ABOUT ME

I am a Moroccan immigrant living in the San Francisco/Bay area in N. California. My Moroccan roots are a strong part of my personality but living in the US my whole adult life has contributed greatly to shaping who I am. I am continuously working out the tensions associated with naturally wanting to assimilate as a social being and being highly critical of US domestic and foreign policy.
I love to meet people and learn from them, life is more fun when we are open to listening to each other's perspectives.
I have a lot of gratitude for my life and experiences and I try to be conscious of that as much as I can. I am grateful for my family, friends/community, health and the opportunity to follow my dreams and see the world!
My work-passion is fighting for human rights/social justice, particularly as it pertains to women, children and immigrant populations.
My passion passion is traveling!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To meet people and get a local feel for the places I visit rather than the generic hostel experience. Seeing beautiful places around the world is great and if I'm able to share in diversity and culture with people, even better :)

Interests

West African dance, exploring the natural and man-made wonders of our beautiful planet, live music, scuba diving, conversations with friends, biking, good books, art, movies...

• arts
• culture
• books
• dancing
• human rights
• dining
• cooking
• working out
• movies
• traveling
• socializing
• music
• live music
• cycling
• scuba diving
• rock climbing

Music, Movies, and Books

Salif Keita, Toumani Diabate, Fela, Nina Simone, Queen, Beirut, Devotchka, Adele, DAM, Erykah Badu, Gotan Project, Shadia Mansour, Me first and the Gimme Gimmies, Cultura Profetica, Nass El Ghiwane

Pulp Fiction, Fight Club, Royal Tenenbaums, Amelie, I ♥ Huckabees, Burn After Reading, Lost in Translation, Doctor Zhivago, 12 Monkeys, Scoop, The Exorcist, V for Vendetta, Donnie Darko, The Usual Suspects, A Time to Kill, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Good Will Hunting, Fargo, The Green Mile, Taxi Driver, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxie, Arrested Development (not a movie but had to sneak it in ;)

Jitterbug Perfume, A thousand Splendid Suns, White Teeth, One Hundred Year of Solitude

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Hugging a sloth, climbing the Huayna Potosi glacier and making it to 6000m, learning Spanish while traveling South America with very little to start with, being more at peace with who I am

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach what I know
Learn to live and let live, about people/places/things/events, how to ... (as many things as I can in this lifetime)
Share food, laughter, hugs

What I Can Share with Hosts

Life stories, traveling anecdotes, friendship and if the conditions allow Moroccan cooking

Countries I’ve Visited

Bolivia, Cambodia, Canada, Colombia, Ecuador, France, Gibraltar, Guinea, Laos, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Peru, Philippines, Spain, Thailand, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Morocco, United States