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Padang, West Sumatra, Indonesia
@cimi-ilmiawati
Member since 2023
I work in academia and love to travel around the globe for work or leisure (and connecting with kind souls while doing it). October '26 Japan Osaka July '26 Australia Melbourne May '26 Jakarta, Lembang April '26 Bangkok (for Songkran) Jogjakarta, Dieng Jan '26 Thailand Krabi (Ao Nang, Ko Phi Phi, the 4 islands, Klong Thom, Klong Mueang, Khaotong) Nov '25 Vietnam Hanoi Halong Bay Sept-Oct '25 Turkey (Istanbul) Netherlands Germany (Berlin, Dresden) Italy (Torino, Venezia, Roma) May-June '25 Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City Dec '24-Jan '25 Thailand Bangkok Chiang Mai Chiang Rai Sept '24 Philippines Island hopping, beaches, and lagoons Coron, Palawan Makati, Manila Boracay, Aklan April-May '24 🇺🇲 Exploring the Southern states of the USA ♥️ Tennessee (Nashville🎶, Chattanooga⛰️, Cades Cove) ♥️ Florida (Jacksonville) ♥️ Georgia (Savannah🏛, Atlanta) ♥️ South Carolina (Charleston🌅)
Interested in Books & Literature
Interested in Brunch
Fluent in English
Fluent in Indonesian
Why I'm on Couchsurfing
To meet and connect with people from other cultures, to expand my life experience, to make the world a kinder and more understanding place. Please, please, do not assume I am looking for a date or some romantic relationship, do not expect such thing. Be a sincere host/guest, be respectful of your host/guest. Let's make the world a better place, especially for female travelers.
Music, Movies, and Books
Looove country music since as long as I can remember, mostly for the mood, the heartfelt lyrics, and the heart-tugging voices. Recently, I really enjoy Kacey Musgraves and Luke Combs. The books that shaped my spirit for adventure are Mark Twain's The Adventure of Huckleberry Finn and Jon Krakauer's Into The Wild. Gattaca and Seven Years in Tibet are two movies that I will never forget. I watched them as a teenager and they impacted me profoundly.
One Amazing Thing I've Done
Hiking up mountains alone in Japan (including its five highest peaks), conquering my fear of heights, island hopping and solo camping in the wild. These experiences were very formative in building my self-confidence at the age of 37! It's never too late to bloom🌺🌺🌺 Thank you, Japan, for being such a safe country for a solo female traveler to reinvent herself🙇🏻♀️ Started to run at the age of 38 and finally got a chance to run at the Chicago Marathon in 2022 (my 7th marathon, my first World Marathon Majors)🏃🏻♀️
What I Can Share With Hosts
A friendly company, cultural exchange through cooking, an adventure buddy
