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Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I am on couch surfing to support the couch surfing travelers community. To learn about different cultures, their food, clothes, traditions, music as much as I can. To get inspired by other travelers who've travelled so much. To hear their travel stories.

Interests

These days hitchhiking across Africa.
I was a TEFL instructor living in the Himalayas. I taught English as a foreign language to adults before I started to travel full-time. Now 1year on the road already.Although I have a masters in clinical psychology , I decided not to persue it and shifted career.
I play couple of instruments like guitar, ukulele and beginners keyboard but I am more of a vocalist and I like to sing mantras, latin music, medicinal music and songs from the 90’s .
I love nature and I seek so much healing from it. I love hiking. I've hiked the Himalayas for years. In love with the mountains.I love to hug trees and walk bare foot in the forests. I love long forest walks. I like to challenge my human body in nature. I love to dance. I call it active meditation.
I walk a lot. I've managed to walk 35 kms in a day in 7 hours and I keep testing my ability to walk, it's such a powerful practice. I am a budget traveler
I've been learning about meditation from Buddhist monks of himalayas and I understand that mind is so powerful tool of human experience

• arts
• music festivals
• meditation
• walking
• music
• live music
• outdoor activities
• hiking
• teaching
• ethnic studies
• trekking
• counseling
• naturelover
• tribes
• creative arts
• nature walks
• hiking in nature
• nature lover
• handmade jewelry
• adventurous
• creative projects
• hiking in the mountains
• minimalistic

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I beat death and 15% of my face is made of titanium plates as a result of the experience. Call me terminator:p

I love walking, I walked 36 kms from my home to my parents home in a day took me 8 hours in the himalayan mountains

I walked from dahab to abu gallum almost 37 kms and then later walked inside the mountains for another 25 kms to live under the starry sky in Egypt

I lived with tribal people in the deep forests of West sumatra, with tribes in Kenya and Ethiopia as well.

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach English language skills and grammar
Spoken skills, meditation, I can share to cook vegetarian meals. I can cook btw. And share music on ukulele as I travel with it.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can offer to cook vegetarian meals and play music on uke. I am a professional musician so id love to share my voice. I can share my experience of living with nothingness in the forests of himalayas. I love to help and be beneficial for all beings with my existence

Countries I’ve Visited

Bahrain, Botswana, Egypt, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Kenya, Malawi, Maldives, Nepal, Oman, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, Zambia, Zimbabwe