CURRENT MISSION

"If you have come here to help me, you are wasting your time. But if you have come because your liberation is bound up with mine, then let us walk together." Lilla Watson

ABOUT ME

I am student, of most things. I love learning. Beyond that it gets complicated. These things are best discussed over a cup of coffee in downtown SLC. Join me.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I host and I hope to start traveling and making use of this site for those travels soon.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Several wonderful hosting experiences.

Interests

Rock Climbing, Yoga, Biking, Hiking, Outdoors, Drawing, Discussing, Reading, Traveling, Thinking, Writing, Going to Concerts and Festivals, Coffee shop and Bookstore Hopping, Strolling through Art Museums and Forests, Rallying and Protesting (for animal rights, peace, environmental issues, gay rights, etc), Watching Foreign and Indie Films, Gardening.

School and the things I study: specifically Political Science and International Relations. My interests also spill over into anthropology, law, art history, art, the study of all religions, public speaking, writing, poetry, refugee aid, HIV/AIDS activist Middle East studies, Farsi, gardening, environmentally friendly living, promotion of buying local and thinking global.

• animals
• arts
• writing
• poetry
• beauty
• concerts
• festivals
• coffee
• yoga
• gardening
• shopping
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• drawing
• music
• outdoor activities
• cycling
• hiking
• scuba diving
• rock climbing
• anthropology
• art history
• history
• international relations
• law
• political science
• religion
• science

Music, Movies, and Books

Music--
All kinds. Alternative, 80's, World Music, Reggae, Indie, Punk, Ska etc etc.
Some favorite bands/artist:
Tori Amos, U2, Gogol Bordello, Oingo Boingo, Sting, The Clash, Kan'Nal, Myabirds Jeff Buckley, Mariee Sioux, Bob Marley, The Decemberists, Hyedeh, etc.
Movies--
Let the Right One In, What Dreams May Come, Trainspotting, Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind, Wristcutters: A Love Story, Amelie, Milk, Rachel Getting Married, Children of Heaven, Yesterday, Gladiator, Nightmare Before Christmas, Lion King.
Books--
The God of Small Things, anything by Arundhati Roy, Jane Eyre, The Women of Brewster Place, Wuthering Heights, Invisible Cure, Weetzie Bat, I Rode a Horse of Milk White Jade, God is Dead, Shakespeare, Madame Dread, The Screwtape Letters, Death with Interruptions, Daughter of Persia, Persian Girls, Phaedrus, Lipstick Jihad...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I witness somethings amazing and awe inspiring everyday. Whether it be the simple existence of sunflowers and trees, the pure white snow, a poem, rain falling in sunlight, little girls in monkey pj's striking up conversations with me in cafes,someones eyes, ravens diving and freewheeling above a spectacular red rock climb or gypsy children playing breathtaking music in the London underground...life is full of beauty.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Mexico, Portugal, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

India, United States

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