CURRENT MISSION

Learning how to build something true.

ABOUT ME

I am a ball of creative energy. I love to connect with people. I see the world with newborn eyes. I am curious. I love surprises. I tease. I love deciding what I want and getting it. I take risks. I love exploring. I take time to reflect. I think in movement, flow, and balance. I love ideas. I love music and dancing. I am honest. I make eye contact. I believe we have the power to make ourselves. I am a happy drunk.

PHILOSOPHY

We may select the battleground, but we cannot avoid the battle.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I host couch-surfers whenever I can. The last few locations I've lived have been a bit iffy, but if you find yourself in Libya, you are very welcome to my home.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have had so many wonderful experiences in the few I've had. I was first hosted by two lovely people in Qatar when I was backpacking there with a friend in 2008. In Lebanon I was blessed with couch-surfers from all over the globe who made my meager dwelling into a beautiful home. I am ever grateful.

Interests

I love dancing, conversation, thinking, reading, music, nature, exploring new places and people, and rediscovering the mundane.

• dancing
• clubbing
• reading
• music
• hiking
• backpacking
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Kemal, DJ Sami, Victor Wooten, Air, Citizen Cope, John Legend, Lady Gaga, Bobby McFerrin, Sam Sparro, Thrice, Jamiroquai, Beyonce, Amerie, RHCP, Basement Jaxx, Cheb Mami, Miguel Migs, Black Eyed Peas, The Chemical Brothers, Kanye, 2Pac, Snoop, Lauryn Hill, The Fugees, Dirty Vegas, Dustin Brown, Estelle, Daft Punk, Cypress Hill, Destiny's Child, John Coltrane, Chante Moore, Jack Johnson, Josh Billings, Joss Stone, NERD, Dave Brubeck, Immortal Technique, Jedi Mind Tricks, Duke Ellington, Outkast, Michael Jackson, Ella Fitzgerals, Tortured Soul, Derrick Carter, Montreal D, Rihanna, Prince, Chuck Love, Lisa Shaw, Cold Play, Aya, Julius Papp, David Guetta, Atmosphere, Slightly Stoopid, Mark Ronson, India.Arie, The Urban Sophisticates, Marcus Miller, Alicia Keys, Maria Callas, Dave Brubeck, Buena Vista Social Club, Eagles, Audioslave, Black Crowes, Cat Power, Collective Soul, Otis Redding, Count Basie

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Seeing Al Hambra in Grenada, Spain; hiking some of the valleys and mountains of the Lebanese Mountain Trail; smoking arguillah in Baalbek, the awesome second-tier belly-dancing club in Cairo; the choral music in Bath; the hamam in Damascus.

Teach, Learn, Share

I love sharing music, knowledge,and healing.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Egypt, France, Hungary, Italy, Jordan, Malta, Mexico, Oman, Qatar, Spain, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Egypt, Lebanon, Libya, United States

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