The world is my playground. I started backpacking in 2008 when I moved to Japan and since then I have an incurable itch for traveling. I've been around Europe, USA, South America, and Asia.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I wanna know strangers like me.

Interests

travel, business, sports,

• walking
• traveling
• backpacking
• sports
• business
• economics
• history

Music, Movies, and Books

I listen to different kind of music from rock to classics.
I like watching movies from different countries.
I'm a bookworm and going to bookshops is one of my favorite past time.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

survived backpacking in South America in a very shoestring budget(e.g. eating one meal per day, walking miles and miles).
juggle PhD studies with full-time work.
survived different calamities(3/11 earthquake in Japan, Mt. Pinatubo eruption in the Philippines, fire in the neighborhood,countless typhoons and floods).

Teach, Learn, Share

I know a lot about economics and history.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Cambodia, Chile, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Italy, Japan, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Monaco, Myanmar, Netherlands, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United States, Vatican City State, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Japan, Philippines