**I am currently taking time off to travel around Europe hence I am not accepting any guests at the moment**

I am a worker bee enroute to self discovery via my backpacking trip around Europe. Certainly one of the biggest milestones and achievements for me. I realized that traveling broadens my viewpoint of the world, culture and along the way, you meet wonderful people in and out of the couch surfing community and network.

All else aside, I am a goofy person (when warmed up and I do so pretty fast) and I love pasta!

I am part of the Teach For Malaysia program where we design the syllabus and modules to be taught to high school students from the age of 14-17. This is to help boost their English proficiency. At the end of the leadership seminar, the students get to choose a project of their choice and present to the panel judges. The winning school will receive funding to execute the project of their choice. So far, I have organized 2 seminars in 2 consecutive years. In the second year, I was one of the panel judges. The project that moved me was the school that chose cleanliness campaign as their project as their school is by the sea and littering has caused water pollution.

"We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give." - Winston Churchill

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I would like to meet YOU! :) 7.3 billion human population and if we meet, I'm sure it's for a good reason!

I'm an introvert by nature. By couch surfing, I get to know my host and the local culture and lifestyle. I would also like to network and get to know more people, experience new adventure as well as share travel stories, anecdotes and lessons learnt.

Spending time with the local host and hearing from them on first hand account of their experience and stories. Or just basically chill and enjoy each other's companion.

So far, I've learnt the following from my hosts:
How to cook a simple vegan breakfast using tofu as substitute to egg - Mirka
The concept of negative income tax to even out the high earners and low earners - Fons
How to insert duvet cover in the quickest and efficient way - Maria
How to find joy and contentment in what we have - Antonia
A dog is truly a (wo)man's best friend - Jonathan and Rameau
Mums are the best - Antonia
Living through the Cold War and lead an inspiring life - Inge
Live like there's no tomorrow - Maria

Interests

Traveling, listening to music, reading, eating, cooking, baking, shopping, sports, karaoke, shoes (I'd be lying if I say no to shoes or handbags - the lesser of the 2 evils if I may)

• pets
• cats
• dogs
• exotic pets
• culture
• design
• cooking
• breakfast
• baking
• vegan
• shopping
• reading
• traveling
• stamps
• music
• karaoke
• backpacking
• surfing
• sports

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: U2, The Cranberries, Muse, Snow Patrol, Keane, ABBA, Rolling Stone, The Wallflowers, Radiohead

Movies: Music & Lyrics, As Good As It Gets, The Great Gatsby, Mamma Mia, Emma, I am Sam

Books: Joyluck Club, The Kitchen God's Wife, Charlotte's Web

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Took time off work and go backpacking around Europe with my sister. Carpe diem!

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach each other's culture
Learn each other's language
Share each other's experience

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can cook simple meals, help clean the house and share a joke or my travel experiences. I love dogs and cats will be happy to be a companion to your pet too. If you've an exotic pet, I'd like to meet it as well. It'll be my pleasure to meet you and those closest to you (Could be your collection and mementos from traveling or stamps, shot glasses, vinyl albums - anything at all really).

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Belgium, Cambodia, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Macao, Malaysia, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Malaysia