CURRENT MISSION

To enjoy what I'm doing and be happy... and - to practise Chinese Medicine and be really good at it

ABOUT ME

I grew up in a Kibbutz in Israel, left the kibbutz not long after finished school and a few years later I left Israel - first stop was Amsterdam for 6 months and then I found myself in Wales and then In Bristol for 5 years... then I went to NZ and spend over 1 year and 3 months there (sometimes I wonder why I ever left NZ..). After years of trying to decide what I want to do - I began studying Chinese Medicine...
Now bases in Bristol and a practicing acupuncture practitioner. Thinking of moving to another country in Europe but lost for ideas at the moment...

I love urban and out in the country cycling and mostly I use my bike for transport to work and anything else...keeps me fit and saves a lot of money and time

I'm not really sure what else I can say about myself - but you are more than welcome to ask

Ya'ara

PHILOSOPHY

Love what you do...

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

At the moment I am just surfing (technically - I done anySC yet) but I'd like to be able to host in the future. Got a very small bedsit so hosting is a little difficult. I know Bristol really well though - so I can be show surfers around the city or offer advice sometimes

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Only tried couch surfing through this website once and it was an interesting experience. I have no idea why I never tried couchsurfing in NZ. Only stayed at places of ppl I knew already or who invited me when met by chance

Interests

people, cultures, FOOD (cooking and eating), traveling, the out doors (esp if there's lots of water and green and birds singing)
Singing (usually by myself, when cycling or around ppl I feel really comfortable with), social-inviro-political stuff,

• birds
• singing
• dining
• cooking
• traveling
• cycling
• surfing
• medicine
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

I always struggle to give an answer for a favorite - if I hear it and like it- it's my kind of music...
No favorite films or books but I like odd romantic dramas... and films / books that make me think or change how I think about something.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Sitting and talking in a group of women from Israel and Palestine - forgeting there is conflict out there. Seeing another person as my mirror - realising separation is a deception... and we are all connected.

The view of the hills near my parents' home...

12 hours train from Bagkok to Chiang Mai (it was long and tiring - but it was amazing at the same time)

Teach, Learn, Share

If you really get to know your enemy in person - he/she will become your friend...

What I Can Share with Hosts

A good conversation

Countries I’ve Visited

Brunei Darussalam, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, Thailand

Countries I’ve Lived In

Israel, Netherlands, New Zealand, United Kingdom