I am a tourism enthusiast and loves to meet likeminded fella to share the meaningful life here.

"What makes your life’s adventure intriguing and fun to dive into is the connections with people you make along the way and valuable life lessons that serve as building blocks in, well, what makes you, you."

I am starting an adventure tour operator in Toraja, South Sulawesi. I have free tours for CSers, let me know if you want some. Check the website first to know what kind of tours you want. In returns, I need a feedback and helps to improve the business.
www.torajaonestopadventure.com

I'll be never bored to talk about business, adventure, tourism, marketing, as well as things about personal development or character growth.

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1 Corinthians 16:14
Do everything in love. (NIV)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Hospitality, in other words, opened my eyes and stretch my mind, faster than I can imagine.

Through Lonely Planet, since 2005 I've been hosting countless tourist in our humble house in Toraja, and as I let some travelers shared their stories to me, at 2011 a guest from Surabaya brought me to Couchsurfing.

As I'm growing and without nlme realizing, this is all I see and do, knocking on a stranger’s door turned into sending a couch request or the other way around. Seeking friendly locals on the streets turned into travelers coming to weekly potlucks or gatherings. The positivity was incredible.

Couchsurfing was globalization done right – sharing culture and ideas with no or little financial transaction.

Well, in short, I participate by being a welcoming host and without hesitate will help you any traveler who needs my help, also, encourage you to do the same when you back to your home.

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HOSTING STORY
Started in 2005 I used to only host without surf, I put my address and phone number in Lonely Planet, people come and go, mostly from Europe. I could host more than 10 people a week as my parents open our house like it was a free hostel.

I joined Couchsurfing in 2011 and left the Lonely Planet, I am more into a gathering, meet up and guiding my guest.

SURFING STORY
My very first one was in China, I was hosted by a super kind guy and continuing felt the warm of CSers in South-East Asia and Indonesia as well (one of my best was in Singapore!). Kinda confusing to tell you my surfing experience, but I believe my references are quite representative.

Interests

Could be EVERYTHING.

"The more I learn about something the more I realize there's always something more to learn, it's endless."

• cycling
• whitewater rafting
• christian
• business
• adventure travel
• mountain biking
• personal development

Music, Movies, and Books

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One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

•• Once I wore a short denim and a tank top in China, during winter for 18 hours. So stupid, I was dying right around 12 pm, hard to breathe, can't even speak, can't move my body any longer, until finally a miracle happens, my CS Host apparently found me. Yes, he found me. Thanks, Marcellius Wijaya!

••Play with the wild dolphins in Pacific ocean. So cute seeing them happy and give a warm greetings to the fishermans.

••Hidden abandoned plane in Bali (before it was popular, it was literally hidden)

••Accidentally hopped on to an Old Royal Train Carriage left in Nongkhai, Thailand, which became an unknown library with free wi-fi.

Teach, Learn, Share

How to host, how to surf, how to start a tourism business.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I am clean and neat, love to clean up, I can help with the cooking and chores. I am respectful to the house owner and love to share my happiness. I can cook you Indonesian food and share some Indonesian best coffee.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Laos, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Turkey, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Indonesia

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