I'm a writer (in English) and Arabic tutor. I love the written word and have a natural affinity for languages.

I'm queer and believe in gender diversity.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I love meeting people! Whether you'd like to just meet up for coffee or would like someone to show you around the city, I'm down!

Interests

Culture and identity, gender and sexuality, music, language and literature, social justice.

• culture
• writing
• literature
• coffee
• traveling
• socializing
• music
• camping
• teaching
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

MUSIC:

My musical tastes tend reside in the intersection between soulful and electronic music, which probably says a lot about my struggle between embracing technology while holding on to my human essence.

Soulful house, neo-soul, nu-jazz. Classical Arabic music. R&B.

BOOKS:

Solaris (Stanislaw Lem)
We (Yevgeny Zamyatin)
The Myth of Sisyphus (Albert Camus)
God and the State (Mikhail Bakunin)
A Thousand Farewells (Nahlah Ayed)
من فمي / Min Fami: Arab Feminist Reflections on Identity, Space, and Resistance (Ghadeer Malek & Ghaida Moussa)
Sex and the Citadel: Intimate Life in a Changing Arab World (Shereen El Feki)
The Will to Change: Men, Masculinity, and Love (bell hooks)
The Myth of Sisyphus (Albert Camus)
God and the State (Mikhail Bakunin)
Cornel West
Judith Butler
Foucault

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I've had a lot of brilliant experiences traveling that I can't count them all, from marveling at the beautiful depth of the Grand Canyon, to staring at the infinite night sky in the Death Valley, to camping in the Czech wilderness...

Teach, Learn, Share

I'm an Arabic tutor. I got into it because I love the language and love sharing it with the world. I'd be happy to teach you!

What I Can Share with Hosts

Good company and a good conversation. A new perspective. An Arabic lesson or two!

Countries I’ve Visited

Cyprus, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Jordan, Morocco, Netherlands, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Spain, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, Kuwait

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