On a sabbatical and will be traveling till late 2018. I mean to be in Latin America already but just can't get out of Asia :-) On this trip, I've covered Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, India, Australia, Myanmar, Thailand (north), Pakistan and Nepal. Now I'm in western China to explore some of its hidden gems!

I'm friendly, active, open-minded, easy-going and always down for an adventure. I love exploring, wandering, deep conversations and light laughs.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Exchange stories, inspiration. To discover new cultures through the eyes of a local / someone else

Interests

• arts
• books
• dining
• wine
• music
• nature
• exploring

Music, Movies, and Books

List of books is endless - The Unbearable Lightness of Being, The Island, Love in the Time of Cholera, 1984 (and 1Q84!), Like Water for Chocolate ...

Movies - We Need to Talk About Kevin, Synedoche New York, Crimes & Misdemeanors, Dogtooth

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Scaled the side of a cliff in Thailand to visit a monk and watch the sunset from his cave, horseback-rode through tobacco plantations into the Cuban sunset and climbed through caves of absolute darkness to discover hidden valleys, camped at 4,000m on a volcano in Guatemala to watch the one next door explode with active lava

What I Can Share with Hosts

A friendly demeanor, great travel stories, passion to learn about their culture and home!

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Belgium, Cambodia, Canada, China, Cuba, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia, Mexico, Monaco, Myanmar, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Pakistan, Philippines, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, Hong Kong, United States