high school exchange programme in the States where I was hosted in a small town in Minnesota, USA (population 800). It was an amazing cultural experience that shaped me the way I am today.

I solo travelled across Europe for 3 weeks and it was nothing short but amazing.

What I Can Share with Hosts

My language and my culture.

I believe that being a Malaysian with a Malay ethnic background is rather unique (?) It's a small group of ethnicity.

I have lived in 3 countries, and by living I mean stayed in a country for a rather long period (>3 months)

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Netherlands, Poland, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Malaysia, United Kingdom, United States