CURRENT MISSION

Understand my place in the world

ABOUT ME

Open mind and open heart, curious as a cat. I was born in Israel, grew up in USA and have also lived in Amsterdam, Rome, Paris and Valencia. Now I'm back in Tel Aviv....everywhere I feel a little bit at home and a little bit a stranger. Every summer I go bike-touring for a month in a different country (Portugal, Spain, Greece, Italy, France) and stay with local people which is AMAZING.
I work in education but before that I worked in human rights and environmental NGOs and before that I was an urban planner...and a few other jobs in between! In Tel Aviv I ride an old Dutch bike (no car), read a lot, host strangers (CS, WS) and I love hiking in the desert.

PHILOSOPHY

If you think you are too small to make a difference, try sleeping in a closed room with a mosquito.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Pure positive experiences! I host travelers (couchsurfers and also through Warmshowers which is the cyclists' couchsurfing network) whenever I can. I've couch-surfed with AMAZING people in Portugal, Spain, Crete, north Greece and even in my own country.

Interests

People - deep down we are each so interesting. Also history, art, cities, strangerhood, alternative lifestyles, ecology, archeology, yoga, politics and social justice.

• cats
• arts
• human rights
• yoga
• politics
• cycling
• hiking
• archeology
• ecology
• teaching
• history

Music, Movies, and Books

Too many to list, so I'll just mention one writer: Jose Saramago

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Lay on my back in the Sinai desert at night and felt the earth moving through space
Swam with a wild dolphin in the Red Sea
Spent a month in military prison

Teach, Learn, Share

Mistakes are the portal to discovery

What I Can Share with Hosts

My views on Israel-Palestine (if you want to know) and experiences from an interesting life.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Colombia, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, Germany, Greece, India, Jamaica, Jordan, Mexico, Norway, Peru, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Turkey

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Israel, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, United States

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