ABOUT ME

Hi All! I'm Leah, I am starting a new job in Philadelphia soon, doing some traveling before. I'm chill, & I love people and exploring new places. I'm interested in interfaith work and religion, disability studies, and community building. I'm a really easygoing guest and friend. I have friends from all over the world and hope to meet even more through couch surfing!

PHILOSOPHY

The media highlights violence and people using religion or secularism as a way to tear people apart. Most of us just want peace. Let's focus the conversation to people who are using our values and backgrounds to inspire us to do good things, and come together on common ground. Do what brings us together!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I spent 6 months in Israel this past year and am returning after 4 months back home. I would love to find cool people's couches to crash on from May 25-June 2 anywhere in Israel/West Bank for a night or two each, or even just people to hang out with during the day. I already have a bunch of friends in Israel but during the day they are in school or the army, so I'm looking to expand my network and not be bored while they're doing their thing. So ideally I could find someone who'd be able to show me cool things to do during the week days!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've couch surfed once in Amman and loved it

Interests

I love hiking, exploring new places, activism, Judaism, traveling, art and culture, climbing, kayaking, running, conversations with random people that I meet, ice cream, pick up soccer or frisbee, and cool people... :D

• arts
• culture
• running
• traveling
• hiking
• kayaking
• surfing
• rock climbing
• soccer
• communications
• religion

Music, Movies, and Books

Books-Kite Runner, The Giver, Prayer for Owen Meany, Never Let Me Go, Postsecret, Diary of Anne Frank, Falling Leaves

Movies- Rocky Horror. Finding Nemo, Avatar, V for Vendetta, Fight Club, Black Swan, Inception, The Breakfast Club, Ghostbusters, Airplane

Music- anything

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I ran with the bulls in Pamplona last year!! Terrifying but awesome, and I'm alive :D

Teach, Learn, Share

Come, come, whoever you are.
Wanderer, Worshipper, lover of leaving.
It doesn’t matter.
Ours is not a caravan of despair.
Come, even if you have broken your vow a hundred times.
Come, yet again, come, come.
– Rumi

Countries I’ve Visited

Czech Republic, Germany, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Poland, Spain, United Arab Emirates

Countries I’ve Lived In

Israel, United States