CURRENT MISSION

To interact with interesting people.

ABOUT ME

I grew up in Israel. Don't agree with what is going on there. Luckily I have Canadian citizenship, so I left Israel and live in British Columbia, Canada. My awesome partner of 5 years, Lia and I are working at an Amazonian Plant Medicine centre near Iquitos, Peru until late September 2018. Trying to be inspired and be engaged in the process of change with an open heart and a smile!

PHILOSOPHY

It is what it is, trust the process, but be engaged and take responsibility. Forever be a student.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Hosted many couch surfers a few years ago, then life got hectic and I dropped out of the CS scene until July 2017. All my experiences were positive! Though sometimes we hardly had time to hang out. At other times we showed our guest/s some sights. So far I've only met good people with good positive attitudes, so even if I could not hang out with them they still managed to have a good time and the small connection we had was positive.

Interests

Rock climbing, travelling, trekking, hiking, Amazonian plant medicine, cooking, reading, thinking, listening to music, potlucks, dancing...

• dancing
• cooking
• reading
• music
• hiking
• rock climbing
• travelling
• language learning
• ayahuasca
• amazônia
• amazonian medicine

Music, Movies, and Books

Ilan's picks:
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Movies: Monty Python, Hunt for the Wilderpeople, Brazil, The Princess Bride, Get Him to the Greek...

Books: Ready Player One - Ernest Cline, Lonesome Dove - Larry McMurty, the Hyperion Cantos - Dan Simmons, Parable of the Sower & Parable of the Talents - Octavia E. Butler; Sidhartha - Hermann Hesse, Speaker for the Dead - Orson Scott Card.

Music: Father John Misty, Gregory Alan Isakof, .Paak Anderson, Alt J, Fleet Foxes, Gotan Project, Gaudi, Leonard Cohen, Joni Mitchell, Quantic... so much more

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Ilan:
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I owned a Middle Eastern Restaurant for 12 years.
I managed a political campaign for the Green Party of Canada for the 2015 federal elections.
I shattered my ankle in a rock climbing accident in August 2016, was on crutches for five months, and managed to recover the use of my ankle to the point of hiking Salkantay and Ausangate in Peru, less than a year later.
I've worked at an Amazonian Plant Medicine healing centre.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Ilan:
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I'm a good cook, A good conversationalist, I like washing dishes, I have a good sense of humour, I can talk politics (but don't have to :) )

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Cambodia, China, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Italy, Jordan, Laos, Mexico, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, United States, Zambia

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, Israel

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