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Overview

  • 23 references 15 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Hebrew (modern), Italian, Romanian; learning Romanian
  • 38, Female
  • Member since 2009
  • Artist
  • life is always teaching me a lesson
  • From Tel-Aviv, Israel
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

evolve & transcend...

ABOUT ME

My name means "wave" in Hebrew, and I think is suits me very much. I'm always changing, flowing, floating...
I'm very calm but only on the outside.
I spend most of my waking hours day-dreaming.
Art is my love, my passion and my oxygen. I can't imagine my life without the burning need to create. I enjoy all forms of art very much, but painting is the main one.
I've decided to move to Italy to pursue my love for classical arts and been living here for 3.5 years now. My school attracts people from all over the world and it's been so interesting being exposed to the different cultures, languages, and points of view.
So far this experience has been nothing but wonderful and left me with a great desire to see and experience more and more of the world!
I love the endless variety this world has to offer.
Some other things you should know:
I'm usually quiet, but when it comes to my favorite subjects, I could talk all night long.
You could tell me just about anything, and I won't find you weird or corky.
I love to laugh and I have a very sarcastic sense of humor.
I love life. Always and no matter what.
And finally- I've very consciously decided to separate myself from the political situation in Israel and do not care to discuss it. If you want to exchange experiences from our home towns, that's something else. If you want to argue you're in for a disappointment...

PHILOSOPHY

My first law in life is to always be grateful. Life has given me so many gifts and I can find something to be thankful for in any situation.
I am constantly trying to grow and evolve, to become a better person. I try to give as much as I can. I try to disregard any given definitions that separate us from one another, such as religion or ethnicity. I do my best to treat nature with respect.
I believe we have all the answers, and just need to listen carefully.
I always remind myself that reality is only the story I choose to tell myself about it. So I try to tell the best one.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I've only discovered recently this wonderful website and have no idea why it took me so long. Wish I would have known about it before. I think it's one of the most beautiful initiative ever thought upon, I am deeply moved by this idea, and very excited to take part of it!

Interests

day-dreaming, night-dreaming, painting, drawing, photography, music of all kinds, unusual instruments, dancing, YOGA! meditation, philosophy, truth seeking, exchanging ideas, observing people, literal and non-literal communication, languages, the subconscious mind...what lies in the bottom of the ocean... Love, friendship, admiring nature, the difficult task of trying to capture it's beauty. laughing, cooking, baking, eating! biking! astrology, numerology, ancient knowledge, Magic *******

  • arts
  • photography
  • beauty
  • dancing
  • cooking
  • baking
  • yoga
  • meditation
  • painting
  • drawing
  • magic
  • music
  • cycling
  • teaching
  • languages
  • law
  • religion

Music, Movies, and Books

*sigh* wouldn't know where to start...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

In Ireland I visited a place that was built on the edge of a cliff just above the ocean. The view was simply surreal...

Teach, Learn, Share

Don't know much about anything, but what I do know I would happily share.
I've learnt a lot about drawing and painting and I would love to offer my knowledge and advice to anyone, as I aspire to be a teacher one day!
I studied astrology for one year and can offer the basic knowledge that I have.
I can teach you how to roll a perfect cigarette, though I would advise you not to smoke it! :)
I can teach you something about yoga and meditation.
And some secrets of making delicious humus.

I would kiss whoever could finally teach me how to whistle!

Countries I’ve Visited

France, India, Ireland, Nepal, Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Israel, Italy, Portugal, Romania, Sweden

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