ABOUT ME

At times I have a very dry sense of humour yet can enjoy being silly, especially when out partying. Probably not one for the faint-hearted but even the meekest of people come to love me after a while ;-p

I'll try just about anything once, but am very picky about any long-term activity. Have always been very independent, which means that although I am incredibly sociable, I'm just as happy wandering alone listening to music/reading/watching a film.

I got the travel bug at a very young age and started traveling alone when I was 15. Ever since I made it a point that all my life style choices were compatible with traveling.

I've worked as a print reporter and now work as a freelance journalist in order to be more flexible with my commitments. Have dabbled in audiovisual stuff and photography - not particularly good at either but I enjoyed it. Will be studying for a post-grad in Septembr in London.

PHILOSOPHY

I take my interests - but not myself seriously, life's too short. Play is just as important as work and if the two can be combined - even better.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Still exploring cs .... but will host people who'd like to visit Malta.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Hosted several friends and friends-of-friends but am new to the CS experience.

Interests

politics, music, art, cinema, literature, kitsch, fashion & design, cooking, history, clubbing, live music, africa, middle east and north africa.

During the day I probably spend most of my time discussing and reading about current affairs, but I'm not the self-righteous activist trying to convert people to my cause... I'm more interested in understanding the world around me and what makes people tick.

I take my leisure time just as seriously as my "cerebral" interests and spend my weekends at gigs & clubs till the early hours of the morning.

• arts
• literature
• design
• fashion
• photography
• cooking
• cocktails
• partying
• clubbing
• politics
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• music
• live music
• freelancing
• history
• journalism

Music, Movies, and Books

Some fav bands & Djs: Velvet Underground & Nico, Joy Division, The Stranglers, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Jeff Buckley, Serge Gainsbourg, New Order, The Clash, Bob Dylan, Libertines, Felix da Housecat, Ellen Allien, Air, Iggy Pop, PJ Harvey, Blondie, The Who, The Smiths, David Bowie, Nick Drake, MSTRKRFT, Dr. Lektroluv, Vitalic, Justice etc

Favorite Movies:
badlands, consequences of love, jules et jim, pulp fiction, novecento, annie hall, faster, pussycat! kill, kill!

and i love south park.

Favorite Books:
the second sex; all men are mortal; a suitable boy; slaughterhouse-Five; girlfriend in a coma; microserfs; crime & punishment; intimacy; the alexandria quartet; jude the obscure; anais nin; murakami; nawal el sadawi; naguib mahfouz; Ian McEwan; Burroughs; JG Ballard; Huxley; Henry Miller. Vonnegut.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Chased sheep in Iceland and swam in hot springs too.
Partied with some of my favourite bands & DJs in Paris and Toronto.
Spent the whole night rolling down sand dunes with my best friends in Morocco.
Was lucky enough to view a Frieda Kahlo exhibition in London.
Observations I made during my travels in Africa inspired a research paper and eventually my dissertation.
Accidentally bumped into a Belgian friend I had gotten to know in Senegal at a market in Brussels.
Fell in love with North Africa in Egypt.

Teach, Learn, Share

haha i'm a pretty decent cook and make good cocktails??!!?
I can teach you english and should you want to fall asleep anything you might want to know about the economy of oil-producing states?!!!??? ;-p

I'll be interested in any cultural/social/political aspect of your country.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Egypt, France, Gambia, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Italy, Morocco, Netherlands, Slovakia, United Kingdom, Western Sahara

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belgium, Canada, Egypt, France, Gambia, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Malta, Mauritania, Morocco, Netherlands, Senegal, Slovakia, United Kingdom, Vatican City State, Western Sahara

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