I am a liminal spirit (liminality is the condition of being on a threshold or 'betwixt and between space') in a sun-kissed body with multi-ethnic background. I love navigating through faces and spaces. I love running, stories, and pondering life's biggest questions. I love to cross physical and metaphorical boundaries regardless of the destination and company. I have lived in 6 different cities on 3 different continents before calling Berkeley home. QPOC.

I used to be pretty active on CS and one of my 2020 year resolutions is to return to that.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I hosted a lot of people back in Yemen and made tons of friends. I haven't hosted anyone in a while so I'm looking forward to connecting back with the community.

Interests

Cross-cultural communication, cultural anthropology, critical pedagogy, community and educational psychology, ethnographic fieldwork, transpersonal psychology, non-duality, metaphysics, folk dance/music, sexuality and identity, volunteering, community service, and stories.

• writing
• dancing
• drinking
• traveling
• music
• anthropology
• philosophy
• psychology
• volunteering

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies:
Baraka, Samsara, Wild, Under the Tuskan Sun, The Secret Path, My Sister's Keeper, The Hours, Cloud Atlas.

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Music:
A-WA, Ofra Haza, tAtU, Mika, worldbeat, and ethnic.

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Books:
Lord of the Flies

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Managing to maintain a vegan diet to the best of my ability..

Teach, Learn, Share

Simone De Beauvoir, a French author and philosopher, argued that "One is not born, but rather becomes, a woman". That is, gender, just like other different aspects of one's identity (e.g. language, religion…etc) is acquired. This has been a departure point for me in terms of understanding who I am and how I show up in the world. That is, my identity is always in the making with no 'ending' point. This fluid understanding of myself has allowed me to transcend labels, categories, and boundaries always enabling me to dance around systems, worldviews, and social constructs. It's been a super-power!

What I Can Share with Hosts

A BIG smile. And of course take them out for a dinner or a drink in exchange for their kindness.

Countries I’ve Visited

Egypt, United Arab Emirates, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Egypt, United States, Yemen

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