I moved back to Malaysia in the summer of 2016 to begin teaching at an International School near to Kuala Lumpur.

I've spent 10 out of the last 13 years living and working around the world.

I love travelling, cycling, running, swimming, hiking, camping, and tons of other stuff too.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I backpacked around Europe, couchsurfing along the way. I've hosted at my various homes in S. Korea, Canada, Malaysia, and Sweden. I have felt the 'burnout' factor at times, so I've slowed down a bit and am a bit choosier about whom I host. After living in Sweden for a year, I relocated back to Malaysia.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have surfed couches throughout Europe while traveling and hosted while living in Korea, Malaysia, Canada and Sweden.

I would say that 99% of my CS experience has been great. Only on a couple occasions was I displeased with hosts or guests, but I think that this was due more to cultural differences and incompatibility blended together.

Interests

Snowboarding/skiing
Reading,
Politics
Triathlons
Motorcycles
Travelling
Exotic food
Politics
Dancing
Running
Cycling

• dancing
• dining
• beer
• marathon
• running
• drinking
• motorcycles
• politics
• reading
• traveling
• cycling
• hiking
• camping
• skiing
• snowboarding
• swimming

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Dumb & Dumber (classic), Anything by Quentin Tarantino, Old Boy, La Heine, City of Gods, etc

TV: The Office, 24, Family Guy, Toronto Maple Leafs hockey, South Park, Dexter, Sons of Anarchy, Game of Thrones, Boardwalk Empire, etc

Music: Rolling Stones, Beatles, Matchbox 20, Kino, Sergei Bobkin, Pyatnitsa, Stone Roses, John Legend, Jason Mraz.

Books: The Count of Montecristo, Brave New World, 1984, The Quiet American, Catch-22, Lord of the Rings Trilogy, anything by Haruki Murakami.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I moved to Saint-Petersburg, Russia, only knowing how to say 'My name is Chris'

I spent 44 hours squeezed into a Ukrainian train next to an old grandma and grandpa, eating their stinky sausage and drinking beer and vodka. They really took care of me, cause we never made any significant stops and I had no local currency.

I've completed multiple Olympic distance triathlons, duathlons, 1/2 marathons, century rides, one marathon, and other races of various types. I'm now starting to get ready to race Ironman Malaysia, a race that is 3.8km swim, 180km bike, and 42km run.

I've taken the Trans-Siberian train, hitchhiked in Siberia and swam in Lake Baikal.

I helped my father to build a house, just the two of us, from the ground up.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Cambodia, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Laos, Latvia, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mongolia, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, North Korea, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russian Federation, Singapore, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Thailand, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, Malaysia, Russian Federation, South Korea, Sweden

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