I grew up in a small village in Terengganu, Malaysia, and all I wanted was to explore what's beyond the 7-minute drive to my grandma's. That mindset set me on my whirlwind path in the past few years.

I moved to Malacca (another state on the other side of the Malaysian peninsula) for boarding school for 5 years, spent 2 years living in Llantwit Major (Wales, UK) for pre-university and currently spending 4 years in Rhode Island,USA for uni (plus maybe another year for Master's). In between , I've managed to squeeze in trips to 16 countries (proudly almost none with my parents' help).

I'd say friendly, adventurous, and curious are my most noticeable traits. I love sharing experiences, and food. I think the most important lesson I learnt throughout my travels is to not plan too much. I realized that the best part of a trip is when I find places or things I didn't know existed. This is why I think Couchsurfing is the best way to go.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Want to avoid the tourist trap wherever I go

Interests

Solo travel;
Reading;
Writing;
Hiking;
Running;
Cooking;
Curate playlists;
Playing the piano;
and more to pick up....

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Bought a one-way flight to Bangkok, solo-travelled down the sketchy (and conflict-heavy) Thai East Coast back to Malaysia in two and a half weeks.

Spent 3 weeks in 3 different villages in Ratanakiri, Cambodia to teach underprivileged children basic educational skills.

Solo-travelled across United States in 24 days: Started in Providence, toured Chicago, took the California Zephyr to San Francisco, crashed a friend's place in Marin County (SF), chilled for a week in Seattle, flew to Juneau (Alaska) before taking a ferry up to Haines, crossed to Canada for skiing, brief ferry stop in Skagway, and made it back to Boston via Utah during the 2016 blizzard in one piece.

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach:
Cook Malaysian food, Malay language
Learn:
More French!, Mandarin,, cook local food, uniquely weird stuff people do.
Share:
Fun stories about people and things I've seen on the road.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Thoughts of stuff

Countries I’ve Visited

Cambodia, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Indonesia, Japan, Macedonia, Morocco, Norway, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Malaysia, United States, Wales