I am an activist in disability, lgbtq+, animal, poverty and basic human rights. I'm open to respectful discussion about any of these, I live to learn and teach. Compassion is the key word here.

I love animals of any kind and have three cats and a dog. They either cuddle in bed with me or when the day allows me and my dog take walks.

I have studied ethnology, theology, electronics, computers and self educated myself on quite a lot of other things.

I’m also an artist in hiding. I have a song I should keep on working to make into an already planed album, a children's book that needs ilustrating, a book that needs finishing, poetry, watercolors and an preformance artshow I am planing. I've got some drag acts incubating and so on and so forth. What stops me? Illness, pain and an inability to keep at it blended with some unhealthy fear and self doubt. But I grow every day, babysteps is my method.

I internet a lot. Im quite ill sometimes and when I have energy I like to meet friends and do all the things... I live for Drag Race, Dr Who, Douglas Adams, John Barrowmann, Terry Prattchet, Neil Gaiman, Potterverse, Lotr, Benedict Cumberbatch, David Tennant, Eddie Redman and loads of makeup and humor late-night shows. I’m facinated by serial killer documentaries.

I youtube my thoughts on life and illness both in Icelandic and English on my youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/user/barahalldorsdottir
I also have an Instagram atvinnusjuklingur and a facebook page on my illness Behcets á Íslandi. I snapchat as barahalldors. Almost alll my life is lived online while I am ill so you are welcome to become my friend through that.

My teenage son and partner are my soul and support.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I love the idea. My disability does limit the amount I can host or travel but I've been onboard for the last ten years ( I went ofmap for some time and can't remember my login info but you can find my old profile as Snaeugla )

Interests

I'm a sponge... for details read the rest of my profile :)

• animals
• pets
• exotic pets
• lgbt rights
• animal welfare
• civil rights
• human rights
• childrens rights
• womens rights
• ethics
• vegan
• traveling
• animal care
• minimalism
• alternative music
• metal music
• travel
• lgbt
• heavy metal
• vegan food
• veganism
• disability
• disability rights
• vegan cooking
• translating
• translation
• self-sustainability
• alternative lifestyles
• wild animals
• zerowaste
• ethnology
• world religions
• zero waste
• discworld
• reuse
• towels
• lgbtq
• death metal
• 42
• drwho
• transgender rights
• tardis
• cthulu

Music, Movies, and Books

My old book loves include anything by Douglas Adams and Terry Prattchet. Neil Gaiman can hardly write anything I don't like. Patrick Suskind also has hidden gems, his most popular work is Perfume which I love but I recomend looking up The Pidgeon. I have always been a bookrat so I could go on for ever on this subject but my most recent love is audiobooks and I am drowning myself in biographies and politics recently.

Movies and tv... Dr Who, Star Trek and Ru Paul's Dragrace plus any documentary or animal related show. I have wide love for movies, everything from Sci Fi to drama. Some random mentions, The Rock, Guardians of the Galaxy, Shawshank Redemption, Pulp Fiction

Music... anything. I am an omnivore in that sense. I tend to sample my friends and new people. Some mentions, classical music, metal, altrock, world music and anything strange. I do prefer complicated music.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Turned my chronic illness into a drive for self development, activism and support for others.

Teach, Learn, Share

Runes, Tarot, Wicca, General energy work, Icelandic culture, Physical, mental and other health survival skills, Icelandic Christianity, Folklore. Ghost stories. How to save your money in Iceland

What I Can Share with Hosts

An open, friendly person with a rich experience and knowledge in a strangely wide field of subjects. My small but growing Vegan info without any pressure. I’m not here to convert but information is freely given. A Tarot reading or your name in Icelandic runes or a specially designed rune. Information on paganism and local Icelandic history. A warm soul with a backbone. Anything you would want from Iceland ( within size and financial limits ofcourse ) and a hosting for yourself plus guidance if you travel to Iceland. Physically I’m not so useful but I and my family are likable lovely people.

Countries I’ve Visited

Denmark, England, France, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland

Countries I’ve Lived In

Iceland