CURRENT MISSION

Entire France. Then if I find a good travel mate, Eastern part. Afterwards, perhaps Maroco or Palestine, or Tibet.. who knws.

ABOUT ME

love long walks, love to travel, especially backpacking. love to take pictures (not necessarily with a pro camera). love to meet new people and learn different culture. open minded, and believe that love can save the world... i like challenges. love the hills as much as the beaches.

I am a freelance translator, so I have time for myself, to really live a real life. I enjoy writing and watching eye-opening movies.

PHILOSOPHY

"Believers are each other's mirrors"

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I only accompanied my friend, a CS-er and an old classmate, once to Green Canyon - Pangandaran (West Java, Indonesia) and then to Yogyakarta. She was with an American and Spanish. We both rode all the way to Bandung at night in turns!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

A few years back I accompanied by friend hosting a CSers and it looked awesome. I love the idea of exchanging stories, and sharing drinks. I came back from South Korea for my first CS. I met really nice hosts! These people do exist!

My second round was the trip to Spain-Italy-Greece. It was quite spontaneous, but I met really nice and interesting people. Plus the great paysage and food.

After I moved to Paris, I had the chance to meet one of my Korean hosts during her Euro-trip. What a small world, indeed.

Interests

my cats. they're so lively, cute, adorable, hug-able and able to brighten up your day no matter how devastated you are!

sharp pencils, color pencils, Faber Castell. neat bathroom. desk lamp. coffee (not filtered, and with milk -- and spice and liqueur)

the magic of language, how it ties people and also rules them. art, for the liberty and creativity it lets open and spread.

travelling, meeting new people.

• cats
• arts
• culture
• writing
• coloring
• dining
• recipes
• coffee
• drinking
• movies
• traveling
• magic
• backpacking
• freelancing
• languages
• beaches
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Tarantino, Pedro Almodovar, Godard, Woody Allen, Wong Kar Wai, Kim Ki-duk, Sussane Bier, Rodrigo Garcia, Abbas Kiorastami, The Interpreter, Lost in Translation

The Cure, Radiohead, Deftones, Sonic Youth, Portishead, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Miles David, Charlie Parker, Feist, Bjork, Nouvelle Vague, Maxim, Wagner, Ravi Shankar, Jay jay Johansson, Tori Amos, Tracy Chapman, Keith Jarret, Joao & Bebel Gilberto, J-Rock L'arc~en~Ciel, Sebastian Tellier.

Books? Too many. But for now, Haruki Murakami, Pramoedya Ananta Toer, Arundhati Roy, Amitav Ghosh, Julia Kristeva, Zizek, and Joko Pinurbo's poetry. Trying to read more history books.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

jumped off a cliff, around 10 meters, into water when we're on tubing in Gunung Kidul, Yogyakarta, Indonesia.

going by train from Delhi to Mumbai, India for 30 hours in a general class (meaning no seat, and even hardly air to breathe);

travel to Pangong Lake, Ladakh (borders India-China), going through the world's 5th highest highway and travel to Kashmir (borders India-Pakistan)

Teach, Learn, Share

Respect people, and they will do the same to you. My experience with my hosts really sticks to me. They really wanted to make my life easier. And they believe in miracles.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Indonesian dish recipes. Indonesian language course. Sharing laugh and dreams.

Countries I’ve Visited

Afghanistan, Australia, Belgium, China, France, Germany, Greece, India, Italy, Malaysia, Netherlands, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Germany, India, Indonesia