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I can't think of anything better
than exploring this beautiful planet, meeting people, connecting and discovering different ways of living!

I started backpacking (in Southeastasia) after highschool and fell in love with it.

Now, I'm mostly seeking to live abroad and emerge in places more profoundly than just coming for a quick visit as a traveller - it gives me more satisfaction. Looking forward to work abroad, preferably the Middle East, soon :)

Mostly, I travel alone which can be a real challenge in some countries but I like it as I am in touch with people so much more than when traveling in a couple or group :)

Wanna talk and discuss about international politics, ethics, (civil) society and so on?
I'm an international relations/conflict and crisis studies student - so that's my jam!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Beacuse I love meeting kind humans abroad, learning about their culture, daily life, worldviews etc.
I travel and I use couchsurfing to improve my understanding for the society we live in (so I'm often more interested in talking to someone, inspecting a foreign supermarket carefully or observe people in public than "proper sightseeing" etc).

Interests

• photography
• environment
• cooking
• vegan
• hiking
• cultural studies
• history
• languages
• political science
• hitchhiking
• art
• street food
• feminism
• living abroad
• improv
• arabic
• middle east
• spanish
• eastern europe
• improvisation theatre
• conflict resolution
• caucasus
• mediation
• crisis management
• political activism
• tahini

Music, Movies, and Books

Modern Arabic music (Cairokee, Mashru Leila...), odd 90s or classical music - depending on my mood..
For dancing, I like balcan music, techno and hip hop, too. And I dance Salsa but lyrics of Latin music, aii, so sexist, ufffff...

One book I really like: Retour à Reims/ Rückkehr nach Reims - Didier Eribon (go read it ;))

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I spontaneously attended a 4 days-600 guest muslim wedding in Malaysia.

Couchsurfed a looot in Israel and Palestine and tried to understand the cleavages and relations a little better.

Hitchhiked through Myanmar on trucks and other vehicles.

Got a haircut in Azerbaijan only with pantomime ;D

Explored the Sinai desert a little and fell in love with it!

Got adopted by an Arab speaking family for two days, eating my weight in Taboulé, Fattayer, Manaquish etc. communicating on Google translate mostly.

Teach, Learn, Share

I could teach you about vegan diet and cooking, improv theater games, fun german words of course, meditation or for example how you could make your own eco-friendly + healthy + cheap + effective deodorant using only 3 ingredients or shampoo (2 ingredients).

What I Can Share with Hosts

Cooking!
Asian-inspired, vegan, without recipe, fun spices, tahini, yummy! I'd love to cook with or for you, would be super nice!

I like baking cakes and bread, too. Always improvising.. so you never know if the next one will be great or nahh ;)

Also, I'd share my home with you and my time and presence :)

When you come to my house:
Please DON'T BRING MEAT, I'm eating vegan and my flatmates are vegetarian/vegan, too.

Countries I’ve Visited

Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cambodia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, France, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Laos, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Montenegro, Myanmar, Netherlands, Palestine, Poland, Russian Federation, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, Israel, Slovenia