CURRENT MISSION

To finish writing a book about my two years in Palestine

ABOUT ME

I'm a writer from small-town Oklahoma who studied physics in college, then graduated and started traveling and writing. Landed in the Middle East in 2003 and got a job as a journalist based in Palestine in 2004. Now I'm in New York, just got married to my lovely Turkish husband, and recently published a book called Fast Times in Palestine.

My blog -- http://fasttimesinpalestine.wordpress.com

My website -- http://pamolson.org

PHILOSOPHY

The fact that waves crash is no excuse not to catch one.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Appreciating the hospitality that comes my way and striving to pay it forward.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've surfed and hosted quite a bit, and it's been good for my faith in humanity. I traveled around the Middle East alone for several months, and the warmth and kindness there was particularly breathtaking, but it's been mostly good everywhere.

Interests

Soccer, jujitsu, languages, small concerts, scuba diving, politics, philosophy, coffee, mojitos

• writing
• books
• concerts
• coffee
• politics
• traveling
• blogging
• scuba diving
• soccer
• journalism
• languages
• physics

Music, Movies, and Books

Walden, To Kill a Mockingbird, Catch-22, Tao Te Ching, Cosmos, Big Lebowsky, Shawshank Redemption, High Fidelity, Pink Floyd, Leonard Cohen, Damien Rice, The Killers, Amr Diab, Zdob si Zdub, Finnish Transvestite Cleaning Women, The Cure, Dire Straits

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Trans-Siberian Railroad, serving as the foreign press coordinator for a Palestinian presidential candidate

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you how to write in Arabic.
Or try to explain Chaos theory.

Countries I’ve Visited

China, Croatia, Palestine, Russian Federation

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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