Hey there! I am Adi, an Indonesian traveler and a firm believer that life is too short to stay in one corner and I am here to not only see the world but to connect with it. My friend introduced me to use this app and boy do I feel grateful that she did! I love Couchsurfing for the way it connects us to local lives and perspectives and that made me realize that the best part of travel is often the people we meet along the way.

Here’s something about me so you could have a sense if we would get along:

TRAVEL EXPERIENCES
- Started my solo traveling in 2023 with 11/195 countries & 69 cities visited in East & Southeast Asia, South Asia, and Middle East
- Best travel experiences so far:
🇮🇳 India (Oct - Nov 2024) - visited Ladakh (mountainous area in Northern side) during autumn time & experienced Indian hospitalities by getting connected with locals almost in every city during Diwali holiday
🇹🇷 Turkiye (Dec 2023 - Jan 2024) - first snow experience in Mt Uludag & hot air balloon in Cappadocia
- Next travel destinations: 🇦🇺🇪🇬🇲🇦🇹🇳🇶🇦🇵🇰
- Travel preferences: nature, picturesque buildings/monuments in the city, anything involving water activities. What I never experienced but wanted to: slow traveling where I could live the way the locals do

PERSONAL BACKGROUND
- 100% Indonesian. Have only lived in this country but have lived in 5 different cities - moved out of my parents’ house since 18 for university & work purposes, which made me relatively adaptable to different cultures & upbringings.
- Currently live in an industrial area 1.5hrs drive from Jakarta (the capital city of Indonesia) - that is why hosting is not possible at the moment.
- Oldest of 4 sons. The way I was raised & experience facing hardships in life, has made me an extremely ambitious, self-driven, and resilient.
- Work full time as a Buyer/Strategic Sourcing in Consumer Goods company and quite proud of & enjoying what I am doing.

HOBBIES & INTERESTS
- My type of unwinding between works/travels: Movies/TV Shows, Karaoke, Good Conversations, Books (Fiction & Non-fiction), Swimming/Hitting the Gym, and Spending Time in Nature
- What interests me: Photography, Music (a mainstream listener), Fashion, People Behavior / Pyschology, Leadership, Mindset & Self Improvement, Supply Chain, Business / Entrepreneurship, Social Media / Content Creation,

PERSONALITY TRAITS & VALUES
- Friendly, polite, my close friends would describe me as unexpectedly funny
- Sensitive - you would catch me crying easily over drama / slice of life movies
- Intuitive & visionary. A healthy balance between risk-taker & realist
- Naturally a problem solver - my whole life and engineering education have taught me this
- Value good & meaningful connections over wild party life
- I believe everything happens for a reason & being a learner is a lifetime job. And we can definitely learn from anything & anyone, both intentionally or not
- Always dreaming about moving abroad

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

My friend recommended me this app and been grateful of the people I have met from the community since then.

Interests

• photography
• reading
• snorkeling
• swimming
• watching movies
• trekking

Music, Movies, and Books

MUSIC
Bruno Mars, Ed Sheeran, Billie Eilish, Famous 80-90s, Almost All Glee Cast Covers, One Direction, Michael Buble

MOVIES
1. Slice of Life / Drama: Manchester by the Sea, Forrest Gump, Good Will Hunting, A Man Called Otto, The Shawshank Redemption, Dead Poets Society, Stand by Me, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, 3 Idiots, Schindler’s List, The Intern, The Terminal, Cast Away, Lion, The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, The Imitation Game, Hacksaw Ridge
2. Romance: Pretty Woman, How to Lose A Guy in 10 Days, About Time, 500 Days of Summer, Eternal Sunshine of The Spotless Mind, Love Rosie, PS I Love You, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, At Cafe 6, Her, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
3. Psychological Thriller: Memento, Nocturnal Animals, Gone Girl, The Silence of The Lambs, Se7en, Fight Club, Forgotten, Inception, Shutter Island, The Menu
4. Crime/Action: Catch Me If You Can, The Talented Mr Ripley, Now You See Me, Parasite, I Care A Lot, The Call, Perfume: The Story of a Murderer, Don’t Breathe, Taken, Maharaja
5. Musical: Khabie Khushi Khabie Gham, The Greatest Showman, Mamma Mia!
6. Sci-Fi/Fantasy: The Hunger Games Trilogy, Harry Potter (I was a huge Potterhead back then!), MCU (until End Game), X-Men, Kingsman

TV SHOWS
1. Situational Comedy: Friends, How I Met Your Mother, Modern Family
2. Drama: Grey’s Anatomy, Gossip Girl (this one is my guilty pleasure), From Scratch (still unable to move on from this one)
4. Crime/Thriller: Breaking Bad, Black Mirror, Lost, How to Get Away with Murder, You, 13 Reasons Why, Baby Reindeer, Money Heist, Squid Game, The Last of Us, Walking Dead
5. Animation: Avatar The Last Airbender, The Legend of Korra

BOOKS
Fiction: A Little Life, The Alchemist
Non-fiction: Outliers, How to Win Friends & Influence People, Manifest, 101 Essays That Will Change the Way You Think

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Travel-related:
🇮🇩 Witnessed a Blue Fire (only 2 in the world) after a midnight hike in Mt Ijen, East Java, Indonesia
🇸🇬🇹🇭🇻🇳🇰🇭🇲🇾 First time traveling abroad & already doing solo in 5 countries
🇮🇳 Visited my first 7 World’s Wonders: Taj Mahal
🇹🇷 Got into the famous Cappadocia Hot Air Balloon Ride flying over the breathtaking fairy chimneys & valleys

Personal-related:
Started making money by myself since elementary school and never a single gadget / clothing item was bought by my parents since then.

Teach, Learn, Share

Indonesian culture & experiences that I have gained during travel

What I Can Share with Hosts

Something from Indonesia

Countries I’ve Visited

Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Oman, Singapore, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Indonesia