Hi!! I'm Laila

我为什么加入 Couchsurfing

I'm not looking for accommodation but I do love to meet locals when I travel (and I'd love to show people around SF as well :)

兴趣

• vegan
• meditation
• technology
• painting
• music
• scuba diving
• psychology
• travel
• evolution
• philosophy of mind

音乐、电影和书籍

Difficult to pick! Some books I've loved:
- The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins
- The Examined Life: How We Lose and Find Ourselves by Stephen Grosz
- Why Buddhism is True: The Science and Philosophy of Meditation and Enlightenment by Robert Wright
- Eating Animals by Jonathan Safran Foer
- Girl Walks Out of a Bar: A Memoir by Lisa F. Smith
- The Wisdom of Insecurity: A Message for an Age of Anxiety by Alan W. Watts
- Half the Sky: Turning Oppression Into Opportunity for Women Worldwide by Nicholas D. Kristof, Sheryl WuDunn

Movies, also random assortment:
- Mulan (let's be real lol)
- Zootopia
- Hidden Figures
- Gifted

I also love watching documentaries! A recent favorite was
- Christiane Amanpour: Sex & Love Around the World

我做过的一件不可思议的事情

I grew up eating meat 2-3x a day and madly judging vegetarian people, now I'm 100% vegan and haven't eaten meat in 4 years :) I think that's amazing, I'm amped!

我游览过的国家

Australia, Bahrain, China, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Egypt, France, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, Singapore, Spain, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom

我居住过的国家

Pakistan, United States