I can't whistle, but I'm trying to learn bouldering. My favourite animal is the humpback whale. I like sleeping outside, hard goat cheese and the work of Ursula K. Le Guin. I like to cook, eat and talk about food and I'm dreaming about going back to Iran, travelling the country by car.

I am a landscape architecture student currently living in Romsa / Tromsø, on the Indigenous land of the Northern Sámi People. I am passionate about pan-Arctic environmental justice issues, intersectional environmentalism and caring for the soil, ice and oceans we live on and with.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Curiosity. It has been such a beautiful way to meet and connect with people from all over the world and with different perspectives and stories.

Interests

• arts
• literature
• architecture
• cooking
• walking
• ecology
• environmental studies
• mountains
• eating
• whales
• water
• environmental humanities

Music, Movies, and Books

Authors
Ursula K. Le Guin, Franz Kafka, Hermann Hesse, Haruki Murakami, Theis Ørntoft, Olga Ravn, Jorge Luis Borges, Anna Tsing

Musicians
Sufjan Stevens, Phoebe Bridgers, Benjamin Clementine, Andrew Bird, Tasha, Mammal Hands, Spencer Zahn, Johnny Flynn, Moses Sumner.

Movies
Whale Rider, my all time favorite movie.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Hiked two months through France ~ slept in canyons in Utah

Teach, Learn, Share

I know two ways of avoiding crying while cutting onions. Both taught to me by people I've met while traveling - I would love to pass it on!

What I Can Share with Hosts

Hopefully some interesting discussions, red wine and a nice vegetarian meal (-:

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, Egypt, England, France, Germany, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Scotland, Spain, Sweden, Tonga, United Kingdom, United States, Zambia

Countries I’ve Lived In

Denmark, France, Germany, Norway, United States