CURRENT MISSION

Triathlon and couchsurfing in every major european city

ABOUT ME

My life revolves around sports. I am currently addicted to Triathlon. I started joining competition last July 2010 and continue to train almost everyday with the ultimate goal of hopefully making it in Kona. I love to travel and discover new places. I love road trips, discovering great wines, cheese and local cuisine.

I love the great outdoors. I jump every opportunity to go camping and be with nature. I would love to go mountain hiking/climbing but at as of now, havent found the time yet. The last time i hiked was in Atlas Mountain, Morocco and that was in 2009. I would love to do one again.

I have a day job that keeps me occupied most of the week but i try to maintain a healthy work life balance thus my interest in sports, arts, and traveling. I have a passion for contemporary/modern arts - works by Mark Rothko, Gustav Klim, Andy Warhol , Joan Miro, Picasso, Giacometti, Cezanne, Matisse, to name a few.

I am a big supporter of online microfinance project called Kiva and have regularly lent to small businesses in far flung areas of Africa, Latin America, Asia and Middle East. I have started my own little way of raising funds for charity by putting in EUR1 for every distance (km) i will complete during a triathlon event and hopefully encourage friends and families match that donation.

Other than these, im pretty much a chill guy but can be a bit serious bordering boring sometimes :)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have hosted quite a few couchsurfers and always had the best time.

-Anthony from USA but was an exchange student in UK at that time
and we ended up training for Triathlon together
-Rok and his sister from Slovenia
-Cindy and her friend from China, exchange students in
Tarragona, Spain at that time
- Daniel from US, exchange student in Grodingen,
Netherlands
- Edyta from Poland also an exchange student in Grodingen
- Nate from US and is an exchange student in Netherlands who came to
Luxembourg and ran the ING marathon (full)
- Jill from US, an exchange student in Angers, France
- Katherine from Canada
- Tom from UK and Rune from Norway traveling together on their way
to Korea
- Jolyn and her brother Jason from Missouri, USA
- Svenning and Michael (Father and son team) from Denmark who was biking their way to Barcelona from Denmark
- Adam from Australia

No, i dont have a preference for exchange students, it all just happened that most of those who requested that fit my schedule were exchange students.

Couple of times, i had double booked couchsurfers trying to help out last minute requests. They all turned out to be fantastic experience.

I am most likely to turn you down if you are a "professional" couchsurfer.

I have not surfed yet but plans to finally do one during summer 2011.

Interests

Swimming, cycling, running, healthy living, watching sports on tv, tennis, reading, traveling, road trips, contemporary/modern art

• arts
• modern art
• cheese
• triathlon
• marathon
• running
• reading
• tv
• traveling
• eating out
• watching sports
• outdoor activities
• cycling
• hiking
• camping
• sports
• rock climbing
• tennis
• swimming
• business
• road trips

Music, Movies, and Books

Films- Shawshank Redemption, Gattaca, Woody Allen movies

Books - Three Cups of Tea (Greg Mortenson), Freakonomics, The Smartest Guys in the Room, Into the Wild

Music - U2, Coldplay. Robbie Williams, Take That, Jason Mraz, Pearl Jam, Andrea Bocelli, the 3 great Tenors,

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

i have been thinking about this question since i signed up and havent come up with an answer yet, that means i have not been much out there yet

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy, Morocco, Netherlands, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Luxembourg, Philippines, United States

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