CURRENT MISSION

Exploring Philadelphia, and creating a new chapter here- looking for a new home

ABOUT ME

Born in Shiraz, Iran, grew up in Michigan, lived and studied in Paris while in school, lived and learned in Peru and South America for a few years after school. Pursued themes and dreams of art, multicultural exchange, medicinal plants, healing, social justice, eco-sustainability, change-making and earth-shaking.

Still living it up, laughing, loving, and learning

PHILOSOPHY

what comes to mind at the moment:
there is something to learn from everything and everyone, because everyone is a wealth of knowledge in their own right.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I'm new here...haven't surfed yet!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Relying on intuition to follow through with the random encounter, my experience with this kind of thing (outside of something as well organized as CS) -- spontaneous connections with spontaneous shelter and lodging-- have been really amazing.

Interests

the arts, the muses, travel, mountains, nightswimming, hiking, urban gardening, social activism, deep discussions, healing and medicinal practices, meditation, exploration, discovery, dancing, laughing

• arts
• dancing
• meditation
• gardening
• traveling
• hiking
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

movies: baraka, black cat white cat, dead man, crouching tiger hidden dragon, frida, food inc, the corporation,etc

music: susana baca, gogol bordello, andrew bird, talvin singh, radiohead, manu chao, amadou and mariam, femi kuti, jamiroquai, michael jackson, etc

writings by howard zinn, dr. andrew weil, arundhati roy, eduardo galeano, sandra ingerman, grace lee boggs, etc

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Learned about healing and shamanic practices in the mountains, coast, and jungles of Peru. Lived in the Andes and the Amazon.

Got involved with the organizing and successful follow through of the US Social Forum in Detroit, 2010

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach a variety of meditations, massage, self care practices, and quick stress relieving techniques, among other things

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can share thought stirring exchanges, creative expressions, spontaneous dancing, and contemplative quiet time, to name a few

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Bolivia, Canada, Czech Republic, Ecuador, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Spain, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Iran, Peru, United States

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