I'm a spoken word poet and stand up comic taking time off my full-time job to travel and perform in various countries, and looking to meet new people and sharing stories/creating new oens through couch-surfing along the way.

I'm from Singapore and based here and have also lived in rural Ohio and London for 4 years each. I teach, host and organise gigs in Singapore, write, and perform poetry and stand up comedy, and sometimes travel to other countries to perform. Somewhat introverted but I like meeting new people and having long conversations. I have lived in intentional communities in various countries and am passionate about farming, land rights and communal living.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I have had amazing experiences with couch surfing in Romania and Australia, and met couch surfers in Singapore and London.

Interests

poetry, bikes, derelict houses, radical politics, post-colonialism, wildlife, alternative stand up comedy, rodents, bodies of water, samba, wild swimming, intentional communities

• animals
• wildlife
• rodents
• poetry
• festivals
• politics
• spoken word
• kayaking
• agriculture
• beaches
• mountains
• mountain biking
• intentional communities
• feminism
• stand up comedy
• burlesque
• conservation
• anarchism
• drag
• eco-building
• poetry slams
• mountain trekking
• spoken word poetry
• fringe theatre

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: (especially) anything folk punk, Balkan, rock, jam bands, the Hamilton soundtrack....and most everything else

Movies: Best In Show, Big Fish, Velvet Goldmine, Hedwig & the Angry Inch, Shortbus

Books: anything by Howard Zinn, Vijay Prashad, Chimamanda Ngozi Adiche

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

cycled through the Outer Hebrides Islands and from London to Bristol

rode in a van from London to Montenegro

took a 55h Greyhound bus ride from Columbus, Ohio to Portland, Oregon

Teach, Learn, Share

happy to give crash courses in Singaporean cooking and natural and human history, and poetry

What I Can Share with Hosts

I'm a pretty good cook, especially of vegetarian food and the occasional Singapore dish, and would be happy to cook a meal for you and share recipes. Also happy to share stories about living in intentional communities in various places, poetry and books recommendations, and recommendations for things to do in Singapore.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cambodia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Northern Ireland, Romania, Réunion, Scotland, Slovenia, Spain, Thailand, Turkey

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, Singapore, United Kingdom, United States