Hi!! I'm Laila

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I'm not looking for accommodation but I do love to meet locals when I travel (and I'd love to show people around SF as well :)

Interests

• vegan
• meditation
• technology
• painting
• music
• scuba diving
• psychology
• travel
• evolution
• philosophy of mind

Music, Movies, and Books

Difficult to pick! Some books I've loved:
- The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins
- The Examined Life: How We Lose and Find Ourselves by Stephen Grosz
- Why Buddhism is True: The Science and Philosophy of Meditation and Enlightenment by Robert Wright
- Eating Animals by Jonathan Safran Foer
- Girl Walks Out of a Bar: A Memoir by Lisa F. Smith
- The Wisdom of Insecurity: A Message for an Age of Anxiety by Alan W. Watts
- Half the Sky: Turning Oppression Into Opportunity for Women Worldwide by Nicholas D. Kristof, Sheryl WuDunn

Movies, also random assortment:
- Mulan (let's be real lol)
- Zootopia
- Hidden Figures
- Gifted

I also love watching documentaries! A recent favorite was
- Christiane Amanpour: Sex & Love Around the World

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I grew up eating meat 2-3x a day and madly judging vegetarian people, now I'm 100% vegan and haven't eaten meat in 4 years :) I think that's amazing, I'm amped!

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Bahrain, China, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Egypt, France, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, Singapore, Spain, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Pakistan, United States