to get to genuinely know people interested in exchanging ideas, cultures, and methods of bettering our world. i'm interested in meeting activists working on struggles specific to their lifestyle or geographic region. i've hosted and been hosted all over the world prior to making a CS profile, but have finally come to my senses. i've hosted: Stanislav from Russia Meigo from Estonia Christabel and Phillippa from the UK Stefanie from Germany Maria from Canada Katy from the US Tootles from the US Setareh and Elham from Iran i myself have couchsurfed all over the United States, as well as in Czech Republic, Hungary, Turkey, and Iran.

books: Orientalism - Edward Said From Margin to Center - bell hooks The Shock Doctrine - Naomi Klein The New Jim Crow - Michelle Alexander The Global Gamble - Peter Gowan Making a Killing - Bob Torres The Sexual Politics of Meat - Carol Adams Pedagogy of the Oppressed - Paulo Freire Neoliberalism's War on Higher Education - Henry Giroux Islamic Liberation Theology: Resisting the Empire - Hamid Dabashi The Wretched of the Earth - Frantz Fanon movies: También la Lluvia Incident at Oglala Ekümenopolis The Black Power Mixtape Beyond Belief (Afghanistan) If a Tree Falls Barfi music: Lowkey Ana Tijoux