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Marrakesh, Marrakesh-Safi, Morocco
@HollyJohnstone
Member since 2010
ABOUT ME I am a 27 year old British girl who is currently on the move. I lived in Marrakech for three years (teaching English, learning French, Arabic and about Moroccan culture) and have just left, to go back to school in Europe. I'm interested in different cultures, different languages, different religions and different ideas... I studied Philosophy for my Bachelors degree back in 2007-10, then lived in Bristol for a while, did lots of travelling around Europe, North, East and West Africa, India... settled in Marrakech for 3 years... and will now finally start my Masters in intercultural mediation (Europe - North Africa - Middle East), languages, and cross-Mediterranean migration. I enjoy meeting new people with interesting ideas, sharing food and wine, dancing, trying new kinds of dance and hearing new music, walking, exploring, swimming, cycling...etc. PHILOSOPHY Be kind, take risks, and accept responsibility for your actions and your life
Fluent in English
Fluent in French
Learning Arabic (Morocco)
Learning Spanish
Why I'm on Couchsurfing
HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING I can't host people right now as I don't have my own place, and in fact I have only couchsurfed a couple of times, but I would like to get more involved when I get a place of my own! It's a beautiful concept and friends have had some wonderful times with couchsurfing..
Music, Movies, and Books
Music: NEO SOUL! Reggae - Roots - RnB - Soul - Latin - Afrobeat.. etc Films: I like films about real life, families, relationships, sad films, happy ones.. and the Lion King always! Books: currently reading Elias Khoury, Naguib Mahfrouz, Herman Hesse, and about religion and history a bunch of things
Teach, Learn, Share
I was an English teacher for some years, and continue to teach my friends... I'm trying to improve my French still, and my Arabic... I love to share cooking tips and recipes
My Interests
People and their ideas.. especially when they're put across diplomatically! Real, constructive discussions. Learning languages and about different places and cultures. Maths, philosophy, music, dance and magic
