CURRENT MISSION: to not ask why or question what was or what will be, accept what is, and follow my instinct

Professionally, check me out at: www.jackiesawiris.com

Favourite quote to live by: against the ruin of the world there is only one defence...the creative act (kenneth rexroth)

talk to strangers! have fun!

i will always have the candy and share it with you

i’m much better at spur of the moment than making plans

i don’t like to cook but love to clean up when you do

everyone is my teacher and my student

weather hell is anything below 75°

i meditate every day

i am a sunset chaser, a star(dust) gazer, and a notorious eavesdropper

i suck at learning languages but magnificent at understanding them

i want to learn anything anyone wants to teach me

i surfed once in hawaii and want to do it again… and again and again and again

i love riding motorcycles and bicycles, doing the laundry and washing up, swimming in oceans and lakes and rivers, connecting people, people-watching, and helping out whenever i can

i've got a thing about orion and containers

i love that random strangers often approach me and talk to me about really personal stuff… i think they feel me wanting to hear stories

i have an uncanny ability to parallel park and make it into the basket without looking

ohhhhhhh india!

i believe that just because this is the way things are doesn't mean this is the way they have to be

我为什么加入 Couchsurfing

I LOVE meeting new people and swapping stories - whether in the context of Couchsurfing or standing a line waiting for some java love. I've hosted more than surfed so far and when I get my own place again I look forward to hosting again! Until then I'm happy to hang out with anyone who needs/wants to meet up wherever in the world I am - these days I'm splitting my time between Baltimore, Maryland, USA and Goa, India.

兴趣

I love collaboration - I crave collaboration - professionally and personally. Since I started yoga and meditating in 2007 my life continues to get trippier and more amazing. I'm on my way to becoming vegan but have no issues being with people who aren't. I celebrate differences and strive to learn as much as possible from everyone I meet and everything I do. I consider myself a student and a teacher. I consider you my teacher and my student.

• writing
• film making
• acting
• dancing
• coffee
• yoga
• meditation
• reading
• swimming
• volunteering
• beaches
• bicycling
• sunsets
• motorcycle riding
• light painting
• vegan desserts

音乐、电影和书籍

Movies I return to: Donny Darko; The Matrix; Withnail and I; Betty Blue; The Big Lebowski (please Hollywood - don't make a sequel!)

Music: Stones (pre-1980 toons are my favourites!); Moby; anything that makes my body move and spirit soar!

Books: Mud Vein by Tarryn Fisher (don't let the cover fool you); Shantaram

and so many more ...

我做过的一件不可思议的事情

LOVE (and danced alone beneath a full-mooned, star-filled night on top of a himalayan mountain!)

教，学，和分享

What I can teach: meditation; yoga; filmmaking; acting; writing; English; jewelry making; vegan chocolate balls, home made almond milk, and avocado chocolate pops; motorcycle-riding; I'm sure there's more...

What I want to learn: Spanish; surfing; anything anyone wants to teach me

我可以与沙发主分享些什么

Stories/photos from my travels; cursing in Arabic; connections with others all over the world (as appropriate).

我游览过的国家

Cambodia, Canada, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Israel, Japan, Lebanon, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, Palestine, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Viet Nam

我居住过的国家

England, India, Jordan, Scotland, United States

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