I am a nomad Canadian, who obviously loves to travel. I am truly happiest with a backpack on my back and a ticket to...anywhere.

I currently am living in Istanbul, studying my MA in Visual Arts.

Besides travel, i like many things. I love art in all its forms, particularly 35mm photo and also the written word. I love learning new things and being inspired by new settings, i love adventures and good company, and also being alone.

PHILOSOPHY

"what is to give light must endure burning"- viktor frankl

"Freedom is something that dies unless its used"

"Those who do not move, cannot feel their chains"

"I have learned to walk: since then I have run. I have learned to fly: since then I do not have to be pushed in order to move. Now I am nimble, now I fly, now I see myself under myself, now a god dances within me.
- F. Nietzsche

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I obviously like meeting people of different cultures!! Its great to just meet for coffee or tea or beer or whatever and explore new places with the help of someone who actually lives there! I think this site is amazing and my traveling experiences have been so much better because of it. Im not so concerned with finding a "free" place to sleep...and often stay in hostels just for the central location, but i ALWAYS love to meet up with locals and spend time with them. Couchsurfing is about who you meet, not just saving money.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

so many great experiences. I met amazing people off of here in Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Iraq, Iran, Lebanon, Turkey and Morocco.

Interests

Art, Music, Writing, Traveling, Sufism, Feminism, Mysticism, Religion....

• arts
• writing
• beauty
• womens rights
• cooking
• beer
• coffee
• running
• flying
• trivia
• reading
• traveling
• socializing
• music
• punk music
• hiking
• backpacking
• history
• religion
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Micheal Gondry Films, Baraka, Hideous Kinky, Bladerunner, Cheesy 80's flicks, things with subtitles.

alternative 80's music (The Cure, Siouxsie, Cocteau Twins, Dead Can Dance, Bauhaus, Peter Murphy, The Clash etc.) Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Matt Good, Bruce Springsteen, Prince, Leonard Cohen, Patti Smith, Fleetwood Mac, triphop, synthpop, britpop, everything..

Rumi, Hafiz, Rilke, Nietzsche, Paulo Coelho, Elif Shafak, Milan Kundera, Anais Nin, Emil Cioran, Rimbaud, "the little prince"

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

the first call to prayer, moments before sunrise, while wandering the streets of old Aleppo having stayed up all night...getting lost in the narrow alleys of old Damascus...the Wadi Rum desert by night, sleeping on a rock with foxes circling my "bed"...the Giza plateau in Egypt, with no other tourists to obstruct the view of the Pyramids..the gorgeous countryside of northern Iraq...the surreal beauty of Cappadocia in Turkey....the amazing vibrant city of Istanbul, Turkey...Nowruz in Iran...sleeping in Saharan Sand dunes...hiking the mountains of Ethiopia and eating lunch with Baboons....feeding a wild hyena from my hands...howler monkeys in the jungle at Palenque, Mexico...driving across the Golden Gate in San Francisco...looking out off the empire state building in New york city...the top of St. Peters in Rome...the cemetarys of Paris...the canals of Venice...meeting Robert Smith in Vancouver Canada!! hehe. all amazing! i love my life. :)

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you how to use an old camera.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I've traveled a LOT in the Middle East, and lived in both Turkey and Egypt...so mostly information related to that!! As well, I can share my love for adventure, and willingness to try any crazy idea or plan...:)

Countries I’ve Visited

Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Ethiopia, France, Germany, Hungary, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Lebanon, Malta, Mexico, Morocco, Palestine, Romania, Serbia, Spain, Syrian Arab Republic, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, Egypt, Morocco, Turkey

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