CURRENT MISSION

Be foolish, take risks, do good, put a few smiles

ABOUT ME

Give everything a go. Give it the best when it's worth it. Play really hard and work really hard even as a volunteer. Have fun to the fullest. Be crazy!

Be curious, there's something worth discovering. We'll only really know what is out there, when we get out there.

Travelling, being in places and meeting people changes me bit by bit. Being in a sea of change challenges me and shapes me. Mostly it is about finding and knowing myself, redefining values that are important to me.

We come with nothing, we leave footprints and memories. Life is truly a collection of moments and memories.

PHILOSOPHY

My travel philosophy is to live and experience life like a local.

This path I go takes me far from what would have been a predictable life, like a quest, and slowly step-by-step the journey unfolds. Maybe I am imagining too much, but either way, it's been one heck of a ride.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Surfed with an awesome Tunisian dude before I joined a non-profit ship sailing in the Mediterranean. Couchsurfed while hitchiking thru France, and made friends with an amazing family. There is now a tree planted in their garden with our names.

Otherwise, I have done WWOOFing in Australia for a total of 11 weeks, really enjoyed the sharing and exchange of lifestyle. Stayed with a man who had lived without electricity for 20 years. Had 2-weeks at a one-million-acre private wilderness park where they shot the movie Australia. Lived with Aboriginals for six weeks.

Workawayed with a hostel in Sevilla, a retreat centre near Toulouse and a boat north of Barcelona. Volunteered with a non-profit ship in the Mediterranean, lived with the ship community on land during repairs and helped a little from time to time with a countryside Catalan community.

Played host for my home and for my city for friends (and friend's friend) made along the journey. Most recently, a family travelling in a motorhome from Australia to Germany. An American and his partner, who hosted me in return 7 years later.

Interests

Meeting people, exchanging ideas and experiences
Living different lifestyles and cultures
The beautiful earth - mountains, waterfalls, rainforest, savannah, desert, snow (to add more!), and all the activities with it - hiking, trekking, swimming
Poetry in parts and parcels
Dance, contemporary and contact improv
Indigenous culture
Alternative living
Sustainable energies
Lots of travel time in museums, galleries (even the lesser known ones), basically to open up my perspective and understanding of the world
Concerts! The open concerts in Catalonia have spoiled me...
Cooking, Mmmmalaysian food!
Cycling
Massage
Sailing
Football

• culture
• poetry
• concerts
• dancing
• dining
• cooking
• gardening
• boating
• traveling
• socializing
• cycling
• hiking
• sailing
• soccer
• swimming
• volunteering
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Lord of the Rings, Spy Games, Patch Adams, Welcome back Mr Macdonald (Japanese comedy), Blood Diamonds

Music: Buena Vista Club, Beyond, U2, Dido, Bon Jovi .. it's a lot more than these. Like lots of indie music too.

Books: What the Day Owes the Night

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Six months in remote Borneo as a volunteer for community, environmental and adventure projects. Learning about living day-to-day, and happiness can be really simple.

What I Can Share with Hosts

3Ms

Mmmmalaysian cooking :)
Massage. I'm a certified Thai therapist
Madness! If the timing is perfect for some light moments

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Belgium, China, France, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Spain, Thailand, Tunisia, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Spain