I suppose many people think they're full of contradictions, but here are some of mine: I'm a graduate in literature/poetry (so yes, a poet!) but try to be reasonably practical, a former student of comparative/world religion who's fascinated by the spiritual but fairly cynical, a lover of the past who's enjoying much of modernity but somewhat conflicted about it as well (well, aren't most of us?)

If you want a list of adjectives: Open-minded, intellectual, curious, thoughtful, serious-but-whimsical, quiet-but-chatty

我为什么加入 Couchsurfing

Courchsurfing appeals to both my nomad side and my homebody side: what I like best about traveling is getting a feeling for what it's like to really live and have roots somewhere else in the world.

兴趣

I love poetry, learning languages, reading of all kinds, dancing! (particularly social dancing like blues), hiking (currently gentle hiking, as I had a pretty bad knee injury), long conversations about the meaning of life and everything in between.

• poetry
• dancing
• blues
• art history
• history
• nature

音乐、电影和书籍

Music: Niyaz, Azam Ali, Loreena McKennit

Books: So many, it's hard to summarize! Poets: Emily Dickinson, Linda Gregg, Gerard Manley Hopkins, Yehuda Amichai

我做过的一件不可思议的事情

The sunset over the Bosporus in Istanbul with the azan echoing from at least seven different mosques - so beautiful!

教，学，和分享

If you think you can't dance or appreciate poetry, I'm happy to show you that you're wrong! :)

我可以与沙发主分享些什么

Maybe a few poems from memory if my mind is working!

我游览过的国家

India, Israel, Switzerland, Turkey

我居住过的国家

Germany, India