CURRENT MISSION

speak french fluently, 3 weeks road trip to New Zealand, hike 3 more mountains til end of the year

*NZ road trip checked, 3 mountains checked, french fluently...hmm not so much*

ABOUT ME

you can easily tell after reading this til the end

PHILOSOPHY

there's always room for improvements.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

i surfed first, then because i believe in good karma, so i started hosting, then surfing, then hosting, then surfing, and so it goes.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

hosted and couchsurfed. like them both. a lot.

Interests

people and every single thing they do. i like to observe and learn.

• performing arts
• full moon party
• dancing
• breakfast
• chocolate
• wine
• beer
• walking
• partying
• drinking
• gardening
• shopping
• billiards
• hiking
• camping
• scuba diving
• bungee jumping
• tennis
• paragliding
• business
• beaches
• rivers
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

ah, too many to mention.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

just one? no way. here we go... wild safari in Africa, lived in a farm for three months in the US, slid down on a slope in a Sumatran rainforest, bungee jumping in Bali, helicopter ride at Grand Canyon, fancy dinner overviewing Moscow in 360 degrees, dived in Maldives, swam at Marina Bay Sands Singapore rooftop pool, hit most Disneyland and Universal Studios in the world, river-rafting in 5 different rivers, swam with the sharks, reached the top of Eiffel Tower, woke up in Vegas, cruised Madrid streets with a Ducati 1000cc and watched football match at the stadium, sipped rose wine in Nice, enjoyed the best autumn view in Andorra, explored Venice on a gondola, biked around Bangkok for 4 hours at night, got lost in small aisles in Torino, enjoyed 7 waterfalls in one day in Thailand, joined the crowd at Times Square at 2am when Osama bin Laden died, went ice skating inside an underground cave with a headlight in Idaho USA, ocean tubing by Burj Al Arab Dubai, watched sex show in Amsterdam, hang out at Harvard Square Boston while having spring course scholarship at Harvard Business School, explored the desert on a 4x4, biked through Golden Gate bridge, broke a heel on Prague rock pavement, rode a crazy rigsaw in Colombo, saw changing of the guards at Buckingham Palace and Montecarlo, amazed by Great Ocean Road in Melbourne, bird's eye view of Cape Town on a chopper ride, sad visit to Nazi concentration camp in Auschwitz Poland, lost in translation in Tokyo and Beijing, rolled on the grass of central park New York, stuck for hours in traffic in Manila, totally wasted in St. Petersburg, had Belgium chocolate in Brussels, bought 1 dollar leather boots in Sydney's flea market, beautiful boat ride in Salzburg, 45 degrees tram ride at Victoria Peak Hong Kong, enjoyed the summer palace in Vienna, built sand castle in Gold Coast, bought a Louis Vuitton bag at Champ Elysees Paris, loved the Buda part than the Pest part in Budapest, stayed on the hop on-hop off buss for hours in Kuala Lumpur, ate a slice of Black Forest cake at Black Forest Germany, bought a Swiss watch in Switzerland, threw a coin at Trevi Fountain Rome, watched a stand up comedy in LA, stared at Milano dome for hours, had Easter day at the Vatican, ate chinese takeaway at Barcelona beach, went to all Madame Tussaud wax museums, got a bad diarrhea in Kolkata, went up as close as possible at the Hollywood hill, twisted two ankles in Tulamben Bali while getting open water certificate, rode scooter for 4 hour in north Lombok to see an awesome waterfall, said hello to baby orang utan in Bukit Lawang Jungle Sumatra, went down 200m underground at Johannesburg gold mining, went to all five villages in Cinque Terre Italian Riviera, went up to the Shanghai tower, sang in a choir at the Tabernacle in Salt Lake City, adored cute penguins at Phillip island Australia and South Africa, climbed up a sulfur mountain at 3am aiming for an amazing sunrise, had a peaceful boat ride in Guilin China, amazed by Bangkok's night view from Banyan Tree Hotel rooftop building, made a wish upon a falling star while laying on the boat in in Sulawesi, went paragliding off the Bali cliff, twice-a-day daily scuba diving in Wakatobi underwater national park, took the cable car to be frozen up on Mount Titlis Switzerland, chilled and shopped around the Köln dome, experienced four seasons in a day in London, enjoyed the night market eating frankfurter bratwurst in Frankfurt downtown, smirking at David's statue in Florence, gambled for fun in Sun City South Africa, Genting Malaysia and off course Las Vegas USA, enjoyed a Berliner in Berlin, didn't buy anything during a shopping time in Osaka, saw piles of skulls in Tana Toraja, got really bad blisters from walking too much in Wiesbalden Germany, had a massive black bruise on my bump from (learning-how-to) snowboard in Wagrain skiresort Austria, struggled for surfing in Pacitan, swam in the most amazing jungle infinity pool at Bali Hanging Garden, beach party all night long, sipping drinks from buckets and watched the sunrise from the coolest spot at Koh Phangan Full Moon Party, tried out many different Belgian beers in Antwerp, celebrated the last Queen's Day in Amsterdam, watched Annie Got Your Gun musical show in Jackson Hole Wyoming, got an awesome tattoo at Kat Von D - LA Ink, played the flashlight like a star wars lightsaber during an advance night diving in Koh Tao, experienced NYE in Dubai while dipping toes in sands at the Sandance Party, celebrated Christmas in the sunny Bali beach wearing a Santa hat, eating gofry every single day in Wroclaw Poland, had the most delicious warm Belgian waffle covered in Belgian chocolate with hints of whipped cream in Brugge, got ripped off by a taxi driver in Rotterdam for not using meters, fell asleep watching Swan Lake Ballet performance even before the half time at the Kremlin Building Russia, flying out a lantern up to the night sky at Phuket beach and watched until it disappeared, enjoying Singapore skyline from the Singapore Flyer, trekked down the valley of Ronda Spain for that photo-spot of the bridge, lost my breath while hiking to the Ijen sulfur crater mountain top, dipped my feet in the ricefield mud at the beautiful Jatiluwih ricefields terrace Bali, went to Beethoven Haus in Bonn Germany just to find out it was closed that day, waited for an hour and a half standing in Paris for the most delicious le camion qui fume burger, fell asleep on a bench for two hours during Alhambra Granada visit, went totally naked surrounded by tons of other naked people at the Mediterana spa/sauna resort in Köln, stayed inside Hong Kong airport for two days due to the tornado, had the whole entire hostel just for myself in Cordóba, got intensed watching power-horse tennis tournament in Düsseldorf, saw flamenco performances in Málaga (dancer was badly overweight) and Seville (dancer looked like a ladyboy), first-timer entering a castle on top of the hill in Cochem Germany, enjoyed sunny beach with towel as blanket as it was freaking windy in Torremolinos, dived in Amed and Tulamben again (this time without the twisted ankles), soaking wet in a heavy rain in Ubud then watched my flip-flop got carried away by the current water, had breakfast on the top of the hill in Lombok overviewing 360 degrees of magnificent view, joined the crowd in the weirdest costume at the Köln annual carnival, hiked up the highest hill in Vienna for the best view spot of the city, hit hattrick on Universal Studios Singapore, stuck in the hotel room in El Nido Phillipines for four days due to the storm, went jungle tracking to find a canyon then jumped 10m high to the river, beachfront camped in one of the small islands in Komodo, stayed in the nicest place in Istanbul with a balcony overlooking the hagia sofia and the blue mosque...

Teach, Learn, Share

be flexible, that's the key.

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, Indonesia, Italy, United States