My Name is Norah Martha Abu Bakr.
Born and raised in Ghent, Belgium.
I studied Japan studies at the university in Ghent.
I lived in Tokyo for 3 months in 2017, in New York for 6 in 2018 and in Cape town for 2 months in 2019.

In Ghent I worked several jobs, mostly related to art. I was a tour guide at Herbert Foundation and was working on a project with Johan Grimonprez, a documentary filmmaker.
I'm very interested in Photography, modern art and dance, poetry, literature, fashion, social and cultural science, music …

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

When I travel, I like to go to a place and live there as the locals do. I'm absolutely not a tourist-guide-traveller.
I like to meet people with who I can just 'hang' with, that's why I always prefer staying with hosts from couchsurfing when I go abroad.

Interests

Photography
Art
Modern Dance
Poetry
Literature
Fashion
Social and Cultural science
Politics
Music
Food

• arts
• literature
• poetry
• fashion
• modern art
• photography
• dancing
• modeling
• clothing
• politics
• traveling
• socializing
• languages
• science

Music, Movies, and Books

House
Minimal
Techno
Hip Hop
Pop
Jazz
Cesaria Evora
Edith Piaf
Classical (piano) music
J Dilla
Erykah Badu
Trixie Whitley
Matthew Halsall
Billy Holiday

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I traveled to New York in 2010, made a lot of photographs and had an exhibition in my hometown.
I lived in Tokyo, Japan for 3 months.
Lived in Brooklyn, New York for 6 months.
Lived in Cape Town, South Africa for 2 months

Teach, Learn, Share

Life philosophies :)
Fun

What I Can Share with Hosts

fun
conversations
going out
chill

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Croatia, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Martinique, Netherlands, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belgium, Japan, South Africa, United States