Hi! My name is Aliya. I have been traveling the globe for most of my adult life-- mostly I have been working in a humanitarianism and social work. I spent many years uniting youth from all over the world, helping them to connect and grow in many different ways. Most recently I got a job working as the director of programs and operations for an Austin, Texas based company called GlobeKick-- we use traveling (among other things: ie yoga, meditation, dancing when you don't want to... etc) as tools to help digital nomads and remote professionals advance themselves both professionally and personally (although we don't really see a difference between the two).

Other things about me:
I love being around little kids, riding my scooter, teaching yoga, dancing in the daytime, and my pun is always intended. I spend most of my life trying to help other people find out what lights up their souls. Sometimes I do this on a mat, sometimes in a circle, and most recently, while collecting passport stamps. I am deeply fascinated by what it means to be a human and how we can all work individually and collectively to make the world a little bit sweeter to live in.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

B/c I love community and the act of service of supporting other people while they are in transition.

Music, Movies, and Books

Between the pages:
The Alchemist (but who doesn't love it)
Outliers
The Celestine Prophecy
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance

Between the ears:
Anything from Zee Rolling Stones to Atmosphere to James Brown to Glass Animals to The Lumineers

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Lived in 14 different countries over the past 14 months

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach: yoga and how to live a life that makes heads turn
Learn: new languages and new ways of thinking
Share: a cookie

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Austria, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Peru, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Israel, United States