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Royal Tunbridge Wells, England, United Kingdom
@pragnya-iovine
Member since 2012
Half Finnish and half Italian, grew up in the foothills of the Himalayas in India and now in the UK studying law. I'm striving to be more conscious with the way I live my life. I have been vegan for 5 years and put a lot of effort in reducing my consumption and my carbon footprint. Things that are exciting me now are learning about permaculture, meditation (vipassana), sharing meditation with others and building a community with people based on shared values of compassion and love. I believe in radical transformation and alternative ways of living in society.
Interested in Books & Literature
Interested in Dancing
Fluent in English
Learning Finnish
Why I'm on Couchsurfing
We live in such an alienating world that separates us from each other. Couchsurfing is an incredible tool that breaks down social barriers and allows people to come together. I have had incredible experiences couchsurfing and have met wonderful people that I would not have met otherwise.
Music, Movies, and Books
Here is an updated list of recent books I've read which have inspired me: *Jhumpa Lahiri's "Unaccustomed" earth *Hang Kang "The Vegetarian", *Banana Yoshimoto "Amrita" and “kitchen” *Hwang- Sok-Yong "Princess Bari" *Herman Hesse "Narcissus and Goldmun" *Aldous Huxley "The Island"
What I Can Share With Hosts
I love cooking, so I am happy to cook for you or we can cook together. I enjoy meditating and doing yoga, and if you would like to try any of those I'm happy to share my practises with you!
My Interests
I enjoy meditating, doing yoga, and exploring and understanding the non-dual nature of reality. I love reading as well, so if you have any good book recommendations send them my way! Recently I discovered that permaculture embodied a lot of my values so I am slowly starting to learn more about it-- a friend once told me permaculture is revolution disguised as gardening (isn't that great?) Trying to live a healthy life--no smoking or drinking. Its been GREAT! I've recently been to an ecstatic dance event. I love dancing and want to be doing it way more often!
