I’m Dani, I'm currently studying in the UK as a master student after my 3 years social entrepreneurship adventure in China. I am the founder of a start-up that promotes the concept of sustainable travel. The reason I went down this route is pretty simple, it combines my belief in sustainability transformation, while also allowing me to stay close to one of the things I’m most passionate about – traveling!

Warum ich bei Couchsurfing bin

To digest not consume a place.

Interessen

-solo traveling
-outdoor activities(hike, cycle, dive, climb...)
-sustainable lifestyle
-plant-based
-sociology bullshits
-making friends with critical thinking and adventurous spirit
-nature and countrysite
-laughing for nothing and everything
-cats yes always cats
-spicy jokes
-drinking and feeling tipsy and smoking after feeling tipsy
-handcraft
-coins collecting
-BECOMING ME

• cats
• wildlife
• culture
• photography
• drinking
• movies
• traveling
• music
• hiking
• nature
• sustainability
• diving
• handcraft
• social enterprise

Eine tolle Erfahrung, die ich gemacht habe

I’ve traveled to more than 30 countries in the last ten years, always traveling independently and very often solo. I have found myself attracted more and more by destinations and activities that benefit the local community and help preserve the environment. Here is a tater of what I’ve gotten up to:

- I’ve stayed in a remote Indonesian village called Wae Rebo that has kept up its unique and incredible culture for nearly 1000 years and is now at the forefront of community-based travel.

- In the space of a day in Siem Reap, Cambodia I found myself visiting rats who are helping to solve the problem of land mines in the country, I bought items made of discarded plastic bags and enjoyed a show held by villagers trained in local arts thanks to an NGO.

- I have visited a local community in Egypt which is keeping the tradition of papyrus (handmade paper making) alive thanks also to the help from tourism.

- In Melbourne, instead of blindly following the ‘must go’ restaurants, I ate at a place which promotes the ‘pay as you feel’ model and employees volunteers from underprivileged backgrounds.

These experiences were enriching to me personally and led me to believe that there’s so much we can do to make traveling not only unharmful but something that can make a positive change to the world.

Lehren, lernen, teilen

Willing to teach Chinese and cooking Chinese food (especially spicy Yunnan-style);

Long for leaning any knowledge or skills you have to enhance my human development index;

Willing to share ideas about sustainability and Asian culture; also some off the beaten spots in every place I been to.

Was ich mit Gastgebern teilen kann

You will know when you meet me.

Länder, die ich besucht habe

Australia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Denmark, Egypt, England, France, Greece, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Mongolia, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Philippines, Spain, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Vatican City State, Wales

Länder, in denen ich gelebt habe

China, Denmark, United Kingdom