My name is Raha, and my biggest passion is history or anything related to the past. I'm currently a master student, and I also occasionally do freelance writing jobs. I've been using Couchsurfing since 2014, and most of my past CS activity was in Jakarta, Indonesia. I arranged and attended lots of meetups, and it was a fantastic experience to know new people who also love to travel.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I know about Couchsurfing from the internet, found it when did a random browse. Have had an account since 2011, but started to be more active in 2014. My first impression is that Couchsurfing is a great grand project from and for all travelers around the world. You can meet many interesting personalities here. Travelling is the big theme, but in deep Couchsurfing is about exercising our sense of humanity.

Interests

I love traveling and meeting new people. Human interaction is really interesting and beautiful for me. Any personality that I meet helps me to know myself better and hope I have positive feelings for them too. But let's say that I'm more into a place that has a historical value. I like to understand past cultures and their present context, it gives me a unique sensation. Said so, I am most likely to be seen at museums, galleries, heritage sites, and cultural centers.

I like culture, mythology, science, philosophy, and literature too. So if you like to meet and talk about these things, I'm sure that we can have a really good conversation. My hobbies are reading, writing, and playing some games (mostly classic such as SNES, GBA, etc). And yeah, I'm a movie freak and have many collections of it, mostly the old ones.

• culture
• writing
• books
• literature
• performing arts
• cooking
• coffee
• potluck
• bbq
• drinking
• trivia
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• music
• hiking
• teaching
• freelancing
• history
• science

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies, such as Indiana Jones, The Godfather Series, The Man From Earth, The Insider, Watchmen, Oldboy, Crows Zero, Kon Tiki, Notting Hill, The Abyss, The Dark Knight, Willow, Studio Ghibli's, etc.

Music, such as Guns n Roses, Kansas, Dire Straits, Blondie, Debbie Gibson, The Ramones, Derek and The Dominos, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Eddie Vedder, Meat Loaf, Survivor, Iron Maiden, Boomerang, etc.

Books, such as Sherlock Holmes, The Historian, Harimau Harimau, The Cartoon History of the Universe, all history books. I read manga too, such as like One Piece, Fullmetal Alchemist, Monster, Attack on Titan, etc.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Being active in CS, I have a chance to meet many interesting characters. I absorb their wisdom and knowledge, to make myself a better person. With it, I got a chance to show other people my kind of lifestyle too. We, a bunch of humans, share a life; it's beautiful from my point of view. And because CS too, it revived my adventurous side. So far, Bromo Mountain left a special mark on my heart. I will travel more to push the limit of amazing things that I've done.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can share a lot of things. But if you want to know more about history, you can ask me. History is my passion! I can teach you any general things about Indonesia though. Well, I want to learn anything from other people, as long as it is positive from my point of view. Just throw anything interesting for me to learn, and I'll be happy for it. Kindness is a good thing, and I hope that we can share it.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can help you with chores when I'm at home. I also can teach you Bahasa Indonesia, and give you some advice and direction if you want to visit Indonesia.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Indonesia, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Indonesia, United Kingdom

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