CURRENT MISSION

live. host. laugh. learn. travel. love.

ABOUT ME

I was born in Bali, raised here and sneaked around to see the world for a bit. What I see was so amazing that I've been sneaking around ever since.

I believe: in 'work hard, travel far'; travelers are essentially nice people; my religion is God; and a coffee a day keeps the doctor away.

I love: long dinner with crazy and eccentric people; light, fun, absurd and yet stimulating conversation; belly-cramping-and-tears-coming-out kind of funny jokes; people whose side job is imitating accents and care to teach me to understand the beauty of their language; stories; and insider's perspective which able to transform me from the occasional boredom of life.

PHILOSOPHY

Right now, I'll settle for having a laugh as often as possible, read as many books as possible, learn as much things as situation allowed and try to live the best life. I'm still in touch with some of the CSers that I've met during my travel or their travel to Bali. I immensely treasure these connections and it such a wonderful thought to know that you have a friend in other part of the world.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I'm ready to meet up, showing people around and have a conversation about anything. I'm also open to any project, research or culture exchange. You can ask me anything if you're interested in insider's perspective about my vast and diverse country with its complexity.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Amsterdam, hosting, few CS Gathering in Bali and I'm sure many more to come!

Interests

books, art, philosophy, photography, culture, history, jazz, movies, snorkeling, good conversation, architecture, weird foods, learning new languages and anything I have never tried before, traveling, meeting new people and old friends over cups of coffee

• arts
• culture
• writing
• books
• architecture
• photography
• beauty
• concerts
• coffee
• shopping
• movies
• traveling
• blogging
• jazz
• backpacking
• snorkeling
• history
• languages
• medicine
• religion

Music, Movies, and Books

Some books:
One Hundred Years of Solitude . Kafka on the Shore . Le Petit Prince . The Consolation of Philosophy . The Age of Innocence . Little Women . The Time Traveler's Wife . Special Topics in Calamity Physics . Interpreter of Maladies . Almost French . Matilda . The God of Small Things . Jonathan Strange & Mr.Norrell .

Some movies:
Breakfast at Tiffany's . Dead Poets Society . Rois et Reine . La Dolce Vita . Before Sunrise . The Godfather Trilogy . The English Patient . Little Miss Sunshine . La Vita e Bella . Forrest Gump . Berbagi Suami . Jeux d' Enfants . Moulin Rouge .

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

+Watching James Brown concert for free
+My first backpacking trip in Europe
+My first couchsurfing experience in Amsterdam
+I flew myself and my Mom to China because of my writing
and hopefully still many amazing things to be done and seen...

visited 11 states (4.88%)Create your own visited map of The World or Like this? try: Triposo Travelhacks

Teach, Learn, Share

I can share with you my knowledge about Bali and Indonesia in the field of history, culture, cuisine and art. I'm working as a sourcing agent so I can help you if you want to shop in Bali.

CS Bali also has a group: http://www.couchsurfing.org/group.html?gid=1979
Please check if you happen to be on the way to Bali and learn about our activities & meet up with other travelers.

Also check my blog since I also occasionally write about Bali & Indonesia in it: http://sapimalas.blogspot.com

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, China, France, Germany, Malaysia, Netherlands, Singapore, Spain, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Indonesia

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