CURRENTLY IN PORTO, PORTUGAL

Hi! I am Weilee, originally from Singapore but currently living full-time in my off-grid van together with my boyfriend. We bought our van in April 2024 and have since been driving/surfing along the Atlantic coast, with the intention to explore this side of the world through surfing and nature. Living full-time in a van has so far fulfilled many of my values - being close to nature as a default state of being, conscious consumption (be it of water, electricity or material things) and exploring the world :-)

Prior to living in a van, I was always traveling solo and seeking adventures (in other words, constantly worrying my Asian parents lol). Some of these adventures include land-traveling from Singapore to Thailand to attend a workshop on mudhouse building, joining a sailboat circus in Greece and diving in Cambodia.

Adventures aside, things that feed my soul are music, movement and visual art. Currently, I only have a guitar in my van, but I used to play the piano and once upon a time, was also a drummer of a school rock band. For movement - I used to dance and perform, but in recent years I have been into aerial acrobatics and flow arts like poi. In terms of visual arts, I have been a videographer and editor, mostly focusing on documentary and video journalism. Recently I started a surf journal / photography project; feel free to check it out on Instagram: @thefriendlysurfers

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I think one of the best ways to get to know a place is through its people!

Interests

• animals
• literature
• theater
• documentaries
• music festivals
• yoga
• crafts
• music
• hiking
• surfing
• nature
• videography
• acroyoga
• psychedelics
• trapeze
• communal living
• vanlife
• aerial acrobatics

Music, Movies, and Books

(By no means an exhaustive list!)

Music - Pink Floyd, Radiohead, Massive Attack, Jimi Hendrix, Herbie Hancock, Jonny Greenwood, RH Factor, Fat Freddy’s Drop, Khruangbin, Oceanvs Orientalis, Kamasi Washington, Leifur James, Mildlife, Ozric Tentacles, Philip Glass, Stavroz

Movies - Nomadland, Captain Fantastic, Her, Promising Young Woman, Triangle of Sadness, Gaza Surf Club,

Books - The Body Keeps the Score, Of Human Bondage, Invisible Women, The Country Under My Skin, Walk Through Walls, The Unbearable Lightness of Being, This Is Your Mind On Plants, When Breathe Becomes Air

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I gave my friend a Chinese name, then tattooed it on her.

Teach, Learn, Share

Slackline, aerial acrobatics, poi

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, Indonesia, Singapore, Spain