CURRENT MISSION

To tread gently upon this precious world

ABOUT ME

I travel to discover the wealth of culture and nature worldwide. Love meeting people, learning things, trying food, climbing mountains. Active, inquisitive, adventurous. Favourite smell is tropical rain. Curries and cookies are second, depending on the day.

PHILOSOPHY

Rumi said he'd meet us in the field between right and wrong. I'm there everyday.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I have hosted and surfed, and met great people through both! Also love getting together with the local CS groups, fun times.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Couchsurfing has really helped me meet people from the countries I visit, which greatly, greatly enhances my travel experiences! I love hiking and cooking on any day, and I love that there are so many CSers out there who share those passions.

Interests

Globetrotting, Gymnastics, The Great Outdoors (partial to mountains), Bikram Yoga and other types of Physical Exertion, Veg Cooking, Veg Dining, Reading, Languages, Spirituality

• culture
• dining
• cooking
• yoga
• reading
• traveling
• eating out
• socializing
• outdoor activities
• hiking
• rock climbing
• gymnastics
• languages
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: The Kite Runner, A Thousand Splendid Suns, Reading Lolita in Tehran, A Widow for One Year, Until I Find You, Midnight's Children, To Kill A Mockingbird, Written on the Body, The Unbearable Lightness of Being, No God but God, In Cold Blood, Ghost Wars, Mountains Beyond Mountains, Middlesex, On Beauty, In Cold Blood, Incredibly Close Extremely Loud, In A Sunburnt Country, The Alchemist, Love in the Time of Cholera, Climbing the Mango Trees, Guns Germs Steel, The Prophet, The World Without Us, The Lemon Tree, Sharon and My Mother-In-Law, Kafka On The Shore, Xiao Wang Zi, Bossypants, The Witch of Portobello, Memories of My Melancholy Whores. Movies: l'auberge espagnole, jeux d'enfants, amelie, les filles du botaniste, la vita e bella, la finestra di fronte, run lola run, goodbye lenin, fire, earth, tsotsi, hero, in the mood for love, kill bill, eternal sunshine of the spotless mind, chocolat, gatacca, before sunrise, before sunset, the history boys, the kite runner, milk, pan's labyrinth, fish story.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I climbed to the top of Africa and allowed myself to cry when the sun rose

Teach, Learn, Share

I'll cook paella if you bring the sangria, I'll teach you how to say "thank you" in 22 languages if you can teach me a 23rd way, I'll give you a massage if you ask!

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Canada, China, Croatia, Cuba, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Malawi, Malaysia, Mexico, Mongolia, Myanmar, Namibia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Singapore, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste (East Timor), Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Singapore, Switzerland, United States

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