CURRENT MISSION

Fight evil with rock & roll.

ABOUT ME

I am open-minded, fun, curious, and an all-around interesting person.

PHILOSOPHY

I want to understand other people's worldviews as well as I possibly can. I want to know what's happening in the world and why. I want to contribute all the talents and resources I have to work effectively for justice and peace.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Meeting folks!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've lived with eleven host families in 9 countries; also hosted and crashed with friends and relatives for short-medium drations in the US, Costa Rica, Ecuador, and Germany.

I love people and I love networks and organizations that allow people to help each other and give people opportunities to do new things!

Interests

activism
anti-war
anti-racism
queer(nes)s
travel

• culture
• coloring
• dancing
• coffee
• drinking
• traveling
• cycling
• muslim
• law
• public policy
• volunteering

Music, Movies, and Books

Authors: Nuruddin Farah, Leslie Feinberg, Roger N. Lancaster, Audre Lorde, Gabriel García Márquez, Mahmood Mamdani

Other books: The Color Purple, Coming of Age in Mississippi, Country Under My Skin, Harry Potter, A Miracle-A Universe, Nervous Conditions

Music: Al Green, The Gossip, K'naan, Nina Simone, Team Dresch, Stevie Wonder, نانسي عجرم, 周杰倫

Movies: Devdas, Diarios de motocicleta, Happy Feet, The Last King of Scotland, Paradise Now, Singin' in the Rain, Velvet Goldmine

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Committed civil disobedience to protest the Iraq war.

Teach, Learn, Share

I know about: Nicaragua, Rwanda, Uganda, queer culture/social movements, sexual violence, some other stuff

I want to learn about: Islam, social movements, world conflicts, lots of other stuff

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Burundi, Canada, China, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, France, Germany, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Malaysia, Mexico, Rwanda, Switzerland, Tanzania, Uganda, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, Nicaragua, Taiwan, Thailand, United States

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