CURRENT MISSION

Sawing. Drawing. Knitting. Taking pictures. Cooking.

ABOUT ME

A mix between Michael Palin and Luna Lovegood.
Half here, half somewhere else.
Wandering around, crafting bits and bobs.
This is what I do: http://elsapitseleh.tumblr.com/

PHILOSOPHY

DIY 4 ever

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Every part of the world I travel to, I try to surf a new couch.
I am always happy to show the cabin I built in my bedroom to host lost souls.

Interests

Photography. Avocados. History of clothing. Places I don't know. People I know. Vegan food, vegan cooking. Glen Baxter. Rioting. A Perfect Cirlce's Mer de Nom. Feminism. Children's books. DIY (yes, for everything). Illustration. Gardens. Donnie Darko. Queer-ing. English countryside. Soup. Writing. Hardcore punk festivals. Classical music. Waffles. William Shakespeare. Sex-positivity. Yohji Yamamoto. Spring. My hometown. Harry Potter. Zines.

• writing
• books
• fashion
• photography
• illustrations
• diy
• festivals
• dancing
• womens rights
• dining
• cooking
• vegan
• clothing
• traveling
• knitting
• drawing
• music
• classical music
• cycling
• history

Music, Movies, and Books

Elliott Smith! Tool! Pink Martini! Aphex Twin! William Sheller! PJ Harvey! Radiohead! A Silver Mount Zion! Pascal Comelade! Stupeflip! The Prodigy! Elvis Presley! Bjork! Mogwai! Emperor X! Yma Sumac! The Beatles! Sigur Ros!

Daniel Clowes! J.K. Rowling! Gabriel Garcia Marquez! Orson Scott Card! Albert Cohen! Michel Rabagliati!

The Taste of Tea! Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain! Magdelene Sisters! Les 400 coups! Mononoke Hime! Donnie Darko! The Royal Tenenbaums!

Kaamelott! Freaks and Geeks! Daria! Friends! Flight of the Conchords!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Leaving everything behind and moving to Berlin four years ago.
Touring over Iceland during one month.
Getting lost in the middle of a flea market somewhere in Kyoto and finding my way back without phone or internet. Pride, so much pride.

Teach, Learn, Share

I am a huge costume/fashion history geek - if you believe that fashion has sometimes stupid reasons, I can prove you right.
I can show you how to sew, knit, pronounce "1999" in french, fail a cartwheel or do the belly dance.
I can prove you that veganism is not only about eating grass (actually, is there any vegan person here who eats grass?).
I get very excited about learning how to make as much as possible on my own: building a washing-machine with a bike, printing a zine properly, living a sustainable life in a van, grow kombucha.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Tunisia, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Germany