I am a freelance journalist based in Nairobi since 2020. I love playing music - viola in the Nairobi Orchestra mostly, listen to people making music, listen to people telling their stories, debate about politics and how to make the world a better place. I also love cycling!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

So many place I have not seen yet. And as my favourite kind of traveling is visiting friends, couchsurfing is quite a good way to get to many places without just being a tourist. I have hosted many people at my places in Berlin and now in Nairobi - friends of friends, strangers in need of a bed for some nights.

Interests

I quit my job so I could spend more time doing music and catching up with friends. Freelancing really works! So I have time for Nairobi Orchestra rehearsals and concerts, managing their social media, being on the board of the international press association east africa and cycling on Sunday morning to the greener sides of Nairobi.

• culture
• writing
• theater
• politics
• reading
• live music
• violin
• journalism
• languages
• political science
• sociology
• arabic
• viola

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: anything Kenyan singer songwriters, Blinky Bill, Sauti Sol, Phy - always happy to new additions to the playlist

Movie: Erin Brokovich

Book: Home Going by Yaa Gyasi

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Living in Bethlehem for 6 months with an incredibly smart funny and resilient women, who is using a wheelchair

Teach, Learn, Share

Anything journalism, video, radio, writing. Or basics on the violin, viola, guitar...

What I Can Share with Hosts

Stories for days, connections in other places, a hearty meal.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Benin, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Croatia, Czech Republic, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Denmark, France, Gambia, Ghana, Hungary, Israel, Kenya, Mali, Palestine, Rwanda, Senegal, Serbia, Slovakia, Tanzania, Togo, Turkey, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Countries I’ve Lived In

Cameroon, Germany, Kenya, Netherlands, Palestine