"Hoping for the best, prepared for the worst, and unsurprised by anything in between."

-- Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

I'm Zahra - the shining one -

Music means the world to me and I love being able to catch as many shows as I can. I moved to Europe in 2016 for a two-year masters and I found my way to Berlin, one of my favorite cities. I often like meeting new people and talking to them about their life experiences. I love learning new things and my life basically revolves around movies and music or curling up in bed with a nice book. I'm generally a quiet person and easy to get along with.

I have worked as a copy-editor in one of Pakistan's leading English newsrooms by day; music journalist chasing musicians for stories by night.

I'm now done with my Erasmus Mundus masters in journalism from Aarhus University and Hamburg University and work for a journalism start up in Berlin. Still trying to figure out many things. The older I get the less certain I am about anything. But I have no idea where life will take me while I figure out how to live life as an immigrant in this part of the world.

Follow me on Instagram! @challochallein

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To make new friends and explore the world. We only have one planet we get to live in (so far) and I want to try my best to explore all of it.

Interests

Hm I don't know where to begin. As mentioned before I'm crazy about music. And my other interests also include films and photography. I'm a big movie buff, trying different types of cuisines and pretty architecture. That's one of the main reasons why I love Europe. The architecture style is my favorite!

• literature
• photography
• music festivals
• music
• history
• tourism
• films
• good food
• feminism
• museums
• good conversation

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

My first Roskilde Festival experience was in the summer of 2018. I went there as a volunteer and one of my shifts was an all-nighter security shift. I was pretty exhausted and zoned out by 5am when a festival goer, tripping on mdma, came up to me, gave me freshly made pommes (fries) and went home.

What I Can Share with Hosts

A sunny personality and laughter.

Countries I’ve Visited

Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Malaysia, Nepal, Netherlands, Norway, Singapore, Spain, Thailand

Countries I’ve Lived In

Denmark, Germany, United States