I am a student at Ohio State who- at the risk of sounding cliche- loves coffee, reading, exploring, writing crappy poetry, and learning. I'm terrible with punctuation, I'm usually 20 minutes late to everything, and I'm terrified of bees. To be quite honest, answering this looming "who are you/describe yourself to strangers" question is quite hard for me as I'm currently in the process of figuring out who "I" am. But, hey, that's what your twenties are for, I suppose.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Poor college student. :-)

Interests

• dancing
• yoga
• exploring
• wandering aimlessly
• hiking,
• reading and writing

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: Crime and Punishment, The Stranger, The Handmaid's Tale, The Rebel, The Plague, The Gospel in Dostoyevsky, The Arabian Nights, random academic articles, usually about the intersections of religion and politics (I'm unfortunately serious).

Movies: Troy, Amelie, The Lobster

Music: Apo and the Apostles (okay, seriously- if you like indie rock and/or Arabic music and/or are just a human being you need to check them out. Now. I'll wait), X Ambassadors, James Blake, Bon Iver, Sampha, Alt- J, Twenty One Pilots, Chet Faker, Mumford and Sons, Audrey Assad, Hozier, Colin Leonard, Maryam Saleh.... and so many more.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Not completely lost my sanity.

Teach, Learn, Share

Can you teach me how to use a semi-colon? That'd be cool.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Welllll....
There's nothing I'm particularly talented at, nor do I have anything interesting to tell you about the city I'm visiting that you already live in. But, I do love good, enlightening, and meaningful conversation. Oh, I have been told I'm good for music recommendations, so there's that. I can also teach you how to write your name in Arabic, I suppose? I can definitely fill you in with the most random facts, too.

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States