I'm an entrepreneur who loves to travel and meet people from all walks of life. Currently, I'm finishing up my Doctorate Degree in Development Studies. I'm on a mission to integrate my travels with my studies to better help understand the dynamics of culture and human behaviour.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

TEACH. LEARN. SHARE

Interests

Books
Literature
Cooking
Bartending
Writing
Music
Designs
Volunteerism

• writing
• books
• literature
• design
• photography
• volunteering
• food

Music, Movies, and Books

MUSIC: Pop, R&B, Alternative, Latin, Bossa-nova

MOVIES: Documentary, Autobiographical, Epic, Comedy,
Romance, Independent

BOOKS: Fiction, Classics, Contemporary

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

AFRICA:
- volunteered for the UNHCR in Nigeria, Kenya, Somalia and Botswana
- climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro
- walked in the Kalahari and Sahara deserts

ASIA:
-lived in a Buddhist monastery and met the Dalai Lama in Tibet
- volunteered to help the victims of the earthquake in Nepal
- swam with whalesharks in the Philippines
- rode horses and lived in yurts in Mongolia
- attended the Festival of Lights in Sri Lanka
- rode on top of the most crowded trains in India

AUSTRALIA
- surfed in the beautiful beaches of Byron Bay (NSW) and South Cape Bay (TAS)
- dived in the Great Barrier Reef
- went to Hobbiton movie set in Auckland
- hiked the Tongariro Alpine Crossing

AMERICAS
- backpacked from Mexico to Central America (Panama, Guatemala, Nicaragua)
- hiked the extremely untouched rainforests of Costa Rica
- hiked to the exotic jungles of the Amazon in Brazil
- danced and partied in Carnavals of Rio de Janeiro
- got lost in the wilderness of the Atacama desert and survived for two weeks with less food and water

EUROPE
- lived and travelled with the gympie people of Romania
- hiked the Alps mountain range bordering Switzerland and France
- hitchhiked across Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Montenegro, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Lithuania and Poland

Teach, Learn, Share

TEACH; To impart myriad schools-of-thoughts and wisdom I acquired from different groups of people and cultures that may be able to raise consciousness of others in living a more tolerant and compassionate existence;

LEARN: To continuously acquire new ideas and better understanding of the world and the people around me;

SHARE: To spread empathy, compassion and love to others in making the world a better place.

What I Can Share with Hosts

1. Travel stories
2. Cooking
3. Friends from around the world
4. Mantras and tutelage
5. Friendship to last a lifetime.

Countries I’ve Visited

Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cabo Verde, Cambodia, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, England, Ethiopia, Fiji, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Grenada, Guam, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kuwait, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macao, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Martinique, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Myanmar, Nepal, Netherlands, Nigeria, Oman, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Romania, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Slovakia, Slovenia, Somalia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Wales, Yemen

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Italy, Philippines, Spain, United Kingdom, United States