CURRENT MISSION

To meet like-minded travellers

ABOUT ME

I love traveling and meeting people from all walks of life and from all corners of the globe.

My friends describe me as polite, caring, friendly, generous and deeply spiritual.

I hope to be able to share my experiences with like-minded people from around the world!

PHILOSOPHY

It is good to have an end to journey towards; but it is the journey that matters in the end. -Ursula K. LeGuin

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I enjoy learning and teaching languages.

Interests

I have been a practicing amateur herbalist for several years now. Living and growing up in Malaysia has exposed me to traditional Chinese medicine, Indian Ayurvedic medicine and Indonesian Jamu. I was trained to be a scientist and to be mathematical and business-minded but I no longer want this to define me as a person. I am fascinated by traditional holistic and alternative treaments for diseases of the body and the mind.

I would be most happy to share my knowledge and experiences in various healing practices. I regularly practice Reiki and Vipassana meditation.

I also enjoy cooking, trying different types of food, good wine and the occasional night out for some Latin dancing.

And I enjoy mountain climbing, jungle trekking and camping in the wilderness ... sometimes the further you travel, the closer you feel to your place of birth.

• dancing
• dining
• cooking
• wine
• meditation
• traveling
• socializing
• hiking
• camping
• scuba diving
• rock climbing
• business
• languages
• medicine
• science
• language exchange

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Currently hooked on Francis Cabrel and Charles Pasi
Books: Numéro Uno by Umberto Eco
Movies: Cold Mountain, War Horse, The Matrix, Inglorious Basterds, Hellraiser, Star Trek

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Scuba-diving in the South Male Atoll, near Kandooma Island in the Maldives.

Watching the sunset on the Orobie Alps near Bergamo, Italy in early summer.

Watching a misty sunrise at Temenggor Lake in the heart of the Malaysian rainforest.

Hiking across the Pyrénées from Pau, France to Aragon, Spain.

Teach, Learn, Share

Languages: Self-confessed polyglot and language freak. Willing to teach any one of these languages: English, French, Bahasa Malaysia, Bahasa Indonesia, Hindi, Turkish.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I'm working as a translator at the moment but my real passion is cooking. I cook mainly Malay, Chinese, South Indian, Javanese and Turkish dishes.

I think food is probably the best form of intercultural diplomacy :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, China, Greece, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Maldives, Netherlands, New Zealand, Slovakia, Spain, Taiwan, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Germany, Malaysia, Turkey