[name pronounced: Sa-Ma-Sa-Tee]
You are welcome to call me Sama or Sati as a nickname :)

I am a creative, easygoing, and lighthearted individual who enjoys both quiet reflection and deep conversations. While I'd describe myself as introverted, I am quite sociable and love getting to know who others are under the surface.

I currently work as a registered counsellor and professional astrologer. On the side, I like to create all sorts of things: music, poetry, jewelry, pottery and am doing my best to write a fantasy series (still on the first draft of the first book!)

I'm not a wild partier and am relatively sober (mainly due to how my body responds to it), but am non-judgmental around how other people live their lives.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I am on CS because I think it is an excellent opportunity to meet and connect with new people. This type of experience feels very supportive and exciting while traveling.

I really love to meet real, fun and caring people that are interested in authentic expression, kindness and cool conversations. I’ve travelled a lot in my life and most of my favourite experiences were meeting new people in new places.

Interests

I am what you would call a jack of all trades and an ace to none. I am interested in many mediums of art, including:
- singing/songwriting (piano, guitar, ukulele)
- making jewelry
- pottery + ceramics
- candle making
- poetry
- painting

I've also spent a large portion of my life exploring spirituality (partly to my own detriment). Now I've come to appreciate a simple way of living and don't abide by intense dogmas. I am still fairly interested in different kinds of meditation, yoga, and holistic healing modalities like ayurveda and chinese medicine.

• singing
• yoga
• meditation
• crafts
• traveling
• pottery
• guitar
• piano
• hiking
• psychology
• spirituality
• holistic health
• astrology
• songwriting
• creative writing
• fantasy books
• vedic astrology

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Fleet Foxes, Paul Simon, The Beatles, Regina Spektor, Sufjan Stevens, Feist, The Strokes, Billy Joel, Kool and the Gang,

Movies: Les Intouchables, La Vita è Bella, Across The Universe, Amelie, Stranger Than Fiction,

Books: Khalil Gibran, John O’Donnahue, Rumi, Pablo Neruda, Legendborn, The History of Love, Crowns of Nyaxia series, LOTR, Six of Crows, Red Rising, Throne of Glass, Witcher series, No Bad Parts,

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I got to sing on a Vodafone commercial that ran in Spain for 2 years!

Teach, Learn, Share

I am a therapist that specializes in trauma and abuse (specifically narcissistic, religious/spiritual/cultic and sexual abuse). Pretty heavy topics, but I know quite a lot about these things.

I am also happy to share anything about astrology (both tropical or sidereal/vedic)

What I'd love to learn:
- ways to be a better cook
- cool places to travel to
- new languages

What I Can Share with Hosts

Clean dishes + tidy the home, a spanish omelette, music, kindness and respect.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, India, Mexico, Romania, Spain, Sri Lanka, Turkey, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, Indonesia, Nepal, New Zealand, Thailand