ABOUT ME

Travelling has taught me a lot about myself and about others, too. It opened my eyes beyond the valley that I grew up in, and made me want to explore more. BUT I've been thinking about this quote by Augustine everytime I meet fellow travelers and try to know them beyond the travel talks:

"People travel to wonder at the height of the mountains, at the huge waves of the seas, at the long course of the rivers, at the vast compass of the ocean, at the circular motion of the stars, and yet they pass by themselves without wondering."

PHILOSOPHY

“Within, without. Within, without. It’s gonna change in here first, and then it’s gonna change out there.” ~ Jon Foreman

Pourquoi je suis sur Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

by meeting/hosting fellow CSers and to be able to learn and share stories or thoughts over a drink, a sumptuous meal or while on the road to our next destination.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Met and traveled with fellow CSers and hosted some CS travelers in Bangkok where I lived for a year.
Experienced hosting and also attending CS meetings in Singapore. It has been a joy knowing all sorts of people and listening to their stories. I'm hoping that we can get pass the usual "where are you from?, what do you do? where have you been?".

Centres d'intérêt

writing, movies, books, music, conversations, taking in the beauty of things, people's thoughts, people watching (singing it in the tune of Jack Johnson's song while typing), walking, all sorts of noodles, various pallettes of the sky, sand on my feet, street food, bus/train rides, hammocks

• writing
• books
• singing
• dancing
• dining
• walking
• movies
• traveling
• music
• languages

Morceaux de musique, films et livres

Movies: LOTR, Dead Poet's Society, Finding Forrester, Gladiator, The Emperor's Club, Meet Joe Black, 3 Idiots, August Rush

Books: Screwtape Letters, The Horse and His Boy, Momo, Norwegian Wood, Harry Potter, Mario Puzo's books

Music: Jon Foreman, Switchfoot, Bamboo, Eraserheads, Jack Johnson, Coldplay, Vitamin String Quartet

Une aventure extraordinaire que j'ai vécue

(I can't help myself) more than one amazing thing done/seen:

Hiked up Koh Phi Phi's viewpoint and saw the beauty of the island from the top.
Sunset at Angkor Wat.
Donation drive in one of the mountain tribes in Mae Hong Son Province, Thailand.
Cave connections in Sagada, Philippines.
Experiencing the Islamic City of Marawi, Philippines.
Holding my sister's baby.
Organized 7days of rediscovering North Philippines (8 provinces, 1798kms) with Filipino travel bloggers/writers
Sharing a cup of tea with a friend during a serene sunset moment in Boudhanath, Kathmandu, Nepal.

Enseignez, apprenez, partagez

Teach: Tagalog/Ilocano/Bisaya (Philippine languages), some Thai and German that I learned, the proper way of washing your clothes, haggling, basic emergency procedures, silly dance moves, easy way to destress

Learn: seriously, a loooot! I'm like spongebob... absorbing new things when I listen to people and taking a mental note to learn more about it if it piques my interest.

Share: my food, happy thoughts, my counter pain ointment among others

Pays que j'ai visités

Australia, Belgium, Cambodia, China, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Laos, Macao, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Netherlands, Norway, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, United Kingdom, Vatican City State, Viet Nam

Pays dans lesquels j'ai vécu

Germany, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand

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