Hello, I'm Ismela, I like to define myself as European since I grew up in different parts of Europe but I am also Afro Caribbean since I was born in a Caribbean Island , the first island where I landed Columbus a long time ago. I'm a language coach and soon hopefully I'll practice art therapy too.
I grew up in multicultural environments where there was a lot of different point of view, so I am a good listener and I like to dialogue as much as to laugh about different topics. Love as a weapon and humor as a shield is my motto :)

I am also very practical and I like to use my hands to create, so if you have an art or digital project, it will be my pleasure to help. You can see some of my personal universe on my insta: https://www.instagram.com/yourcaribbeandesigner?igsh=MWkwZ2xhMmNiZjhseA==

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I am on couchsurfing since 2018 and I liked it right away because it allowed me to meet fantastic people with whom I am still in contact.It is an alternative platform, a way of thinking that goes to the heart of the great consumerist ideologies.

As Terence McKenna says, we need to give more importance to direct experiences. The people we meet can be examples of direct experiences that allow us to truly appreciate a city. After all what is the purpose of travelling if not to meet people and see other examples of ways of life? Only the inhabitants can tell you how to live them to the fullest and how to look at them to understand fully what are you looking at.

Interests

Il like to run too, (it took me 2 years before I start appreciating it)

• animals
• books
• running
• walking
• traveling
• podcasts
• music
• instrumental music
• anthropology
• food
• spirituality
• science fiction
• legends
• sharing stories
• ethnobotany
• hacking
• progressive rock
• postcolonial studies
• associations
• babyfoot

Music, Movies, and Books

movies : Akira/fight club/ studio gibli/ Avatar/ Ape kingdom/ Xavier Dolan and Gaspar Noé movies/ Parasite/ Cafarnauum/ into the wild

documentary: Obey , the death of the liberal class/ humans/ Cowspiracy/ Seaspiracy/( Cash investigation fan XD)

podcast: thinkerview/ dctr Jfa Jean Fils-Aimé, Kalala Omontude (killed by the French government in 2022)

Books I recommend-
_La via dei canti, Bruce Chatwin.

_The surrunding expermient.
_The brave new world, Huxley
_1984, Orwell
_The food of God, Terrence Mckenna
La tesi de Mircea Eliade: il mito dell'eterno ritorno, Mircea Eliade
Les dieux voyangent incognito, Gounelle
L'empire des anges, Werber

_L'égalité des races humain, Antenor Fermin
_Bullshit Jobs, Graeber

Teach, Learn, Share

I am very interested in studies on human beings in general. Recently my existencia questions are What do we do with what we know? AI, is it just program?, or are we giving birth to a new being?
Add #itsoktobefriki, if you would like to be my guest :).

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can give a tarot reading for fun or another association systems. I cook well so take advantage of it and ask me to cook you something! I can also give good advice to learn a new language fast, but unfortunately my advices in love are terribles :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, England, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Germany, Haiti, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Italy, Portugal, Spain