light without borders.. lumière sans frontières .. licht zonder grenzen,, luz sin fronteras .. ضوء بلا حدود

i dream of a world without borders, and this is how i live, always somewhere in-between
i was born in Lebanon and have roots also in holland but i studied in New York/Boston,
so there's never been just one place i call home
i carry people with me from all over the world and leave pieces of myself behind too..
migration is the most natural process, but we live in a world that is carved up and defines humanity by papers
my passion is human rights and i am preparing my Master's in refugee protection
if we open our eyes and see our common humanity and respect for the world we share then we can let go of the fear or preconceptions that prevent us from exploring the unknown

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

every time i travel, i am so grateful for the hospitality and kindness from the friends who host me to people i have just met but who open their doors and welcome me like family
i love to learn about other cultures, languages, art, music, food, dance ..
i respect all ways of life and hope that if our paths cross we can share good memories

Interests

creating .. writing, drawing, dancing
random acts of kindness :)
being in nature, seeing the sky, rain, animals, gardening ..
walking everywhere, without a destination
waking up before sunrise-- silences.. yoga, meditation
reading, finding books people have written in
people-watching

Music, Movies, and Books

Gibran ..
petit prince ..
Isabel Allende, House of the Spirits
Alice in Wonderland
1001 nights
Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Naguib Mahfouz, Simone de Beauvoir, Pablo Neruda, Albert Camus, Frantz Fanon, Abraham Verghese
Rubaiyat Omar Khayyam

- Umm Kulthum
Fairuz
Nat King Cole, Frank Sinatra, Gipsy Kings, Bossanova
Ibrahim Maalouf, Tinariwen, Koop, Bonobo, Orchestra Baobab
Dhafer Youssef, Ludovico Einaudi
Bob Dylan

Godard -- à bout de souffle
Dali, Disney -- Destino https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMLVqQDeY58

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

wake up smiling, still dreaming..

"" j'étais faite pour une autre planète mais je me suis trompée de destination.. ""

Teach, Learn, Share

we all have something to teach/learn
we are all storytellers, we just use different mediums
i'm open to learning from you & hope to share simple joy in small moments

also cooking! Lebanese, Moroccan food .. exchanging languages, music, dance, yoga, poetry, ideas, opinions, philosophy, art

What I Can Share with Hosts

remembering to see the world through child's eyes
peace, laughter and being lighthearted ***********

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Spain

Countries I’ve Lived In

Lebanon, Morocco, Netherlands, United States