This year, I'm struggling for depth- get the the nitty gritty of all I claim to know and all I wish I knew (about history, gender, cooking, art...).
I've lived on four continents and each has become home- Varanasi, India, California, Ecuador, Germany. I tend to hold these experiences close and the convictions that go with them.

When not working over my head engaging with the world through my job, studies, clubs and so on, I tend to be spacing out in wonderment and enjoying the world- travelling, experimental dancing, attempting to blog, journalling, and long walks with an ipod.

PHILOSOPHY
Deal with all the shit.
Be humbled by the universe.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To come face to face with new perspectives of a place. I've met amazing people on the road and had fascinating people come to me.

Traveling should always be this easy and this personal.

Interests

I enjoying going on walks in town or in nature, photography, listening to music and writing in my journal. I love traveling by bus or train. I have been journaling all my life.

I love dancing, full expression. It's been a long standing passion, still sitting on the shelf for now I'm afraid. I've explored merengue, oriental, Kathak, contemporary, Zouk.

Intercultural Psychology and counseling fascinate me. Anything that brings strange people together.

• writing
• books
• performing arts
• photography
• cooking
• yoga
• backpacking
• psychology
• volunteering
• dance
• dreamy movies
• electronic folk music

Music, Movies, and Books

Striking books: The History of Love, Mr. God This is Anna, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime, Unaccustomed Earth, Inheritance Trilogy, Invisible Man.

Movies: Adventure/Drama and Sci-fi philosophical, Mr. Nobody, Cloud Atlas, Moon, the Game, and Pirates of the Carribbean, Studio Ghibli films, well...
Shows: Girls, Orange is the New Black, Samurai Champloo, Rick & Morty, Black Mirror,

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Hitchhiked & Backpacked through the Balkans

Raised ~2000 $ at 18 to fund my bridge year abroad in Ecuador.

Surmounting the peak to see the jewel sunrise at 6 am after trekking up for 4 days in the Himalayas.

Filled up 43 Journals.

Teach, Learn, Share

I'd love to hear your travel stories, discuss history, the politics of power, ethics.
And I'm always happy to discover new music, shows and movies.

Happy to share tips on surviving India (and the world) as a woman.
I'd love to share about Varanasi, Bollywood, India in general.
Also great sessions on mind and body awareness, Yoga, stretching etc.

I'd love to practice speaking Spanish, Hindi, English and Deutsch!

What I Can Share with Hosts

A single bed or mattresses on the floor, in the living room or possibly a private room depending on the situation.

A beautiful terrace looking out at a hill on the Western end of Pune near the Mumbai-Pune Highway, with easy access to the town center.

Evenings of cooking, cards and other games. Access to my kitchen and some tips for exploring Pune. If I'm going to any events too, guests are welcome to join!

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Italy, Montenegro, Nepal, Netherlands, Serbia, Spain, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Ecuador, Germany, India, United States