Hi! I’m Shifteh, from Iran. You can call me Shifi.
I’m a flexible, honest, and curious person who enjoys meaningful connections and simple living. I love creative activities like crocheting, jewelry-making, and fabric printing, and I’m always excited to learn new things.

In summer 2024, I went on a backpacking trip to Turkey with my friend — our first long travel adventure — and it made me even more passionate about cultural exchange and meeting people from different backgrounds.

Right now I'm in Sri Lanka, since mid December and as long as I can! Then maybe south India, and then... who knows?!!

During my travels, I’m practicing and reminding myself that there are far more good people in the world than bad ones, and that the world is a safer place than it’s often portrayed to be.

You can contact me via Instagram account @maha.workroom

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

For the formal handshakes at the beginning of each encounter and warm hugs at the end.

Interests

Get to know the world and it's inhabitants

• arts
• crafts
• team sports
• traveling
• hiking
• nature
• slackline
• galleries
• meeting up with friends
• hearing stories

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Three months backpacking the south to west coast of Turkey

Teach, Learn, Share

Teaching crafts, learning ANYTHING, sharing what’s possible

What I Can Share with Hosts

Stories, my home country’s food and listening

Countries I’ve Visited

Armenia, Malaysia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates

Countries I’ve Lived In

Iran