Mint is refreshing, so do I 😂

I used to spend most of my youth travelling around the world and that's how I get to know about CS as I was being hosted by hosts quite a number of time. Because of that I also started to host but unfortunately I lost access to my account. I used to host in Korea, Japan and Malaysia.

Nothing particular about me but here could be a useful summary in 10 points:

1. I love instant noodle but I hate the 3 minutes I have to wait after I pour the water into the instant noodle. Just that particular 3 minutes! ⏰ and I do have a love-hate-relationship with slurping noodles 🍜
2. I travel alone but along the journey i will cross path with different kind people from familiar ones to total stranger (reconnect & connect). Seems saying Hi & Bye is my most frequent events in life 👋🏻
3. I used to be someone that hustling a lot (asian culture) and tied success with luxury/material stuffs. Now I just want to cut all the desires related to materiality and be just be content with life. 🧘
4. I love cooking but just lazy (of course it’s tasty!) 🧑‍🍳 but not good with the presentation tho!
5. Never been to jail for any crime (except in monopoly) 🥷🏻
6. I have black belt in Taekwondo (3rd grade). It’s all started because i watched Dragon Ball and I thought I could be like a main character. Oh well, I didn’t get what I wanted but definitely I get what I needed!🤺
7. I might not be the main character in anything, but i highly believe I’m in top 3 in every situation. Pretty confident in this one! ☝🏻
8. I easily make friend with anyone. I just love people, love connection, love the love. Everything just wonderful. 😊
9. My staffs used to say “you look dumb, but you are very smart!”. So I don’t know if it’s a compliment or insulting. So i said “So do you!” with a big smile! Let both of us wonder together 🤣
10. Used to get robbed, smuggled, scammed, hitchhiked, helped, missed flights, get upgraded to business class/hotel suites etc during travelling. Generally, I just enjoying the whole process the world try to teach me through ups and downs. Life is too short to frown, be sad and control things i cant control aite? 🙌🏻

All in all, I’m a loving person!

Update (April 2024 - not hosting at the moment)
I will be on the journey to reassess my life cause you know life is too short! Tracing back my roots, visiting every continent, connecting with the people, immersing in local experience and appreciating the nature. Might take up 2-3 years to do all of this, but this slow journey for sure will be content and fulfilling. Thus, I didn't host at the moment and will be requesting to be hosted instead :D

May follow or text me on Instagram: @iammintie

Hopefully the plan goes well but most of the time will change as I’m very spontaneous and impulsive cause i found the beauty of uncertainty (following the flow) when being so:

2024
*April-June: Middle East Exploration
*June-July: North Africa
*July-September: Southeast Asia Exploration
*September-January : West Europe Exploration (incl. UK, Iceland)

2025
January-March: Central Region Exploration
March-May: Central Asia Exploration
May-June: Himalaya / Inner Mongolia Exploration
June: Mongolia Exploration
June-October: Latin America Exploration
October-January: East Europe Exploration

2026
January - April: Northeast Asia Exploration
May- September: South & Central Africa Exploration

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

A few years back, I had a great experience being hosted by CS'. Well, i was on a tight budget and never expect that such an experience created such beautiful memories and long-lasting friendships.

Now I would love to host anyone that would love to make new friend with local.

Interests

um ahhhh, I believe I'm too busy adulting at the moment. So can't elaborate more!

• environment
• traveling
• volunteer work
• sports
• volunteering
• movie
• comedy

Music, Movies, and Books

Self help, self growth, non fiction, documentary. I'm bad at imagination!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Living & Surviving at the same time! For real

What I Can Share with Hosts

The wisdom gained through the traveling, my quirkiness and hey I can teach languages despite I considered myself as someone that don't have any mother toungue!

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Bahrain, Cambodia, China, Fiji, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Macao, Malaysia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Russian Federation, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam