I who grew up in Singapore, lived in France and studied in the US.

I love discovering new music and attending concerts as well as learning to play new songs on guitar and piano. You can listen to my music at eiramrey.bandcamp.com!

I also enjoy queer and feminist things, which I became interested in in college. In Paris I host a women and trans open mic called Self-ish (facebook.com/selfishopenmic).

Lastly I'm a graphic novel geek. Julie Laporte, Anneli Furman and Ulli Lust are my homies.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To expand my horizons and meet new peeps.

Interests

Music (I play guitar, ukulele and piano), singing, art (painting, ceramics and going to museums), tea, feminism, queer stuff.

• arts
• poetry
• singing
• concerts
• lgbt rights
• comics
• pottery
• knitting
• painting
• drawing
• music
• guitar
• piano
• lgbt
• feminism
• queer
• queer theory

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Angel Olsen, Ray LaMontagne, Norah Jones, Phoenix, Rachael Yamagata, The Beatles, Two Door Cinema Club, Cat Power, Nick Drake, Aimee Mann, Florence + the Machine, Sharon van Etten, Feist, The Weepies, Bon Iver, Angus & Julia Stone, Alexi Murdoch, The Kooks, Kings of Convenience, Jack Johnson, The Morning Benders, The Virgins, more recently Jens Lekman! last.fm/mrouss1

Movies: Little Women, Whip it, any movie in which female characters have some depth to them.

Books: The White Man's Burden by William Easterly.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

The cloudforest in Monteverde in Costa Rica was beautiful, I really want to go back there. I also miss Australia.

Teach, Learn, Share

I play guitar and ukulele, sing sad songs, cook, write prose poetry, and collage and draw.

I would love to learn how to knit and to improve my approximate Swedish.

What I Can Share with Hosts

All of the above.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Belgium, Cambodia, Costa Rica, Germany, Italy, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, United Kingdom, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Ireland, Singapore, United States

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