CURRENT MISSION

Exploring SE Asia. Want to see SAPA, revisit HA LONG BAY and visit HAT YAI, where I will start a job next month.

ABOUT ME

Look beyond the grey hair. Am cool to sleep on the floor somewhere. Am not trying to be a "freeloader".

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I've hosted Wen, a cyclist from China.

Am renting a studio type apartment near the workplace in Moo 5 in Lamphun. No aircon. There is a public pick-up truck taxi service for 30 Baht to Chiang Mai which is about 20 km away.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

So far, I've enjoyed a visit to a great guy in Germany and hosted a cyclist from China. Then I've met wonderful Couchsurfers in Saigon aka HCMC, Vietnam. At a public park, strangers would come and sit next to us to listen to our conversation :o :D . Like the idea, believe in communication across cultural and other barriers.

Interests

Ham radio, traveling, riding motorcycles, photography and reading.

Culinary: Vegetarian.

Music, Movies, and Books

Today, it's a Tom Clancy audiobook.

Raymond Chandler, Ross Macdonald, Dick Franccis and Lee
Child. Audiobooks: Janet Evanovich, Tom Clancy, ...

Bernard Connolly's "Rotten Heart of Europe"

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Well, I've ridden a motorcycle across Thailand, France, Spain and the UK.

Teach, Learn, Share

Teaching what? Endless grammar? I'd rather do something "story based" with role play.

Business: am a serial entrepreneur who got grey hair at 35. Sometimes, we are on a high rope without a safety net.

Philosophy: have way more questions than answers

What I Can Share with Hosts

Well, I have had quite a lot of business and life experiences and I like good conversation.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, France, Italy, Laos, Russian Federation, Switzerland, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States