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  • 47 references 32 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, French, Indonesian, Malay; learning Arabic, French, Spanish
  • 32, Male
  • Member since 2011
  • Tourism & Event Organizer Business, consultant
  • Tourism, Communication
  • From Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia
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About Me

Hi guys,

I'm in the couchsurfing community since 2011. I've been traveled to 51 cities and hundreds of destination in 10 country of Southeast Asia (Asean) due to personal research or tourism based works and projects. To be specific, about Tourism Destinations in the southeast Asia.

I have tours company, should you need any help just let me know
if you do have similar projects in Tourism in your country we could discuss about it.

I guess I hosted more than 70+ people from around the world from platform such as HC, CS, bewelcome and mutual travelers friend combined. I'd never counted but the memory stayed hehe. Recently I seldom to surf or host due to my recent hectic activities with projects. I would love to experience it whenever possible!

Please do not hesitate to ask me if I'm available.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Couchsurfing undoubtly one of the best things I've been involved in! In the early years, couchsurfers answered my questions and curiosity about all the things happens in the globe. The next couple years and so on, it provides me valuable lessons,wonderful advices and story. The chances to meet a lot of wonderful, genuine, and like minded people worldwide is just amazing.

Interests

I love and live my interests

  • photography
  • international relations
  • journalism
  • volunteering
  • adventures
  • friendship
  • play music
  • sustainable development
  • social enterprise
  • culture exchange
  • life stories
  • community development
  • international business
  • tourism and travel
  • languages exchange

Music, Movies, and Books

- I Listen : I Love many genre of songs and bands such as Oasis, Arctic Monkeys, The Strokes, The Libertines, The Beatles, She and Him, Wild Nothing, Beck, Honne, Danieal Caesar, Giveon, Tame Impala, Disclosure, Chet Faker, Honne, Sufjan Stevens. My all time favorite is Kings of Convenience.

- I Watch : Documentaries, Action (sometime) Comedy, Drama (very less), Indie Movie. All movie that involved travel. Oh I watch good anime too. However recent years I rarely watch any all of those movie or series.

- I Read : Paulo Coelho, Haruki Murakami, Jalaluddin rumi, George Orwell, Travel, Poetry, and some Learning languages Books lol.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

When travel:

• Chase and hop onto the moving train.
• I jumped from 30m cliff in Phillipines. 15m in rural thailand. Eventho I'm afraid of high.
• Chased by robbers in the dark night in Myanmar.
• Got into dogfight with fried rice seller in Vietnam because scamming me. Lol
• Hitchhike.
• Volunteering and Working on projects overseas.
• Caught in a rip current. Almost gone.
• Hiking volcano without water. *this one is stup..
• went into 3 hospital in 3 different countries in one single trip.
• Stranded and got helped by locals, and vice versa (a lot)
• Got hosted around the world. I remember all of them. Wonderful people

The most,

I self-funded my personal tourism research by visiting countries and hundreds of destinations in SE Asia since I was really poor and uni student. Thank you couchsurfers for introducing me to do cheap travels! It supports me a lot.
and many more.

When at home:
Hosting Travelers and listen to their wonderful stories.

The Next Amazing Thing I will do:

Meeting You (next)
Minister of Tourism or Foreign Affair of Indonesia. (insyaallah)

Teach, Learn, Share

TEACH
I could teach you some basic methods to learn International languages faster.
I know details about TOURISM industry if you interested.
and some tips to travel the world in most affordable and the effective way.

LEARN
I always love to learn travel advices including your survivor skill.
I also love to hear and listen about your perspective towards the world we are living in.
I learn anything positives from people I meet.

SHARE
I'll introduce you typical warmth of indonesian hospitality, travel and life stories.
I share my room, meals (if any) and time (if possible).

Dear travelers,
we're brothers & sisters of the road and our own different world. Please don't hesitate to let me know for anything. You're always welcome. God, works in his mysterious way. I believe fate that connect us, my friend.

What I Can Share with Hosts

General

- Host You Back in my Country when I'm home *of course! and,
- Some other place around my country (well, my country is big, I have some friend who can host you wherever you go in Indonesia).
- Connects you to my list wonderful friends connections worldwide.
- I have some stories, ideas, and also experiences (work or travel) that maybe you interested to listen.
- I can share you how to travel efficient and more budget friendly.

Languages
- At the moment i'm learning some international languages, we could learn together if you interested

Music
- I can play some music and sing a bit if you have guitar or piano lol

Countries I’ve Visited

Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Morocco, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Indonesia, Malaysia

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