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Overview

  • 39 references 25 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in Arabic, Arabic (North Levantine), English, Hebrew (modern), Italian, Spanish; learning Aramaic, German, Persian (Farsi)
  • 35, Female
  • Member since 2010
  • Teacher + Student
  • BA , Teachers diploma, and now MA student
  • No hometown listed
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

add another language to the list ;-)

ABOUT ME

I am 29 years old originaly from a small Village where we make our own wine and olive-oil. Love spending time with friends and family.
i'm married and live with my husband in J-town (Jerusalem :-)
Love to travel around the area and in the world in general.
Love the country life however love the city life as well.
wish everyone could just ride bikes everywhere- it's the Most fun way of transportation (that and trains).
Love to eat but not the best cook.. as long as someone cooks with me i'm good.

PHILOSOPHY

Love life. Be good - it all comes back to you. Almost anything is possiblw since 90% of it is in your head! Be caring and take care of yourself as well.
Trust your instincts- they know best!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Hosting- love hosting people and to hear of all their stories, love meeting people from different cultures.
While traveling- wish to meet with the local people and see their country through their own eyes and what they think of my country as well.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

o.k. so i finaly have CS experience!!Marzio and Silvie in trieste (Italy)Marzio in Villanuova sul clisi (Italy)Danielle in Suave (Italy)Rodrigo in Firenze (Italy)Stefano in Lucca (Italy)Gunter in Pisa (Italy)Ricardo in Mexico city (twice :-)) (Mexico)Rafael in Guadalajara (Mexico)Ashly and Miguel in Zacatecas (Mexico)
Maria in Tepoztlan (Mexico)
Renè in Acapulco (Mexico)
Luis Alfonso in Oaxaca (Mexico)
Julio in Cancun (Mexico)
Bruce in San Pedro (Belize)
BuenasCosas in San Benito (Petèn, Guatemala)
Romel in San Salvador (El Salvador)
Cedric in Sion (Switzerland)
Anne in Sion (Switzerland)
Paul in Galway (Ireland)
Ezak in Dublin (Ireland)
Cedric in Paris (France)
Habib in Paris (France)
antonello in locorotondo (italy)

what can i say- it's been amazing staying with these people in these places!have also hosted:Aline and Jule (Germany)Jean - baptiste (Belgium)awesome people!

Interests

Languages- the more the merrier
Physics/Nature- this world is fascinating- i want to know all about it.
History- there is so much we can learn from it.
Softball- my preferable sport although i have'nt been playing for a while
dancing!!!!!

  • dancing
  • cooking
  • wine
  • walking
  • traveling
  • socializing
  • sports
  • softball
  • history
  • languages
  • physics

Music, Movies, and Books

Love watching movies!!
comedy movies ,calssic films, Disney, Foreign films, Israeli Films, Mel Brooks', Marvel...
Favorite moveis:
Fidler on the roof, where do we go now, I am Sam, Men in tights, The emperor's new groove, Edward scissorhands, Hercules...
books- kite runner, the color of water, World of the End, The Sequoia Children ..
music-
Beatels, jazz, michael jackson, swing, 60's, 70's, 80's, 90's, hip hop, rock, israeli music, world music...
Favorite song- Groove is in the Heart by Deee lite, He ain't heavy he's my brother, Let it be..

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

meeting someone you are related to on the other side of the world without planing it before-hand.

Teach, Learn, Share

teach- Hebrew, Softball, Wine, Israel, Whisteling, moon walking, swing dance
learn- any language. My Dream is to know as many languages as possible!

Countries I’ve Visited

Belize, Canada, Czech Republic, El Salvador, France, Georgia, Greece, Guatemala, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Poland, Switzerland, Turkey, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Israel, Italy

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