I am a 23 year old Economics student. I was born and raised in Indonesia but currently doing my Bachelor in Bochum, Germany.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I would love to experience places from the local perspective, and not just as a tourist who come and say good-bye after. I think after each trip, we carry a piece of the place and the people we meet there with us forever. Perhaps we are the sum of everyone we've met, and the experiences we've been blessed enough to live to see. My first solo travelling experience showed me that sometimes I find 'home' in the strangest of places–one being at stranger's house, talking in their living room about our deepest fears and our wildest dreams. Such connections are rare, yet these are the moments that I cherish when I meet new people.

Interests

I love to play the ukulele, read, and watch movies in my free time. I also love collecting postcards and taking photographs with my film camera when I'm on holidays. Writing poems has also become a coping mechanism for me.

• poetry
• vegan
• yoga
• meditation
• minimalism
• economics
• ukulele
• film photography
• slow living

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: The National, King Krule, José González, Devendra Banhart, Connan Mockasin, Miniature Tigers, Pink Floyd, Nada Surf, Grouplove, and maaaaany more!

Books: Kafka On The Shore, Journey of Souls, The Unbearable Lightness Of Being, 12 Rules for Life, Pole Dancing to Gospel Hymns

Movies: Fight Club, 500 Days Of Summer, My Dinner With Andre, The Before Trilogy, 12 Angry Men, Stanley Kubrick's movies

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Jumped on a plane to start a new life (or redefining my only and curent one?) in a foreign country.

Teach, Learn, Share

I love writing honest handwritten cards at the back of my printed analog photos and give it to people. If you want, or if I'm feeling inspired, I will write you a poem too (but I don't get inspired that often, mind you!).

I live for raw, vulnerable, honest connections among us fellow humans, living in this planet we call home. Please feel safe to be yourself around me, and I'll try my best to be a good and open listener.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can cook simple vegetarian Indonesian food for you.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, France, Luxembourg, Malaysia

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, Indonesia, Singapore