CURRENT MISSION

Life is choice! I choose to live in the edge, live hard, work hard, play hard!

ABOUT ME

I get high from the novelty of going to new places, meeting new people, and discovering new culture. There are so many places in this world I have not yet visited and I am so excited to explore more.

I am currently living in Portland but I am nomad as I move from countries to countries every few years (Asia next!). In Portland I love love love hiking and being in the nature. I love hanging out with friends and couchsurfers, go out to silent dance, esthetic dance, and do trampoline dodgeball. I am so up to exploring new, hippy, and weird (but fun) activities in Portland!

I am passionate about providing free education to children especially in developing and under developing countries. I co-founded a non-profit organization giving scholarships to children in Indonesia (www.hoshi-zora.org ) so I love spending my time working on these projects.

PHILOSOPHY

Pay it Forward!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I first hosted my couchsurfers in 2006 when I lived in Japan, and now I am still keeping in touch with them! When I travel, couchsurfing just bring my experience to another awesome level. Currently in Portland, I live in a couchsurfing house called the "Lolligagger Palace". I live with 5 other people who love couchsurfing and we love spending time with our surfers.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I met some of my best friends now from Couchsurfing, I met amazing inspiring people who filled my life with joy! I have been amazed on how awesome the couchsurfing communities all over the world are. Whenever I hosted or couchsurfed, people are always generous in sharing their space, time, and stories and I would love to pay it forward!

Interests

Hiking, dancing (silent dance, esthetic dance, cumbia, salsa), tree climbing, dirt biking, caving, non-profit fundraising, international volunteering, educational psychology research, and many more!

• culture
• dancing
• cumbia
• education
• traveling
• guitar
• cycling
• hiking
• spelunking
• rock climbing
• teaching
• psychology
• volunteering

Music, Movies, and Books

I love reading books by Paulo Coelho, Benjamin Hoffs, Thich Nhat Hanh. I also read some nerdy psychology, brain, and neuroscience books. I listen to Bonobo, Thyco, Infected Mushroom, Fugees, Beirut, and many more! My favorite movies are Samsara, Safety Not Guaranteed, and documentary movies.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Burning Man

Teach, Learn, Share

I am up for learning new things...i'd be happy if i can learn to play guitar and learn about interesting places in the world :) I can teach Japanese and Indonesian language, I'm knowledgable on statistical analyses, non-profit organization and fundraising.

Countries I’ve Visited

Cambodia, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, India, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Mexico, Nepal, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, Indonesia, Japan, United States