CURRENT MISSION

Live-love-learn...cliche but true.

ABOUT ME

It's thanks to CS that I met my husband here in Egypt, and I have been living in Cairo since 2009. We now host and surf as a couple and you can view my husband's profile here: http://www.couchsurfing.org/people/samoura/

PHILOSOPHY

Learning and unlearning so hopefully you can eventually figure out what that personal philosophy might be.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Surfing, meeting, and hosting when I can.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Love it--it's been the best way for me to make great connections and build relationships through my travels. I wouldn't want to travel any other way.

Interests

Traveling, hiking, nature and the great outdoors. Cooking (preferably with friends and a good bottle of wine,) baking, dark chocolate, and spicy food. I studied kung fu off an on for 10 years,and although I have yet to find a master in Cairo, it's still one of my biggest passions. Reading, writing, history, religion--I'm currently working on my MA in Religion. Yoga. I teach BodyPump and Spinning here in Cairo. Oh and...did someone say dance party?!

• writing
• dancing
• dining
• cooking
• chocolate
• wine
• baking
• yoga
• running
• partying
• reading
• traveling
• eating out
• outdoor activities
• hiking
• history
• religion

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: Most historical fiction. Outlander series, River God, The Stand, Into the Wild, The Yacoubian Building, The Things They Carried, The Conference of the Birds. Memoirs of a Geisha, all Harry Potter, The Road. Most classics. Thoreau. Joseph Campbell, Karen Armstrong. World religion and mythology. Sufism. For my Master's I'm lately immersed in women, gender, & religion. I'm a sucker for self-improvement and anything that might teach me about myself.

Not very musically adventurous unless someone introduces me to it. Most pop/chart-toppers--Rihanna, Lady Gaga. Blues, R&B. Adele, Lauryn Hill, Alicia Keys, Sade. Classical. Chill-out Buddha Bar-type. And since living in Cairo lots of nature sounds.

Big costume-y historical dramas. LOTR. James Bond. Breaking Bad, Game of Thrones. The Big Bang Theory, Modern Family. Conan and nearly any barbarian muscle-man (or woman) flick. The classics--Cary Grant,Kate Hepburn, Bette Davis, Garbo. Kung fu, Kill Bill. Penny Dreadful.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Living for two years in a mud hut in the north of Burkina Faso (West Africa) with no electricity, no running water, by myself in a village where I couldn't even speak the language when I first arrived. When I left it was like leaving my closest family. One of the best and hardest things I've ever done.

Teach, Learn, Share

Taught English as a foreign language in China. Studied and taught kung fu. I love hosting dinners and parties, and enjoy cooking and baking for others. Believe it or not I love cleaning and organizing--establishing order out of chaos. And I can drive in Cairo--no rules, no problem.

What I Can Share with Hosts

A delicious meal.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Benin, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Burkina Faso, China, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Czech Republic, Egypt, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Jordan, Laos, Luxembourg, Mali, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, Niger, Scotland, Slovenia, Switzerland, Thailand, United Kingdom, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Burkina Faso, China, Egypt, Niger, United States

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