Hello there,

My name is Aziza, and I’m a freelance writer + consultant for several fashion and beauty publications (call me if you have a job – I have two cats to feed).

I majored in Psychology so that I could be my own free counselor, and of course, read people’s minds.

I am a bit of a loner who likes piña coladas, and getting caught in the rain. My sense of humor is an acquired taste ranging between lame punchlines to immature 13 year old boy dirty jokes.

I love to travel whenever possible because I have deep-rooted commitment issues with life. If I’m at home then you might find me living my fantasy life on the Sims.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I could give the generic answer "I love meeting new people" - which I do, don't get me wrong. But truthfully, I'm just looking for a change of pace. Or, maybe I'm going through an existential crisis? Can't decide, will let you know.

Apart from that, I just want to meet people who share the same interests as I do, which includes my love for dank memes.

Interests

• cats
• dogs
• fashion
• beauty
• make up
• traveling
• blogging
• electronic music
• art
• museums
• memes
• vintage fashion
• dank memes

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: It changes, but here's a rough list. Nirvana, Nine Inch Nails, Madonna, Erik Satie, Frederic Chopin, Skrillex, Drake, Lana Del Rey, Zayn, Gwen Stefani, No Doubt, Vanessa Paradis, Edith Piaf, Kanye West, Solange, Beyonce, Rihanna, Serge Gainsbourg, The White Stripes, Mariah Carey, The Lonely Island, Norah Jones, Robbie Williams, Coldplay, Steve Aoki,

Movies: Love Actually, Big Fish, Inception, The Twilight Saga, Harry Potter Series, Moulin Rouge, The Wedding Singer, Clueless, 500 Days of Summer, Bridget Jones's Diary, Eternal Sunshine of The Spotless Mind, Anchorman, Napoleon Dynamite, Austin Powers, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Zoolander, Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, I Love You, Man, Dodgeball, The Social Network, Forrest Gump, Gone Girl, Fight Club, Ocean's 11/12/13.

Books: Lullabies, Milk and Honey, I Wrote This For You, Teen Surf Goth

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Drove 5100KM - 11 cities, 3 states, in 3 weeks along the pacific coast (USA).

Drove 2000+KM around the United Kingdom (11 cities/3 countries) in 10 days.

Not sure if this is considered "amazing", maybe more of a "oh okay, that's cool", but for my undergraduate thesis, I ran a study about Tinder users in Malaysia.

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach: I can teach you how to speak/write in English, Malay, and to a certain extent Arabic. Also, I can help proofread any of your writings (academic/non-academic)

Learn: Learn the host's native language + culture + food (anything really!)

Share: My sense of humor + my dank meme collection

What I Can Share with Hosts

What I can offer apart from teaching another language/editing services is to share my life stories + a listening ear + my meme collection (this is like the third time I've mentioned this, I don't even know what to say for myself). Also, I love to clean up (it's very therapeutic, haha)

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Bahamas, Cambodia, China, Egypt, England, France, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Libya, Malaysia, Netherlands, Scotland, Singapore, Thailand, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

Malaysia, United States