CURRENT MISSION
striving for the extraordinary and live my life to the fullest

ABOUT ME
My name is Abyan, I was born and raised in a metropolitan city called Jakarta. I travel not because I want to have collection of photos that I can upload on my social media(s) or to show off to people how many countries I've been to .I travel to explore my self-being. This might sound overwhelming, but I want to find out the essence of life through traveling. I just want to go out and experience something beyond my comfort zone.

PHILOSOPHY
"Be a Traveler, not a Tourist"
" Be brave, Don't settle. Say how you feel . Find your passion. Be true to yourself. Leave the job you hate, stand up for things that matter. Don't apologize for who you are. Love every ounce of your bones"

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

For me, traveling is not only about taking nice pictures or just go to tourist attraction (well, I do love sightseeing). It is also about meeting new people along the way. I always amazed whenever I met locals. By knowing locals, there will always something new and priceless I can experience in new places. Most of the people I met during traveling, though for a short time, always left me impression!

Interests

• culture
• architecture
• traveling
• languages
• friends
• hanging out
• vlogging
• video editing
• photograph
• international food

Music, Movies, and Books

Well, maybe you can check my spotify playlist so we can find out if we have anything common. Basically, I like soft-music, bubblegum pop, and EDM.
I am quite judgmental on movies (but I promise only for picking movies!), before I watch movies I'll always take a look at the rating on rotten tomatoes or IMDB. I don't have any specific genres for my favorite movies, I watch disney, action movies, fiction movies, drama, or even horror movies sometimes (even though after watching horror movies I always felt terrible).
The little prince will always be my favorite book!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

What if I have 4 , can I mention all of it? :)
1. Got an opportunity to travel for free through international events and met amazing people along the way,
2. Became a project officer to 78 people for a trip to Singapore-Malaysia
3. Survived a comunity service in a remote area of Indonesia for 2 months and there was no cellular network there
4. I survived a semester exchange in Poland!

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach some words in Indonesian Language (I hope it will be good words :D).
I am passionate on learning languages and learning new culture.
I love to share my experiences, fun facts, and I really love to share about weird things that Indonesians do.

What I Can Share with Hosts

My experiences, discussing about random things. A talk about how silly life is or world peace while having a beer sounds interesting for me :)
I can share about Indonesian cultures and cook Indonesian dishes :D

Countries I’ve Visited

Cambodia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Malaysia, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Indonesia, Poland