PLEASE ONLY CONTACT ME IF YOU ARE A WOMAN. I go to school in Pennsylvania for International Relations and Arabic! I love, animals, peace, nature, culture, and traveling. In NYC I am vegan, but when travelling if necessary will have milk and eggs. I run an animal activism club in my university. I am an agnostic Jew. The most important values to me are truth, compassion, and courage.
Interested in Adventure Sports
Interested in Dancing
Fluent in English
Learning Arabic
Why I'm on Couchsurfing
I am visiting the Middle-East next summer, and would like to meet new people, improve my Arabic, and see the places from a local perspective!! Why I'm visiting the Middle-East: 1. I want to rapidly improve my Arabic (**one big reason why at bottom of page**) 2. I think Arabic and many aspects of Middle Eastern culture are incredibly beautiful. 3. If I can, I want to work for a couple weeks with the Syrian Arab Red Crescent. 4. I want to learn more about the world and myself. 5. Part of me feels at home in this culture. since my grandma is Israeli. **If I don't know Arabic, my information about the conflicts/crisis in the Middle-East, comes from 2nd hand accounts of events, and translations (which are often bias). If I know Arabic, I can find more accurate information by talking to people and reading primary sources.
Music, Movies, and Books
My favorite books are: Harry Potter, The Giver (Louis Lowry), Heidi (Johanna Spyri), Tom Sawyer (Mark Twain), Hons and Rebels (Jessica Mitford), and Behind Enemy Lines (Marthe Cohn). I don't watch many movies. My favorite movie is Avatar (the blue people).
One Amazing Thing I've Done
Learning from difficult childhood situations.
Teach, Learn, Share
I can teach you English, Hebrew, and vegan cooking!
What I Can Share With Hosts
It would be my pleasure to cook with and for you guys, and do my share of the housework!!
