I was born north of the article circle, under the northern lights. Grew up in the middle of nowhere (ehm, I mean Norway). Spent my restless childhood in nature with my family, and playing soccer, basketball and video games. Became a sergeant in the National Guard, then trained recruits in the King’s Guard. Studied business for five years in Trondheim. Got properly hooked on surfing and photography. Did two semesters abroad, in Hawaii and on the Gold Coast in Australia. Was hired by the ministry of foreign affairs, and got posted in Jakarta Indonesia for four years. Learned to speak bahasa. Spent as much time as possible exploring the amazing country, surfing fun waves and climbing active volcanoes. Moving to Mexico City in July for my next posting. I’m excited! And I started learning Spanish. Hola mis amigos!

Find me on Instagram to see what I'm up to: @ronnyvalstad

Perché sono iscritto su Couchsurfing

To meet people interested in photography, hiking or surfing.

Interessi

Traveling, surfing, hiking, photography, snowboarding, learning languages, eating and sleeping.

• photography
• traveling
• hiking
• surfing
• snowboarding
• basketball

Musica, film e libri

Love Jack Johnson and Frank Ocean. I like a good movie once in a while. Read mostly nonfiction books.

Una cosa incredibile che ho fatto

Spending a night camping on an island next to Anak Krakatau while it was erupting. Craziest experience ever.

Insegna, impara, condividi

Ask me about traveling in Indonesia!
I can teach you the best Norwegian dialect.
I wanna learn Spanish! And maintain my Indonesian after I move.

Cosa posso offrire ai padroni di casa

I’m very easy going and flexible. I don’t drink much or smoke.

Paesi che ho visitato

Australia, Austria, Cambodia, Cyprus, Denmark, England, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Italy, Kenya, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste (East Timor), United Kingdom, United States

Paesi in cui ho vissuto

Australia, Indonesia, Mexico, Norway, United States