I am a calm and open minded person who really enjoys meeting new people and expanding my horizons wherever I can.

I am very passionate about the wilderness and experiencing nature. I feel beautifully insignificant, and get a true sense of peace when I am outnumbered by giants who speak with their leaves.

I also live and breathe music and art! I love listening to music, writing music, and seeing music. I have also taken quite an interest in photography and making collage art (@kokesch_kollage on insta!)

My other passions include seeing live entertainment and the arts, music festivals, having insightful conversations, mushroom hunting, stretching and mediation, sharing laughs, stargazing, canoeing/hiking, watching films, having a casual night of cards/games, and getting out to see the world.

Current Mission:

Right now I'm finishing up an Honours B.A. in Psychology with the intention of getting my masters in counselling psych. Apart from that, I want to spent the free time I have with friends and delving deep into my creativity and inspiring others to do the same. TThe world needs more art.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Couchsurfing is a great way to meet new and interesting people and to participate in/witness how they shape their world, and how their world shapes them.

Interests

psychology,
meditation,
ecology/environmental sciences.
medicinal plants,
ambient music and soundscapes,
Jazz
nature,
coffee,
games/board games, (Anyone know how to play Pente? Dutch Blitz? Rummie? Bonanza?)
literature,
film,
travelling,
comedy,
Guitar and writing music. (check out some of my music on my instagram @lylekokesch)

• literature
• music festivals
• dancing
• cocktails
• coffee
• politics
• music
• jazz
• guitar
• canoeing
• camping
• biology
• philosophy
• psychology
• nature
• plants
• film
• games
• collage
• buddhist philosophy

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Stanley Kubrick, Embrace of the Serpent, There Will Be Blood, Before Sunrise series, Midsommar, Waking Life, The Big Lebowski, A Serious Man, Dead Man, Baraka/Koyaanisqatsi, Mulholland Drive, My Dinner With Andre, No Country for Old Men, Apocalypse Now, Bird Man, Whiplash, Holy Mountain, Down By Law, Magnolia,

Music: I enjoy all genres of music, but the musicians who aren't afraid to experiment are the ones I like best.

To name a few; Phronesis, Black MIDI, Marconi Union, Radiohead, Fever Ray, Steve Reich, Madvillain, Deerhunter, Harold Budd, Broken Social Scene, Miles Davis, Art Pepper, John Coltrane, Grant Green, Aphex Twin, Alt-J, Toe, Gangstarr, Neil Young, The Barr Brothers, Bonobo, Howlin' Wolf, Phillip Glass, Plants and Animals... and on and on and on.....

Books: In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts, Herman Hesse, Prometheus Rising, Crime and Punishment, Breakfast of Champions, Brave New World, The Island, A Clockwork Orange, Brothers Karamazov, East of Eden, The Grapes of Wrath, Buddha's Brain, The Power of Now, Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism

Teach, Learn, Share

Music, art, card games, cocktails, coffee/espresso

What I Can Share with Hosts

A helping hand,
honesty,
Cribbage partner,
Conversations,
Food and drink!

Countries I’ve Visited

Dominican Republic, France, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada