Loves stories and adventure!

Am in love with various art forms and learning them locally - ceramics, batik painting, performing (jazz, neo-soul and acoustic), sketching, photography, music and dance. I wrote a couple poems!

I keep myself fit and happy by lots of movement - learning Tahitian dance, used to do Hip Hop and Capoeira, recently learning some techniques of Contact Improvisation.

Singapore is a small country, and is pretty capitalistic and consumerist (as with many modern cities). My promise to myself for my twenties is to learn to be self sufficient and sustainable (learning how to cook and ferment, learning about local producers etc.). Hope to meet inspiring people on CS! :)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Meet lovely people from different cultures :) Saving up for adventures - some countries I've my sights on are Cuba, Peru, Netherlands, New Zealand, Myanmar, Canada, Mongolia, Spain (the list never ends, does it?)

I am fascinated by indigenous tribes, farms, art, and would love to learn from you.

Interests

• culture
• poetry
• singing
• photography
• music
• jazz
• anthropology
• geography
• sightseeing
• art
• documentary
• street photography
• photojournalism

Music, Movies, and Books

My jazz idols include Diana Krall, Eliane Elias, Esperanza Spalding, Jose James. I also love Jason Mraz, John Legend, Alicia Keys, Shakira, Josh Groban, Enya, Norah Jones, and John Mayer

Favourite bands include Edward Sharpe & Magnetic Zeroes, Radical Face, Rogue Valley, Post Modern Jukebox, Simon & Garfunkel, Adeaze, Coldplay.

I play the piano and guitar and a little bit of hand pan

Favourite films are Before Sunrise, Slumdog Millionaire, Into The Wild, Sin Nombre.

Fav books and authors: The Kite Runner, The Course of Love, Like the Flowing River, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Paulo Coelho. I'm a huge fan of public libraries (free books woohoo!)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Some random stuff I do or have done:
- I busk on the streets of Singapore at Clarke Quay
- Hitched a ride with a Malaysian bike gang while I was travelling alone
- Made some resin art just for fun!
- Sold my first ever food because someone really liked it (T'was a smoked coconut cheesecake! Yumm)
- Learnt how to make fire and shelter (I love Survivor) but cut my finger!
- Spotted a Capoeira troupe on the streets of Brazil and I jammed with them :) Unforgettable.
- Had rat meat in a Thai village
- Raised $12k in one day to benefit Rohingya refugees
- Launched a successful indiegogo campaign for some ethnic Thai villagers

Teach, Learn, Share

Basic guitar and singing

Make art together!

I can teach a bit of cooking (the cheesecake... Afghan food, creamy butternut pasta) but you probably cook better than me :)

What I Can Share with Hosts

Stories, photographs of my travels, a joyous day out :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Brazil, Cambodia, China, England, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Mauritius, Myanmar, Scotland, Thailand, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Malaysia, Singapore