Welcome to my profile :)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To meet people, at home and abroad, who might be cool and interesting. It's a great way to travel, you really learn more about the places you visit by staying with locals. You're also more likely to meet people alternative outlooks on life.

Interests

Music, especially modern and contemporary jazz, kind of experimental stuff that's fun to play around with. I'm getting more into hip-hop recently to listen to.

I liked being out in nature and being around animals.

I like studying and learning. I enjoy the challenge of learning something new, and then the feeling of accomplishment when you look back on what you've learned.

I love networking and bringing people together.

• animals
• politics
• traveling
• socializing
• music
• jazz
• biology

Music, Movies, and Books

Directors/Films: Paul Thomas Anderson, Jean-Luc Godard, Lars Von Trier, Ingmar Bergman, Ken Loach, Abbas Kiarostami, Lukas Moodysson / Tillsammans, Play, The Godfather, Beasts of the Southern Wild, La Haine, Her, Solyaris.

Music: Brother Ali, Akala, Mos Def, Lowkey, the Mountain Goats, Radiohead, Deftones, Cat Power, the Smiths, Portico Quartet, Merima Kljuco, Ólöf Arnalds, Ólafur Arnalds, Nils Frahm, Lubomyr Melnyk, Oliveray.

Literature: Chekhov, Dostoyevsky, Tolstoy, William Faulkner, Tennessee Williams, Slavoj Zizek, bell hooks, Nina Power (One Dimensional Woman!!).

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I nearly stepped on a cobra. It was amazing I lived to tell the tale.

Teach, Learn, Share

Collective learning is inherent to any social movement.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Biology knowledge, some musical skills and a passion for leftist politics.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Belgium, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Swaziland

Countries I’ve Lived In

South Africa, Sweden, United Kingdom