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Overview

  • 80 references 37 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English
  • 31, Male
  • Member since 2014
  • Student
  • Undergraduate
  • From Singapore, Singapore
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About Me

Begin your request with "BooBoo" so I know you have at least read the first line on my profile. I am rather spontaneous, it is unlikely that I can commit to hosting more than 3 days in advance.

I appreciate personal requests. Tell me what we might have in common (other than travelling), why you want to stay with me, why I might want to host you, etc. You don't have to tell me about yourself in the request - that information should be in your profile. If you have fewer than 5 references, I can only make my decision base on your request, and if it's a generic request, I'll decline.

I was born and raised in Singapore. I did my undergrad in Glasgow for four years. Currently I'm doing my masters at the University of Warwick, and live in Coventry .

I love techno and traveling very very much. Some of my best overseas experiences includes working in Shanghai, China, for half a year in a boutique hotel, meeting happy tourists and making grumpy tourists happy - it also taught me how to do dishes super quickly and efficiently. Another memorable experience was a community service trip to Batam, Indonesia where I helped refurbish a school, and taught the kids about basic hygiene ("Kids, do you know what a toothbrush is?"). I would like to meet fun people from all over the world, from different cultures.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

My initial CS experiences were mostly surfing when I was backpacking around Europe. I'm hosting because I'd like to pay it forward and return the hospitality that I have received. During my first experience as a host, I messed up and ended up hosting 3 surfers simultaneously. And I think doing both hosting and surfing gives one a more all-rounded CS experience.

I enjoy the cultural exchange and getting to know more people from around the world - don't just CS for a free hotel!

Interests

Traveling, traveling, traveling and an occasional night out.

  • techno

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: X-men, Avatar, Inception, My sister's keeper, Prayers for Bobby, Game of Thrones (not a movie, but too amazing to not put in my profile!)

Music: Anything from techno to classical. Listening to a lot of Yanni and boiler room stuff lately. Paul Ritch, Joris Voorn, Richie Hawtin, Maceo Plex, Mat Zo, Claptone etc.

Books: Sci-Fi, Sidney Sheldon, The Devil Wears Prada. Currently reading The Spirit Level.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Celebrated my 18th birthday in Vegas - and learned that the legal age in the USA is 21. :(

Teach, Learn, Share

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What I Can Share with Hosts

Lots of love.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Indonesia, Italy, Latvia, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malaysia, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, Singapore, United Kingdom

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