Graduate of Engineering, Entrepreneur, and world traveler. A California native who has moved to Indonesia with my family.

My interests are rated as follows:
1: Nature & animals
2: Culture & people
3: Local cuisine & wine
4: Maybe some architectural sightseeing, depends on what it is. I've seen so many they start to get boring after awhile.

I have to Tell you something very important about me:

I am not into the normal, boring tourist, party stuff. For me culture is about the people - how they are, how they live (their everyday life), to share some stories, experiences and memories with them.

My travel motto:
I collect MOMENTS instead of monuments 😉

So let's do stuff like: cooking together, learn to dance, go for a walk through a local market or (motor)ride through the country side, some kind of sport, martial arts or just relax somewhere. Maybe you also have a nice hobby (meditate, yoga, massage, climbing, downhill biking, surfing, diving, action & extreme sports...) that you want to share/experience with me...

P.S. I also enjoy couchsurfing without CS platform. Sometimes I just go to a village and ask the locals, buy some food and coffee for the house and they always welcome you into their home.

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Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Meet people while travelling for a local cultural experience, and to make friends.

Interests

• environment
• gardening
• surfing
• snorkeling
• snowboarding
• skateboarding
• engineering

Music, Movies, and Books

Issac Asimov, Sun Tzu, Lao Tzu, Gregory David Roberts

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Ziplining in Honduras, Sacred Valley Tribe at Machu Picchu, Safaris in Botswana and Zimbabwe, Yoga at Victoria Falls, Kung Fu in S. Africa, Wine tasting in S. Africa, Beaches of Moçambique, Train rides in Sri Lanka and a few other countries. Muay thai training in Thailand. Rice harvesting in Thailand. Sacred Sak Yant tattoo in buddhist temple. Hiking Volcanos in Indonesia. Aztec pyramids, Mayan pyramids, Incan Pyramids.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Good company, open minded conversations, deep thoughts, loving life.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Botswana, Canada, Honduras, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Mexico, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Oman, Peru, Singapore, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Swaziland, Taiwan, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Countries I’ve Lived In

Indonesia, United States