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Overview

  • 6 references 4 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Turkish; learning Arabic, Spanish, Tamil
  • 35, Female
  • Member since 2011
  • assistant editor at TimeOut Istanbul
  • Grinnell College
  • From Chicago, IL and Ayvalik, Turkey
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

to take some time for myself while traveling and learning an art form

ABOUT ME

I am a wanderlust at the moment.
I love to grow my own food and to cook. I enjoy company, but mostly those of animals. People too.
I am running away with the circus.

Someday, I want to follow Ammachi on her North American tour.

PHILOSOPHY

I start my days with gratitude and invite love.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I enjoy CS meetups, museums, and am always available to chat over coffee

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've got two couchsurfing experiences under my belt now, once in Toronto and another time in beautiful rural Vermont. They were both lovely experiences. I still keep in touch with my new friends

Interests

Cello, reading, cooking, permaculture, circus, films, movement, knitting.

i love tea: making it, enjoying it with a book or a friend.
i like to bake and cook because it brings people together.

  • animals
  • arts
  • culture
  • books
  • dining
  • cooking
  • coffee
  • running
  • movies
  • reading
  • traveling
  • knitting
  • anthropology

Music, Movies, and Books

currently reading: Still Life with a Woodpecker

currently listening to: Fiona Apple

last film i watched: Samsara

i enjoy movies, music, and books too much to list all of them, but mostly i'm open to anything that really is true to itself.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I lived for a month in an ashram in Kerala.
It was the best thing I've done for myself--- it helped me figure out how I want to live my life-- deliberately.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can knit! and I love showing people how... its really easy!
I have beginning skills in working a wood lathe, if you happen to have one around.
I am a beginner cellist!
I can make one heck of a cappuccino.
I'm an anthropology student, so I'm constantly learning about culture!

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, India, Turkey, United States

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