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Overview

  • 18 references 7 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning Chinese, Thai
  • 52, Female
  • Member since 2008
  • occupying a space on earth dreaming of stars in the sky
  • schooled through experiences as much as the halls of acad...
  • From Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

to survive the Guangzhou traffic!

ABOUT ME

ask me questions, i'll tell you.

PHILOSOPHY
Don't be lazy with life.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

offerıng and acceptıng surfıng gıgs! tryıng to stay posıtıve at all tımes.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

long ago in a place far from here, a friend told me to join this project. i was living in Kuwait, unable to host people so i didn't join immediately. since, i've met people surfing and want to join the experience to heighten my traveling joy and to open the doors for others to see istanbul and build community of like minded weirdos. Thıs summer ı couch surfed ın some cıtıes ın Europe and ıt was fabulous.

Interests

celebrating the wonders around us, permaculture, gardening, farm life, art, photos, music, travel, vacant buildings, laughs, beauty and uglyness and everything inbetween, graffiti, emotions, abandoned streets, back alleys, granny bikes, water, kids, harmless weirdos and freaks, riding the bus, looking at people, thinking, dreaming...

  • arts
  • photography
  • beauty
  • education
  • gardening
  • traveling
  • music
  • surfing
  • teaching

Music, Movies, and Books

many books on the go at once; currently "Yellow Dog" and "The Tao of Health, Sex and Longevity".
Movies that make me FEEL, teach me something, or absorb me with captivating images.
Currently watching Twin Peaks and Wonders of Life series from BBC.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Seeing the Taj Mahal at sunrise/moonset: on one side, the full moon was setting, casting silver blue hues and on the other side, the burning star rising with red, pinks orange light melting my mind.

Teach, Learn, Share

learn: permaculture, gardening, printmaking, textiles printing, photography/lomography, any art.
teach: stencil art, permaculture, gardening, early childhood education
share: secrets, travels, pix, laughs, spliffs, bicycle rides

What I Can Share with Hosts

Laughs! Good convo...

Countries I’ve Visited

Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cambodia, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kuwait, Laos, Lebanon, Malaysia, Myanmar, Netherlands, Philippines, Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Syrian Arab Republic, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United States, Viet Nam, Yemen

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, China, Kuwait, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey

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