Lila T.

Couchsurfing has been a part of my life for more than 10 years now, and I couldn't be more grateful! As a host, I got to discover other cultures and share a little bit of mine, right in my own living room... making everyday life just become so much funkier, what else could i ask for?! As a surfer, I got the chance to understand the places i travel to in a much deeper, genuine, and human way than I would ever have. It also allowed me to go to places that i would never expect, keeping the wanderlust virus alive and well! A few years ago, I moved to New York and, by an unbelievably lucky alignment of the planets, met the most amazing people in town through this website and created a CS house with them. It was a year full of love, adventures, generosity and new faces every week (at least). Though I haven't been able to host since - the Middle East doesn't seem to attract nearly as many surfers as NYC... - I miss it a lot and can't wait to have a house and start hosting again!

Music from the 60's/70's (the Doors, the Beatles, Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, Jefferson Airplane, Bob Dylan...), Lila Downs, Ravi Shankar, Bjork, Joaquin Sabina, Hindi Zahra... La vie devant soi (Romain Gary/Emile Ajar), Cien años de soledad (Gabriel Garcia Marquez), Como agua para chocolate (Laura Esquivel), Mia Couto, Haruki Murakami...