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Overview

  • 28 references 19 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in Chinese, Dutch, English, French, German, Russian; learning Indonesian, Malay, Yue (Cantonese)
  • 37, Male
  • Member since 2008
  • live and work in Chicago
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION
exploring the world

ABOUT ME
I work in Chicago.

I am a very open minded and easy going person and can speak 8 languages (I love learning languages), so you definitely will get along with me! I like to dance Salsa all night or go hiking in the mountains for days. I work hard and play hard.

PHILOSOPHY
I believe that all people are good. Regardless their religion, race, sexual orientation or whatsoever! I enjoy talking to everyone about everything. U name it, I am interested in fashion, cars, traveling, dancing, business, politics, sports...

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING
I met fabulous people in Kuala Lumpur where I participated in Free Hugs and who introduced me to CS. It was soo much fun!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE
Free Hugs 4.0 in KL with such nice people!
CS KL is great! Met lots of great people through CS and learned soo much from them.

Interests

I have been to 54 countries and I love to go diving, traveling, hiking, dancing, socializing and of cooourse meet new people and learn about their cultures and languages!

  • culture
  • fashion
  • dancing
  • seafood
  • clubbing
  • politics
  • traveling
  • cars
  • socializing
  • hiking
  • scuba diving
  • sports
  • business
  • languages
  • religion
  • beaches
  • mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

mostly mainstream ...
Hip Hop & RnB to Salsa. I love to dance!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I have been to all continents and visited about 50 countries.
-dived with Sharkes in PhiPhi/Thailand and through massive ship wrecks in Egypt
-swam in the Dead Sea, Israel
-seen the Ice Sculptures in Harbin, China at -25 degrees
-cycled around in Kyoto, Japan
-enjoyed the New Years firework in Sydney, Australia
-Drove down Australias east coast and US west coast
-got lost in the jungle of Taman Negara, Malaysia
-visited the Longmen caves in Luoyang and the Shaolin Temple in Henan, China
-hiked up the active vulcano Mt.Bromo, Indonesia
-climbed all 8 largest buildings in the world (well taking the lift..)
-explored Hue and Hoi An, Vietnam by motorbike
-saw the female divers catching seafood in Udo island, Jeju, South Korea
-partied 4 days in a row in clubs in Wanchai and LKF, Hong Kong
-got lost while jogging around the temples of Bagan, Myanmar
-danced in the water on amazing white sand beach in Boracay, Philippines
-saw how Indians cremate (burn the dead) in Varanasi, India
-dived with turtles on the Survivor Island, Pulau Tiga, Sabah, Malaysia
Hong Kong
-started up four companies

Teach, Learn, Share

teach and share: languages, travel experiences, salsa, travel stories, culture.

learn: everything

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Denmark, Egypt, France, Greece, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Latvia, Lithuania, Malaysia, Morocco, Myanmar, Norway, Palestine, Paraguay, Philippines, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, Germany, Netherlands, Russian Federation, Singapore, United States

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