Hi ! I'm Elliyah, a 22-year-old graphic designer living in Amsterdam.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I'm currently on a gap year before starting my masters in History in September, and I'd love to make the most of it by travelling around the world and meeting new people !

Music, Movies, and Books

m u s i c - I listen to a lot of (new school) rap, Dutch hip-hop and electronic music - Ryan Hemsworth, BROCKHAMPTON, Leafs, SOPHIE, zack villere, Danny L Harle

m o v i e s - I've worked in a student-run arthouse theatre for a couple of years, which truly sparked my love for every kind of movie - from classic indie movies to Netflix documentaries and everything in between :-) - Akira, Wild at Heart, Born in Flames, The Lego Movie (1 & 2!), Mad Max: Fury Road, Legally Blonde, The Matrix

b o o k s - I don't really read much fiction, but some books I've read recently and liked were Fahrenheit 451 & Life and Death (by Andrea Dworkin)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Roadtripped from Amsterdam to Prague with a friend and no experience whatsoever between the two of us - ended up lasting us two whole days (while we were hoping to arrive in the evening the first day), having to overnight in a hotel which was literally falling apart (at one point the ceiling fan in our room just fell off out of nowhere), and a lot of fun :-)

What I Can Share with Hosts

My love and passion for anything design-related; I can give you an amateur class on any Adobe programme (well, most of them) and I love to talk about art and history. And I know a lot about memes. You know, just if that happens to come up.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Poland, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Netherlands