Inquisitive, spontaneous, great at switching between silliness and sentimental topics
Film and poetry are two of my passions, plus I adore weird ecological facts, niche recipes from history and debunking/discussing socio-psychological theories

For a lesser known side of SG, HMU if you need a fix of local art. I can usually suggest a few gigs/galleries/events worth exploring together

Also 🏳️‍🌈 bi/queer (she/they pronouns)

(I used to go by "Ilene" in case the references are confusing! Now I use Nic)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Here for funny, touching and eye opening experiences.

While we're all away from the countries we were born into, I want to hear from others what home and humanity is for them

Interests

• animals
• arts
• live music
• history
• science
• food
• nature
• film

Music, Movies, and Books

Some of my favourite directors are

Taika Waititi
The DANIELS
The Coen Brothers
Greta Gerwig
Edgar Wright
Hayao Miyazaki
Wong Kar Wai
Tsai Ming Liang
Jafar Panahi

Films that reached my soul (not by the above folks)
NOMADLAND
The Shadowless Tower
A Year of No Significance

Currently reading:
Art Objects, Jeanette Winterson

Recently finished:
The Unreality of Memory, Elisa Gabbert

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

believed in people

What I Can Share with Hosts

We have some of the best and most diverse food+culture here, and while every globalized city claims that, what's special about Singapore are the South-east Asian influences, as well as the East meets West philosophies here. I enjoy sharing the histories and stories from our shores.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, China, Croatia, England, France, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Italy, Lesotho, Malaysia, Montenegro, Scotland, Serbia, South Africa, South Korea, Swaziland, Turkey, Viet Nam, Zimbabwe