[name pronounced: Sa-Ma-Sa-Tee]
You are welcome to call me Sama or Sati as a nickname :)

I am a creative, easygoing, and lighthearted individual who enjoys both quiet reflection and deep conversations. While I'd describe myself as introverted, I am quite sociable and love getting to know who others are under the surface.

I currently work as a registered counsellor (3 years) and professional astrologer (10 years). And on the side, I like to creative all sorts of things. I am a singer-songwriter, poet and am doing my best to write a fantasy series (still on the first draft of the first book!)
I love getting crafty and have recently started to learn the wonderful world of pottery and ceramics.

I'm not a wild partier and am relatively sober (perhaps the occasional drink a few times a year), but am non-judgmental around how other people live their lives.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I am on CS because I think it is an excellent opportunity to meet and connect with new people. This type of experience feels very supported and exciting while traveling.

I really love to meet real, fun and caring people that are interested in authentic expression, kindness and cool conversations.

Interests

I am what you would call a jack of all trades and an ace to none. I am interested in many mediums of art, including:
- singing/songwriting (piano, guitar, ukulele)
- making jewelry
- pottery + ceramics
- candle making
- poetry

I've also spent a large portion of my life exploring spirituality (partly to my own detriment). Now I've come to appreciate a simple way of living and don't abide by intense dogmas. I am still fairly interested in different kinds of meditation, yoga, and holistic healing modalities like ayurveda and chinese medicine.

• singing
• yoga
• meditation
• crafts
• traveling
• pottery
• hiking
• psychology
• spirituality
• holistic health
• astrology
• songwriting
• vedic astrology

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Paul Simon, The Beatles, Regina Spektor, Sufjan Stevens, Fleet Foxes, Feist, Bobby McFerring, The Strokes, Billy Joel, Kool and the Gang,

Movies: Les Intouchables, La Vita è Bella, Across The Universe, Amelie, Beginners, Stranger Than Fiction

Books: The Prophet, The History of Love, Harry Potter, Red Queen. I love me some YA fantasy series!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I got to sing on a Vodafone commercial that ran in Spain for 2 years!

Teach, Learn, Share

I am a therapist that specializes in trauma and abuse (specifically narcissistic, religious/spiritual/cultic and sexual abuse). Pretty heavy topics, but I know quite a lot about these things.

I am also happy to share anything about astrology (both tropical or sidereal/vedic)

What I've love to learn:
- ways to be a better cook
- cool places to travel to
- new languages
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What I Can Share with Hosts

Clean dishes, a spanish omelette, music, kindness & respect.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Mexico, Romania, Spain, Sri Lanka, Turkey, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, India, Indonesia, Nepal, New Zealand, Thailand