~ ABOUT ME ~

My name is Adriel. A lot of people think that my name is a bit of Greek, a bit of Italian, a bit of this and that. To be honest, I have no idea as well of its origin. My last name is very hard, but no worries. I can teach you how to pronounce it :-) (hint: you have to roll the "r")

I was born in the small town of Surakarta, Indonesia, and spent my childhood there. I moved to Singapore at the age of 14 to learn English and to attend high school. Since then, I've been quite "moving around" from city to city: Boston, Washington, D.C., New York, London, Rome, and Shanghai.

Currently, I'm working as a Graduate Trainee in Hong Kong.

~ THINGS THAT I LOVE ~

I love roller coasters and theme parks! If you want to check out my blog, it's called One Theme Park At A Time, which you can search with your favorite search engine.

I love food! Good food, good price, good portion. My stomach has never been happier, I think, hehehe...

Most importantly, I love the idea of exploring the unknowns, hence why I love to travel to new places, meet new people, and getting to know them by immersing myself in their culture.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Coming from a rather conservative Indonesian family, I never saw the charm of traveling until the age of 18, when I moved to the U.S. for college. When I was a child, I traveled only for holidays. I traveled only to visit places like Disneyland, Shinjuku, the Merlion, and else.

My perception of traveling has changed. Of course I still travel around the world for holidays too. But today, I see traveling as an opportunity to expand my horizon and knowledge, to interact with the many colors of culture and norms around the world, and to experienced the unexperienced.

Interests

• culture
• music festivals
• festivals
• education
• dining
• aviation
• traveling
• music
• business
• teaching

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Performing with A.R. Rahman :-)

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Macao, Malaysia, Monaco, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Scotland, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Italy, Singapore, United Kingdom, United States