Hi! My name is Isabella, born and raised in Jakarta. You can call me Bella, Isa, or whatever you feel comfortable with.

I will be going back to Jakarta today, and I haven't done much with CS, just met a guy who called me 'delicious' despite being friendly (please don't mind him, had I known he'd write like that, I'd probably have written a different reference--sadly I wrote to him first) and then joined an event. I'm looking forward to more meetups I guess. And maybe next time I'll try to stay with someone :D

Warum ich bei Couchsurfing bin

It's pretty hard for me to trust people I see as strangers in my eye. However, I feel I need to try and open my eyes, and I believe this would be a great media. So far, because I already have schedules on my own and I wanted location convenience, I opted for hostels instead.

I'm available for meetups in Jakarta, and if I'm traveling somewhere again I'll try looking for people to share stories with!

Interessen

- Food ♡
- Western art history; whenever I go to Europe I'll make time to visit at least 2 museums that display art :)
- Window shopping/shopping for stationeries and art supplies store
- Games; many of what I know and play are 90s games.

• arts
• dining
• shopping
• traveling
• art history
• communications
• history
• languages

Musik, Filme und Bücher

Music: Lana Del Rey, Taylor Swift, , Lady Gaga, Armin Van Buuren, Enrique Iglesias, Edward Maya, Indila, Jhene Aiko, Marina and the Diamonds, Shakira, Evanescence, Yanni, Vanessa Mae, Moi dix Mois-- anything really just not screamo metal, hardcore metal or too much rap.

Movies: Horror movies! Ju-on, The Conjuring, Shutter, Alone-- I get scared too, but I like watching them anyways xD

Books: Historical romance. However lately I've been reading just informative non-fiction books like books on design or artists' life.

Eine tolle Erfahrung, die ich gemacht habe

When I was in Barcelona, there's this restaurant owned by an Asian couple. The name is sekiya, located near Generator Hostel, and they don't speak English. I think they spoke Spanish, but none of my friends nor I spoke Spanish, and then I saw their kids playing the computer, watching a cartoon with traditional Chinese subtitle, and I tried talking to them in Chinese. They spoke Chinese! I saved the day *pounds chest with fist proudly* so there were no more difficulties in communication from my group with them. I never thought a third language would be useful in situations such as this!

Lehren, lernen, teilen

I can teach you either Indonesian or Mandarin. If you're learning/ you speak Mandarin, I can even be your speaking partner! I need someone to talk to as well ;)

As for learning, I'm mostly open to learning anything. Languages, locals' habits, top spots in town, or anything really. Anything new would most likely be an intriguing aspect for me.

Was ich mit Gastgebern teilen kann

1. Stories and life experiences - About where I'm from, myself, travel experience, what I do in school, what I'm good at or what I like. Don't worry, I'll listen to your stories too!

2. About Jakarta and/or Indonesia - I can give suggestions or advices should you plan on coming here, or just want to ask about things!

3. Art - I could talk about them with you, or maybe even make something like a mini portrait picture :)

As for a home, I'm afraid I can't yet since I am still staying with my parents. Let's see later when I have my own place.

Länder, die ich besucht habe

China, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand

Länder, in denen ich gelebt habe

Indonesia, Taiwan