CURRENT MISSION

Delay the return to the working world for as long as I can!

ABOUT ME

I grew up in Malaysia, then went to the US for university and work. I worked as an economics consultant in Colorado before quitting my job to return home because I had hit a wall. Since then, I have been to all seven continents, and my journey continues... the Wondering Wanderer...

Check out my infrequently updated blog: kenatic.wordpress.com

PHILOSOPHY

Life is good.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

In Malaysia, I try to attend the CS gatherings have met good people there. I have hosted just a few people because I have not quite settled in yet.
Turkey and Iran are the main places where I have surfed, with a couple of other surfs in Switzerland and Uruguay.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have mainly surfed in Iran and Turkey, and I have made many friends from it!

Interests

Life
Food - Malaysian cuisine is the best in the world, I would be happy to share some with you!
Photography - I am far from a professional, but I travel everywhere with my camera bag, and it isn't the same without it.
Sheesha/nargile/hookah/water pipe: One of the easiest ways for me to be happy, I don't even like cigarettes.
Tavla/Takhte Nard/Backgammon: A craze from the middle east and the caucasus.
Skiing, meeting people, sports, watching sports, hiking, learning cultures, AC Milan, juggling, Forest Gump, card and board games, languages, economics, playing guitar, and like everybody else: traveling.

• animals
• culture
• photography
• dining
• running
• board games
• traveling
• watching sports
• socializing
• juggling
• blogging
• guitar
• hiking
• skiing
• sports
• economics
• languages
• hitchhiking

Music, Movies, and Books

Forrest Gump, Snatch, Weezer, Good Will Hunting, Memento, Taking Back Sunday, Hoosiers, Jay-Z, Shawshank Redemption, Eminem, Leon, Baluchestani music, Foo Fighters, Dark City, foreign films, Tegan and Sara, 1984, Sin City, Pulp Fiction...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I can't just pick one. Every new traveling moment is as amazing as the others! Hitchhiking around Eastern Turkey for a month and staying with many non-CS locals; the Egyptian revolution was so powerful; Morocco had so many dimensions; the magical balloon ride over Kapadokya; getting close to the unique animals in Galapagos; the majestic Iguazu falls; skiing by the surreal landscapes of Antarctica; bungy jumping while terrified over the original bridge in New Zealand; all the supras in Georgia; the wonderful and interesting diverse people of Iran; and the adrenaline rush of the Running with the Bulls in Pamplona...

Teach, Learn, Share

I want to teach, learn and share a lot of things. I enjoy card games, jokes, culture, random facts, and whatever you want to teach or share! I have made it a point to learn the local board or card games in most places I have been to, and have also asked for jokes wherever I have been.

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Andorra, Antarctica, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, Estonia, France, French Polynesia, Georgia, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kosovo, Laos, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Macedonia, Mexico, Monaco, Montenegro, Morocco, Myanmar, New Zealand, Norway, Oman, Palestine, Peru, Portugal, Russian Federation, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Malaysia, United Kingdom, United States

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