CURRENT MISSION

staying young and learning stuff

ABOUT ME

What was supposed to be a year of teaching in Asia before heading back for grad school has turned into ten. I keep finding new things I want to do and places I want to go.

I taught English at a university in Vietnam for one year, then moved to Singapore to teach English and history at a secondary school. After that I learned scuba diving in the Philippines, took a 3000km bicycle trip across Vietnam, motorbiked through Laos, and studied kickboxing, Brazilian jiu-jitsu and massage in Thailand.

I've been living in Bangkok for about 7 years now. I ended up studying for an MA in economics at Chulalongkorn University and have been managing a language school for about the past 4 years.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I used to host in Chiang Mai and organized a few events, such as the weekly beer buffet and occasional vegetarian buffet lunches.

Interests

things i haven't tried before, taboo, lifting weights, DDR, soy, thrift stores, Vietnamese coffee, Singaporean Milo, when people emphasize every syllable in a word, delving, organic food, recycling, training for things, the onion

• books
• photography
• dancing
• education
• dining
• cooking
• beer
• coffee
• vegetarian
• organic food
• yoga
• thrifting
• traveling
• scuba diving
• tennis
• teaching
• history

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: American Beauty, Aladdin, Eternal Sunshine, Waking Life, Spirited Away, many more
Music: 80s hair rock, Led Zeppelin, Radiohead (my musical background is pretty narrow so I'm really curious to hear yours!)
Books: The Odyssey, The Stories of John Cheever, Faust, Animal Liberation, A Fine Balance, John Steinbeck, The Satanic Verses, way more

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I bought a bicycle in Ho Chi Minh City for 125 dollars and then rode it around Vietnam for about 4 months. After around 3000 kilometers I made it to Hanoi. Luckily I only got 2 flat tires on the whole trip :)

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach: Swedish massage, the names of most muscles and bones, Tae Kwon Do, Singapore history, political theory, basic photography, Thai, methods and apps for learning new languages

I want to learn: many things, but maybe the most realistic to learn while couchsurfing include vegetarian cooking, yoga, dancing (Latin or Bollywood style)

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can offer good conversation, a sincere curiosity in your life and experience (if you have time to talk about it), and low-maintenance surfing. :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Canada, China, Croatia, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Poland, Serbia, Singapore, Slovenia, Thailand, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Singapore, Thailand, United States, Viet Nam

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