A willow tree, the smell of a rain-washed geranium, a drop of rain, flickering of a far star..
I am a piece of cloud..

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I don't live in Iran, but if you need help with something there, specially in Shiraz, I would be glad to help.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To know locals and see the world with their eyes..
And let them see the world by mine :)

Instagram: melika.calligraphy

Interests

Let me compare the life to a trip, and myself to a solo traveller whose mission is collecting lost pieces of herself in different places and maybe from different people. I've found/find/am finding big pieces of myself in Nature, in howling of the wind and rustling of the leaves. I've seen some lost parts of me in people's narrations, eyes, laughter, and tears. I've found some parts of myself in books and paintings .. hope till that last last last breath, i can finish this puzzle, hopefully an amazing wonderful one!

• writing
• literature
• walking
• traveling
• painting
• music
• languages
• nature
• storytelling
• stargazing
• dreaming
• creating
• living
• peoplewatching
• listening to stories
• listening to people's stories
• narration

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: many ones. Many English ones, some French and Persian ones.. we can maybe talk about them or listen to them when we meet!
Book: Oh that's difficult to say, too difficult. I've read a lot of good books(a good book for me is a mixture of literature-magic realism,classic, modern or any kinds-with philosophy), to say, the Unbearable Lightness of Being, Immortality, Beckett's plays, Sartre's books, Noah Harari's masterpiece, 100 Years of Solitude, Blindness and many more,
BUT
the most exciting one is my own book of life. I'm the writer and the heroine; trying to be honest and to commit!
Movies: i do not know many movies (un)fortunately.. no i haven't watched Lord of the Rings or better to say i haven't watched what ever you may think I've watched! Sorry! Just watched all works of Darren Aronofsky and i appreciate each of them.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I'm alive and I still can see beauties, I can feel love and life! That's more than amazing! I was lost in Aragat mountain and survived the night there. I moved to another country! I trust in life and what it gifts to me! Despite being in a difficult mental situation, i had a successful lecture for a lot of people! I've seen a lot of sun rises and sun sets! I'm dedicated to words I say. As little prince said, i feel responsible toward what I've tamed.
Can't wait to see how this list changes in few years!

2022: I fulfilled my dream of living in Paris and got to know why I always have adored it!! first solo-hitchhiking more than 1500 kms around highway 1 and Golden circle in Iceland. (Don't tell it to my parents pls :D). Learning a lot from it; to be patient, to believe in good people, everything will happen exactly when it should, trust the life, be thankful even for the least things.
Meeting the PRESIDENT OF ICELAND :D
Watching BLUE WHALE, reindeer, puffins in Iceland.Touching an Icelandic horse..(if you have phobia of animals, you understand what I mean). Van life in Iceland.. living in it and driving it!
Learning about German stare down culture.. gosh!! Remind me to tell you the story! 2h gym everyday!

2023: I jumped out of the plane in 4000 m altitude. Free fell for a minute with 200 km/h speed and now I feel the rebirth. I canoed 27 kms in beautiful Cesky Krumlov on my birthday even though I don't know swimming.
I found a house in London! Gosh.. it was not easy! :D

Teach, Learn, Share

I know some recipes, Persian ones and few ones from other countries, so i can share or if you help, we can cook sth maybe probably ( i just did it once )
I can talk about Persian literature, culture, history, music, language, and Iran's must to see places.
I can correct your English mistakes as well :D
It has never happened so far, but maybe one-day i can share the stories I've written or I'm writing!
I can share what it means to "be" from my life experience!
I can share some of my dreams with you and listen to yours..
I can read you some poems or lullabies.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Oh i wished i had a house to offer them a cozy place and show them my dandelion/ book/ dolls/ souvenirs collections and share a lot of stories with them.. cook sth Persian or show them the city and take them to my favorite places in Nature.. or just go to the roof and enjoy the stargazing, we could go to the highest building in the town to see the sunset/rise as well..i could write their names in Persian and do calligraphy too.... But I live at dorm for now, too far from my green room and i cannot host anybody unfortunately.

Countries I’ve Visited

Armenia, Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Iran, Italy, Lithuania, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Slovakia, Turkey

Countries I’ve Lived In

Czech Republic, England, Iran