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Overview

  • 10 references 5 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in Chinese (Simplified), English; learning German, Japanese
  • 35, Female
  • Member since 2013
  • UX/UI Designer
  • BA (Communication Design)
  • No hometown listed
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About Me

Hi ! I'm UX/UI Designer from Singapore, currently living in Berlin. I love the big outdoors, doing yoga, hiking and exploring! I'm a huge foodie who loves trying new things from different cultures.

If you ask me, India and it's amazing masala chai have my heart.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I'd love to meet other like minded backpackers and people who have inspiring stories to share. (awesome bar stories also apply)

Unable to host right now because i'm travelling around periodically. But happy to give recommendations or hang out!

Interests

Exploring, calligraphy, crafts, drawing, painting, cinematic films, shooting with old film cameras, cooking, festivals, hiking, mountains, trees, kayaking, camping, scents of lemongrass, wine and good music !

  • design
  • photography
  • tattoos
  • festivals
  • cooking
  • wine
  • yoga
  • partying
  • happy hour
  • crafts
  • movies
  • traveling
  • painting
  • drawing
  • music
  • outdoor activities
  • hiking
  • kayaking
  • camping
  • hunting
  • animation
  • calligraphy
  • freelancing
  • tourism
  • mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

I love books by Palahniuk and Murakami, and Shantaram is best read while traveling through India.

Favourite movies include Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind, Into The Wild, Pan's Labyrinth, Hard Candy, Her, Moon, Scott Pilgrim, Diving Bell and The Butterfly, City of God, Melancholia, Requiem for a dream.

I listen to different types of music ranging from Jazz, Indie Folk, Nu Disco, Minimal Techno and Electro-swing

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Can't just list one, got too many!

Going onto the mountains in Kosovo with a horse that I cannot steer with a guide that cannot speak English, seeing the amazing Shāh Chérāgh mosque in Iran, having dinner in a cave with some Bedouins in Petra, tubing in Vang Vieng, exploring the Buzludzha monument in Bulgaria, making it to the summit of Mt Rinjani on Lombok, having a desert party on Christmas in Puskhar, trekked through Annapurna Circuit in Nepal. Also broke a tooth eating a granola bar on the highest lake in the world. Go figure.

Teach, Learn, Share

Cultural differences, myths and legends are particularly interesting to me, I'd love to find out more about everything and learn new skills from travellers I meet! So intrigue me with charm and knowledge :)

What I Can Share with Hosts

Travel life hacks and plenty of ~*MAGICAL*~ MOMENTS since I can boogie like it's happy hour anytime...

I'm really good at doing moroccan styled hennas as well as mandalas. (All voluntarily challenges accepted!)

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Cambodia, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kosovo, Laos, Macao, Macedonia, Malaysia, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Myanmar, Nepal, Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Poland, Scotland, Serbia, Singapore, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, Singapore

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